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In 1996 the Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act made it illegal to perform FGM on minors for non-medical reasons, and in 2013 the Transport for
by just_the_tip2 9mo ago
In 1996 the Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act made it illegal to perform FGM on minors for non-medical reasons, and in 2013 the Transport for Female Genital Mutilation Act prohibited transporting a minor out of the country for the purpose of FGM.
Male genital mutilation on minors for non-medical reasons should also be made illegal. It is amazing Medicaid still pays for it in many states. The American Academy of Pediatrics is failing the United States.
- foxglacier 9mo ago[flagged]
- GeoAtreides 9mo agoThey're not different: they both irreversibly violate body autonomy for non-medical purposes.
- IshKebab 9mo agoThey're clearly different. FGM generally has much more severe consequences than circumcision. They should both be banned but FGM is clearly much worse.
- Jensson 9mo ago> FGM generally has much more severe consequences than circumcision There are variants that are equivalent to circumcision, but those are banned as well. It is illegal to cut into female genitals and legal to cut into male genitals today. To stay consistent people should either support making some versions of FGM legal or make all versions of MGM illegal.
- edanm 9mo agoSo does getting your kid's ears pierced. So does fixing their teeth for aesthetic reasons.
- GeoAtreides 9mo agoif those are done without the child consent, yes, obviously they violate their body autonomy.
- stogot 9mo agoHave you ever argued in favor of aborting children? That is mutilation without the child’s consent, almost always for non-medical purposes
- GeoAtreides 9mo agoI would answer, but I rather not, publicly, because of HN privacy policy (nonexistent) and handling of personal data (abysmal), and also because is impossible to delete your comments.
- edanm 9mo agoFYI I think you can email dang and ask to delete old posts. Or at least I think he said that once.
- sporkxrocket 9mo agoYou wouldn't fix a child's teeth until well after they can talk. They have much more capacity to consent at that age.
- pseudohadamard 9mo agoFemale genital mutilation is done by Them, and bad. Male genital mutilation is done by Us, and not bad.
- sedawk 9mo agoI had to read it twice to get your point, well said!