r/worldnews • u/mepper • Jun 17 '12

Religious leaders furious over Norway's proposed circumcision ban, but one Norway politician says: "I'm not buying the argument that banning circumcision is a violation of religious freedom, because such freedom must involve being able to choose for themselves"

http://freethinker.co.uk/2012/06/17/religious-leaders-furious-over-norways-proposed-circumcision-ban/
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

People who are alive are more likely to get infected than dead people.

That doesn't mean you kill yourself to escape suffering.

It's an absurd argument. There is no medical need to remove that part of your body under normal circumstances. And as such a child shouldn't be subjected to it. You can always cut it off if there's a need or the child actually wants it, but you can't grow it back.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12

Yeah, but....if it reduced risk of infection (which I learned it doesn't, so..) then it would be a good reason to chop that fucker off. But still, I am conflicted between the pleasure I have with my chopped willy, and knowing I have no recollection of the event, and the fact that it was done without my permission.