US Pediatric Doctor (PhD, MD) Favors Female Circumcision

2012-05-03T06:13:59+00:00

Quoting a reader's comment in the article: "He sounds just like many of his peers in the medical and religious establishments who favor male circumcision. All of them use bad science and religious dogma to rationalize abusing children — male and female, Jewish, Muslim and Christian."

ispq · 2012-05-03T13:01:16+00:00

I think we shouldn't be cutting babies of any sex unless it's for a life-saving operation. I'd be willing to make allowances for quality of life arguments, such as hare-lip operations.

BinaryShadow · 2012-05-03T10:04:55+00:00

If you click on "related" for this story, you'll see comments from redditors reacting in horror about the idea of a female baby being cut. Amazing mental gymnastics when you substitue male for female, though.

2012-05-03T12:08:37+00:00

According to TJ, Dr. al-Haj, a medical doctor and fellow at the American Academy of Pediatrics, justifies his position by referring repeatedly to the words of classical Islamic scholars from the four schools of mainstream Sunni Islamic thought, all of which attest to FGM’s legitimacy under Islam. He also refers to the words of the Prophet Muhammad himself, who reportedly counseled people in his day on how to perform FGM in a way that would be “more beautiful to behold and better for [the woman's] husband.”

Damn, that proves it. Islam FTW.

His next paper is entitled “Stoning Adulterers: Jurisprudence and Medicine.”

ENTP · 2012-05-04T02:04:07+00:00

Any doctor who favors any form of genital mutilation should be disbarred.

Title	US Pediatric Doctor (PhD, MD) Favors Female Circumcision
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Date	May 3, 2012 6:13 AM UTC (14 years ago)
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