I didn't for my three sons, even though I am. I felt as though I didn't have the right to genitally mutilate them, severing up to fifty percent of their nerve endings.
Except for Jews and Muslims, the practice seems to be diminishing in the United States. Thank goodness for that. Even if I were a Jew, I'd still be against the practice even though it occupies a central tenet of that faith.
But with some Muslim groups female circumcision, which rightly makes normal people aghast, is sometimes practiced, esp. in northern Africa. But for both sexes the procedure is remarkably analogous...and should be considered equally repugnant. This was first explained to me by a medical doctor and doesn't, of course, include the especially disgusting removal of the clitoris. That's in a league by itself for cruelty.
Here's a recent Huffington Post entry on the subject.
Except for Jews and Muslims, the practice seems to be diminishing in the United States. Thank goodness for that. Even if I were a Jew, I'd still be against the practice even though it occupies a central tenet of that faith.
But with some Muslim groups female circumcision, which rightly makes normal people aghast, is sometimes practiced, esp. in northern Africa. But for both sexes the procedure is remarkably analogous...and should be considered equally repugnant. This was first explained to me by a medical doctor and doesn't, of course, include the especially disgusting removal of the clitoris. That's in a league by itself for cruelty.
Here's a recent Huffington Post entry on the subject.
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