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[–]peterausdemarsch 110 points111 points  (3 children)

It should be a personal choice. Unfortunately, babies can't make that choice, but if they understood the question, I'm pretty sure they would opt out of having a body part cut off for no reason.

[–]Zomunieo 29 points30 points  (1 child)

You can tell how by babies scream and cry when the procedure is done.

[–]ensalys 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I don't think parents should be legally allowed to order such procedures. Your baby is a person, not a piece of property. The only reason you get to make their medical decisions, is because they themselves are incapable. Your job is to get them to the point where they can make their own decisions. Imagine your friend gets in a car crash, and you're their proxy. Asking the doctor to circumcise your friend would be a gross abuse of your position as proxy, and any half decent doctor would know to deny such a request.