[sporkxrocket]

Good, it's barbaric child abuse. No other form of permanent body modification surgery (especially to genitals!) would be allowed on infants who can't consent. An adult wants to get circumcised? Go for it. It's pretty wild that we allow it on babies that can't even speak.

[dang]

We've banned this account for using HN exclusively for political/ideological/national/religious battle and ignoring our requests to stop. That's not allowed here, regardless of which political position you're advocating.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

(Before somebody pounces with "so we're not allowed to post about $TOPIC now?": no, I'm not secretly advocating for circumcision (of all things) and this comment is not about $TOPIC. I just had to hang it somewhere so I chose the most recent thread.

The issue is the overall pattern of the account's behavior, which is clearly against HN's rules.)

[sporkxrocket]

Oh, but every Zionist gets to stay. We know you're a tool for censorship dang.

You happily let this account continue: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=soldthat

[wiether]

> what gives you the right to impose your worldview on someone elses child Just because you think it's better?

And my question to you: what gives you the right to impose your worldview on someone elses *body* Just because you think it's better?

[Fire-Dragon-DoL]

You cannot possibly know the alternative, since the the babies with the surgery performed will never know the alternative.

[fooqux]

> What about freedom of religion

Babies don't have a religion.

[9x39]

> those that are happy it was done to them specifically as babies

Who have no way to know whether they would prefer to not have it done.

It’s not FGM, but it’s in the realm of it relative to reduced sensory ability.

[kyleee]

Parents can definitely decide how to raise their child, within reason. It is in no way reasonable to conduct a non medical non consensual surgical procedure on your child. Simple as, really.

[sporkxrocket]

Religion is a personal choice, not something your parents or anyone else can enforce on you with surgery.