Enthüllt: Grüne Partei schlägt Beschneidungsverbot vor
https://spectator.com/article/revealed-green-party-proposes-circumcision-ban/#comments-container
Von GnolRevilo
Enthüllt: Grüne Partei schlägt Beschneidungsverbot vor
https://spectator.com/article/revealed-green-party-proposes-circumcision-ban/#comments-container
Von GnolRevilo
26 Kommentare
That’s going to come in for some faith-based criticism, no doubt.
I agree completely, but can’t see this going down well with the Muslim contingent of the party
Hopefully it happens, no real need for it unless it’s medically necessary.
Not a bad idea I guess. Banning unless medically necessary or till adulthood is a good idea.
This is likely to generate some blow back from religious groups.
Can’t stand the party, but I absolutely back this.
There are no benefits to it, it’s faith based rubbish, and in theajority of cases, it’s done at birth or as a child, so they can’t consent to it.
I struggle to see how anyone could be in favour of mutilating children’s genitals, but if you ever see footage of one being done, you’ll quickly change your mind.
Male Genital Mutilation. There’s been kids maimed by this procedure and it’s not needed. Time to leave the barbary in the middle ages.
Wow, the first time I have agreed with a Green Party policy. Pinch me, lol.
Cutting anything off a baby should be strictly medical only. I don’t care about belief systems, do your chants, do your prayers, have your get togethers etc, but it has to stop at bodily mutilation. That is a red line that must exist.
Well done. Mutilation without consent is barbaric, irrespective if it’s cultural or religious, and must indeed be outlawed.
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To disagree with stopping child mutilation happening purely on grounds of religion is insane. Nobody should disagree with this.
Good.
If you choose to get it done of your own free will as an adult capable of understanding the consequences of that decision or if it’s medically necessary then it’s fine.
Forcing it on babies and kids is barbaric and should have been banned a long time ago.
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Good. Absolutely no reason why circumcisions should be practiced in this day and age.
Good, fuck any religion or culture that encourages this shit.
Male and female genital mutilation should be 100% outlawed. This should not be controversial.
Outside of Phimosis, there should be absolutely zero reason to circumcise. Barbaric.
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I was circumcised in my 20’s due to phimosis.
I’ve heard countless arguments from other men who were circumcised at birth, defending the practice saying it makes no difference to the sensation in the glans.
Let me tell you, those people are absolutely full of shit. The difference in sensation is night and day.
Fuck anyone who thinks it’s ok to mutilate children. It doesn’t matter what religion you are or what colour your shin is. Mutilating children is monstrous.
100% agree with a ban.
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first step is calling it what it is genital mutilation,it was one of the ways that female genital mutilation was banned
I had mine done as a child due to medical necessity. I’d wholeheartedly support this ban for religious/cosmetic reasons, but as someone who has been circumcised, these conversations do make me feel kind of defensive. Like I’m quite happy with my penis and everyone saying I’ve been mutilated makes me feel weird.
I don’t know where that sits me in this debate but I just wanted to put forward my perspective.
Male genital mutilation should only be done for medical reasons and by specially trained doctors.
So long as that’s legal, it should be equally legal to tattoo, crop a toe or earlobe, or give a piercing to a toddler. Similar levels of unnecessary trauma. Just as depraved.
Time to find my old “stop the cuts” placard from the Tory Austerity years.
Won’t go down well with the Jewish and Muslim bases, but it’s a good proposal. If an adult wants to get the procedure, that’s fine, but don’t force it on babies.
Well there is a sensible policy I can get behind. Fucking wild that in 2026 that parents can choose to mutilate their children for religious purposes
I’m not really a single issue voter but this would definitely be a “straw that breaks the camel’s back” issue and get them my vote.
As a Green Party member, this is an extremely premature story. It refers to an ongoing discussion in the party’s Health Policy Working Group. It has not been proposed as a motion to conference, which is where all Green Party policy is ultimately decided; democratically, by the members.
A good rule of thumb, incidentally, is to disregard the Spectator on matters of left wing party politics.