Millions of baby boys in America, and tens of millions around the world each year, in the first few days of life, have their bodily autonomy, and integrity invaded through infant male circumcision. A brutal, excruciatingly painful procedure, usually done without anesthesia, and often by a non-medically trained individual, using dirty, dangerous instruments. Not “just a snip”, that is comparable to to a haircut, or having your ears pierced, circumcision removes more than half the nerve endings of the penis, and the most sensitive part; permanently altering the appearance, and function of the penis, which can lead to life long sexual health issues. And all of it, done for no medical benefit whatsoever. Throughout history the procedure has made countless claims to the opposite; curing epilepsy, blindness, depression, bed wetting, and even ‘racial hygiene’, to wave away criticism of its barbarism, with new, equally bogus claims. None of them have been true, and over the centuries, each one has proven themselves as not only untrue, but laughable, and an insult to our intelligence as a species. Yet, some of these claims continue. Namely in reducing HIV, UTIs and penile cancer – and these “medical benefits” are no better, with widely overstated, or entirely made up claims that they reduce all three conditions. But times are slowly changing, with more than a dozen national medical organisations disavowing the procedure as having no meaningful medical advantage, and calling it what it is; “an assault”, “abuse”, and “in conflict with medical ethics.” And with that, support for circumcision is waning around America too, with the procedure finding lower numbers of approval with each generation. So when will it end? When will we listen to modern science, and protect the fundamental right to bodily integrity? What do you think?

2025-10-10