The anti-circ movement. A refuge for anti-Semites?
Posted on 05/26/2015 8:52:27 AM PDT by rickmichaels
The mother of a four-year-old son, Heather Hironimus, tearfully signed an order allowing for the circumcision of her boy, so that she could be released from prison. The event has stirred a national debate about the necessity of circumcision, and the question of whether all children should be allowed the right to bodily integrity.
Hironimus was imprisoned after she fled with her son, attempting to avoid the fulfillment of an agreement with the boy’s father that would see him circumcised. She’s now taken center stage on the issue, with anti-circumcision activists rallying to her cause, raising $50,000 in legal bills to defend her son, Chase Hironimus. The father wishes to circumcise the boy so that he looks like him.
(Excerpt) Read more at thelibertarianrepublic.com ...
“The mother of a four-year-old son, Heather Hironimus, tearfully signed an order ...”
Heather Hironimus, the mother of a four-year-old son, tearfully signed an order...
unwieldy either way, but not really incorrect?
KYPD
Male circumcision vs Female circumcision is apples to oranges.
They are not even close to the same thing.
Cutting off the entire head of the penis vs Female circumcision would be apples to apples.
More proof libertarians are morons.
interesting that you don’t think consider liberty to be a noble concept
They have no grasp of anatomy and physiology either, it seems.
Yes, because the Republican Party is so noble and stands for so much of what is good.
It sounds like there are two separate questions here.
Q: Should the state force parents to circumcise male infants/children? A: Hell no!
Q: Should the state uphold the validity of private contracts where they have no compelling interest? A: Yes, they should.
There is a reason why the Western world led the world in advancement and technology for so many years, and it is entirely because all social systems are not equal.
To which you responded:
beautiful straw man argument. Have you ever considered becoming a liberal? They are terrific at straw man arguments, even better tha n you, but, then there”s always room for improvement.
And what part is a misstatement of your position? (That's what a "straw man" argument is.) I believe I am making an observation, not misrepresenting your opinion. Perhaps you see others as better at making straw man arguments because you don't know what one is?
My thoughts exactly. I suspect she had more legal rights to stop this than she knew. The clue is “The boy’s father,” in the article and not, “Her husband.”
“circumcision lessens risk for a number of disorders”
“Disorders”? Please list!
“...lessens risk”? How so?
You don’t even know what my opinion is.
I thought this whole ‘don’t circumcise’ issue was just a gay fetish thing, now it’s become a big liberal issue.
Oh wait...
Removing the foreskin on a boy hardly affects the anatomy, while significantly reducing his risk of contacting STDs.
Genital mutilation on a girl causes her significant physical harm in all case with no benefits.
Now that there is a strawman argument. (Misrepresenting my position.) I most certainly do regard Liberty to be a noble concept, but I am aware that there is a distinct difference between the concept of "Liberty" and "License."
Libertarians claim "Liberty" as their mantle, but in fact they are just "Libertine", which is not at all the same thing. In fact, it is very nearly the opposite.
Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites, — in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity, — in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption, — in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.
-Edmund Burke-
Would seem that with a good Christian, very few would have much opportunity to know what ‘it’ looked like.
There isn't enough time to list all the things of which Libertarians have no grasp.
Seems that the AAP has found that STD risk is no lowered in men that are circumcised.
Not mortally, I fear. :)
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