[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep, it’s amazing that we’re supposed to be “pro-choice” on an issue such as abortion. On that issue, it’s supposed to be up to a woman and her doctor and her conscience and all that. Government is not to intrude on such a personal deeply private issue.

But when it comes to circumcision, a major city wants to take a personal deeply private issue and bring the force of law into that issue.

I don’t understand the criteria for how liberals decide when an issue is one of personal freedom/personal choice, and which issues require the government to ban something.

[kabumpo]

I'm torn on this one (no pun intended). On the one hand, circ is an extremely.common practice and absolutely necessary for Jews. Presumably one doesn't want to force all Jews to leave SF. On the other hand, just as the infant in the womb has no choice, it's all the mother’s choice to abort the baby, the newborn male child is also helpless to choose. And it is genital mutilation. All this stuff about HIV is nonsense. The circ does decrease sexual pleasure for the male and also for the woman.

[longtermmemmory]

the courts allow a 14 yr old to select abortion. Other than religion, (note other than), there is really no harm in waiting for an adult to decide what to do with his own body. It keeps current court case law and requires an choice.

[silverleaf]

liberal woman mantra:
my body, my choice
my child’s body...if I ever have one...my choice
your child’s body, government’s choice