tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109581212220604045.post521800958444177767..comments2023-09-12T07:14:57.041-07:00Comments on [GBG] Atheist News: Doctor Calls For Ban On CircumcisionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109581212220604045.post-28699557530146454862008-01-08T18:13:00.000-08:002008-01-08T18:13:00.000-08:00salient is incorrect. There are specialized nerve ...salient is incorrect. There are specialized nerve endings and structures in the foreskin that are permanently lost in the process of circumcision, so the comparison to FGM, while a bit tenuous, is a valid one.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04375276213132464207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109581212220604045.post-49307710907470605312007-12-09T20:47:00.001-08:002007-12-09T20:47:00.001-08:00...hurt or 'missing out'....*...hurt or 'missing out'....*Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100592944016507182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109581212220604045.post-27158084027039706202007-12-09T20:47:00.000-08:002007-12-09T20:47:00.000-08:00How about 'Who cares?'...No one is being hurt of '...How about 'Who cares?'...No one is being hurt of 'missing out'...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100592944016507182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109581212220604045.post-42883150471661187892007-12-08T17:45:00.000-08:002007-12-08T17:45:00.000-08:00Which ever way we look at it and whatever comparis...Which ever way we look at it and whatever comparisons we present there are still people cutting their childs genitals in a purely religious ritual.<BR/><BR/>I also think it's important to draw a clear line between religious circumcision and a medial procedure done for medical reasons.[ Matt ]https://www.blogger.com/profile/07718525431511823203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6109581212220604045.post-78500523769787661592007-12-08T15:26:00.000-08:002007-12-08T15:26:00.000-08:00I'm not defending circumcision, though it is somet...I'm not defending circumcision, though it is sometimes indicated for medical reasons (usually related to adhesions or hygiene problems.) <BR/><BR/>However, this doc's affiliations are less than impressive, and his slippery slope argument and fallacious equivocation are far short of convincing. <BR/><BR/>Male circumcision is no more equivalent to female circumcision than nail clipping is to amputating a finger. Female genital mutilation truly is mutilation and would be equivalent to penectomy and not to mere removal of the foreskin.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516148606088904380noreply@blogger.com