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Oregon Supreme Court To Hear Debate On Circumcision

Submitted by John Dalton, Nov 6, 2007 10:51

I am a victim of male circumcision performed in childhood without personal consent or adequate therapeutic need. I bitterly resent the disfigurment, disfunction and shame inflicted upon me by this ancient and primitive practice.

James Bolt has every right to choose this mutilation for himself in the name of his religion. To inflict it on a minor child is not acceptable in the context of the principles of law, ethics and human rights that modern western society claims to hold dear.

The time has come to consign this six-thousand year old practice to the dustbin of history.

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there are jews in israel that do not practice brit mila or Circumcision http://www.tapuz.co.il/tapuzforum/main/forumpage.asp?forum=202 and in the US http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21113459/ It is his body... [MORE]	sd Modiin Israel	Dec 2, 2007 17:08
What about the religious freedom of the child? Why aren't his wishes concidered? Could Muslim parents circumcise their daughter in... [MORE]	Joe in CA	Nov 8, 2007 05:17
The boy is only beginning to formulate his own worldview, which may or may not include religious beliefs. It is... [MORE]	Hugh7	Nov 8, 2007 00:19
I am a victim of male circumcision performed in childhood without personal consent or adequate therapeutic need. I bitterly resent...	John Dalton	Nov 6, 2007 10:51
The father (and it appears the court) is conflating circumcision as a religious rite with a parent's right to consent... [MORE]	Georganne Chapin	Nov 8, 2007 11:47
This sorry excuse for a father wants to treat his son like a cocker spaniel whose tail will be docked.... [MORE]	Barry	Nov 6, 2007 09:48
Oregon Supreme Court should be wary of James Boldt's allegation that he wants his son circumcised for religious reasons. When... [MORE]	Michael Glass	Nov 6, 2007 06:33
I am more than a bit suspicious of Mr. Boldt's motivations in this issue. If the boy truely wants to... [MORE]	Frank O'Hara	Nov 6, 2007 22:51