Posted on 02/22/2011 3:07:48 PM PST by Lmo56
Self-described "civil rights advocates" say that a ballot proposition to ban circumcision is on track for gathering signatures, meaning that San Franciscans may vote on the measure this November.
The proposed law is being spearheaded by local resident Lloyd Schofield, according to the San Francisco Examiner.
It's part of a national push to end the procedure, which some say is steeped in tradition but poses risks and has little medical benefit. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association do not recommend routine circumcision.
Getting on the ballot is the easy part -- only about 7,000 signatures are required. Once it's there, advocates will have to convince voters that snipping off body parts is a bad idea.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcbayarea.com ...
What about the drawbacks of this cock-eyed law?
IMO, this is just more proof of the Pelosi-loving Liberal loons in San Francisco.
Wonderful. San Franciso can add “Smegma Capitol of the World” to its other wholesome drawing cards...
What is the medical benefit of circumcision?
See post #4 above, them google “smegma”.
Don't know - but, I RESENT the intrusion of anyone into my family's medical treatment ...
BTW: I wonder if someone could sue under Roe v. Wade, asserting that their child's medical treatment is up to the parent ???
Aw baloney. As long as people take showers there’s no such thing. On the other hand, this is SF we’re talking about.
In either case, why can’t these people stay out of other people’s business ? Seriously ? Yea yea I know... mental disorder.
They need to ban lobotomies, apparently half of SF has had one at an early age...
Circumcision? Heck no! Slicing up babies? SURE!!! Seems a little contradictory to me.
Cartoon I saw recently:
Moses peering up into heaven, holding the tablets of the Ten Commandments. “Now let me get this straight: The Arabs get all the oil, and we have to cut off the end of our what??!!
I’m curious as to what legal authority a city has to regulate medical practices?
There is a book called “None of These Diseases” that outlines all the benefits.
One of the few peers of my son who was not circumcised had to have the surgery at age 3(!!!) because his foreskin and penis grew at different rates.
Thank you, Mom and Dad, for having that done. My turtlenecked peers, when they mention it at all, do nothing but complain about it.
Could it be the SF faggot community against snipping any portion in order to enjoy more than less?
Just sayin’
Doesn’t make much sense, considering their proclivities.
They are pushing circumcision in Africa because it’s supposedly harder to get AIDS when you are circumcised.
I was circumsized...I couldn’t walk for a year!
Lemme see ... circumcision reduces the chances of contracting HIV from an infected partner when performing anal sex.
So the San Francisco officials WANT their gays to contract HIV???
This in a city where a sizable percentage of the population has had its genitals lopped or a member grafted on.
The hypocrisy has reached epic levels.
Can circumcision be done enutero? If so, just use their abortion argument against the regulation. (”My body my choice(sic)).
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