Male genital mutilation

Male genital mutilation (MGM) involves the removal or alternation of male genitals as part of a religious or social custom, on a man or boy that does not, or cannot consent to the procedure. MRAs object to all forms of genital mutilation. The procedure commonly known as circumcision is a form of MGM and remains legal in all nations today.

Circumcision

The rights of the individual are paramount. Circumcision is a violation of the boy's rights over his own body.

There are now many non-surgical alternatives to circumcision and even if they fail there are now also less invasive surgical alternatives. In the 21st century corrective circumcision is very rarely needed. In Alex's case the article notes that in the UK non-surgical options would have been attempted while the Canadian doctor went straight to circumcision.

There is strong evidence (elevated cortisol levels for an extended period, permanent changes in infant behaviour) that circumcision is traumatic for the infant.

Proponents of FGM use the same arguments as proponents of MGM. Contrary to what is often claimed the most common form of FGM is less severe than male circumcision. The argument that FGM is intrinsically worse doesn't fly.

See Also

• Bloodstained Men
• Brother K
• Female genital mutilation
• Intactivism
• Legality of routine infant circumcision
• Medically necessary circumcision

External Links

• https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/moral-landscapes/201501/circumcision-s-psychological-damage
• http://www.cirp.org/library/pain/gunnar/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7291435
• The adrenal cortisol response to surgery was not significantly reduced by the administration of lidocaine
• http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0306453081900378
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3339788
• https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153487261661579&set=p.10153487261661579&type=1
• https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=976349085719943&set=p.976349085719943&type=1
• https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=976349475719904&set=p.976349475719904&type=1
• https://www.facebook.com/ChasesGuardians/posts/10203734791125353
• The incidence of post-circumcision complications at 2 years is shown to be 11.5%
• http://drmomma.org/2009/10/mri-studies-brain-permanently-altered.html