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I have recently seen people raising awareness around infibulation of young girls. Infibulation is genital mutilation to prevent intercourse before married. I want to people raise awareness for the bodily autonomy of newborn boys in the U.S. I’m referring to circumsicion...
This may be a controversial subject to discuss, however bodily autonomy is being denied the individuals at birth.While on the topic of genital mutilation it is important to include individuals with male genitalia without dismissing those with female genitalia.
Female circumcision is still legal in the United States and over 500,000 females are at risk of their genitals being mutilated, with one third being of these girls being under the age of 18. This may be a controversial subject to discuss, however bodily autonomy is being denied
to individuals with male genitalia at birth. The United States has the highest male circumcision rates of any nation. Many doctors persuade mothers to curcumcise their babies with false claims that It reduces the risk of contracting STDs. Circumcision is simply a procedure that
is most common in the US because it makes hospital bills higher. Tap the link to learn about medical issues that many males experience as a result of circumcision. The issue at hand that is being dismissed is that this is a threat to bodily autonomy. The idea that it is gross to
to be unsircumcised was created to continue the vicious cycle of male genital mutilation. Please advocate for male and female body autonomy. You deserve the right to choose what you do with your body. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390792/
