alt Hacker NewsThere's nothing weird about a religious ritual in a religious setting.
> not a medically licensed
> hire a doctor and do it in sanitary conditions.
Most procedures are done at home by unlicensed people (e.g., family, home healthcare aids). The people who perform circumcisions are trained, experienced, and, afaik, licensed.
There's no crisis of bad health outcomes. It's a non-issue created by anti-semites to attack Judaism, and persuade some others to join in (see the GP).
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> created by anti-semites to attack Judaism, and persuade some others to join in
FWIW I reject this characterization entirely and I think your position is ideologically eroded by you reaching for it.
People are allowed to criticize circumcision as a practice without being antisemitic. The entire reason I'm posting under a throwaway right now is because I expected this kind of accusation to come out.
I think some religious rituals are weird as hell and are better of relegated to the past or at least asapted to the present. Female mutilation is atrocious, male circumcision is similar but not as debilitating to the non consenting subject. Move the age of the procedure to a consenting age and nobody will give a damn. But wait, why put in danger the practice since young adults may refuse to do it? Better put the head in the sand and double up, suction and all that…
There is absolutely a crisis of bad health outcomes due to relatively simple home medical procedures. E.g. People take Tylenol at home thinking it is safe, meanwhile Tylenol posionsing is the second most common reason for liver transplantation worldwide.
The reason we accept these crisis is due to societal, cultural and religious tradition/pressure. IMO, in an ideal world, many of these things should draw additional scrutiny.