2026-04-13 17:23 UTC
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@homes@piefed.world 2026-04-13 17:28
> Go ask around the medical community and you’ll discover quite a few didn’t handle it well. Kids don’t do a good job of washing. I have, and this isn't true. it's also not supported by the medical documentation available. Instructing kids, especially when you start from an early age, to develop proper hygiene habits _is pretty easy_. I've even borne witness to it many times personally, although I'm not necessarily offering my personal experience as proof. > It’s highly relevant not when you're making claims about _everyone everywhere_. what matters there is _evidence_ to back up your claims, which you have yet to provide. so, since you were the one who initially made such claims... please back them up from reliable sources such as the AMA, for example.
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@elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-13 17:39
>It's highly relevant, since parents are the ultimate arbiters of their childrens' health and well-being. Precisely. Parents should protect their children from genital mutilation. EDIT: also, parents are NOT the ultimate arbiters. Judges and social services are, and can and should remove children subject to genital mutilation.
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@daannii@lemmy.world 2026-04-13 19:46
I think you are misinformed. Published by Nature in 2023. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?as_ylo=2022&q=circumcision+benefits&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C14#d=gs_qabs&t=1776109496893&u=%23p%3De-tlmZfRSqAJ "What is the medical evidence on non-therapeutic child circumcision?" >We conclude that non-therapeutic circumcision performed on otherwise healthy infants or children has little or no high-quality medical evidence to support its overall benefit. Moreover, it is associated with rare but avoidable harm and even occasional deaths. From the perspective of the individual boy, there is no medical justification for performing a circumcision prior to an age that he can assess the known risks and potential benefits, and choose to give or withhold informed consent himself.