Circumcise Oprah Protest

laccase · 2013-01-28T06:22:16+00:00

There was another thread in men's rights discussing this.

Here is some context: 10 years ago, one infant foreskin was donated for research. Cell lines from that tissue is currently used in various skin-related projects, such as treating burn victims. Someone found out that that particular cells can produce compounds apparently useful in facial cream and commercialized a cream using those compounds. Oprah has endorsed that brand of cream.

Now then, I am for the prohibition of infant circumcision of any kind. Legally, the original tissue donation is valid, since the parents gave consent. Ethically, the tissue should not have been removed or donated, since the infant doesn't exactly have autonomy.

However, is society absolutely willing to give up benefits derived from research that originally traced cell lines from unethically obtained sources?

A very similar example is the HeLa cell line, obtained in the 1920s, from a woman with cervical cancer. At least two biopsies were taken and used for research, without her permission, or even her knowledge. It would take a very, very long time to talk about the advances in all sorts of medical research based off of that cell line. Are we willing to retroactively throw away the benefits from this research as well?

AryoBarzan · 2013-01-28T06:06:01+00:00

People like this need more praise.

Pecanpig · 2013-01-28T09:27:14+00:00

Circumcise Oprah Protest

Considering what sub this it, people could take this the wrong way.

laccase · 2013-01-28T05:20:21+00:00

They spread the remains of innocent little boys on their faces in ritualized sacrifice.

Title	Circumcise Oprah Protest
Author	memymineown
Upvotes	52
Comments	18
Date	January 28, 2013 3:51 AM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/mensrights/comments/17epz9/circumcise-oprah-protest/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/circumcise-oprah-protest.1605016 https://theredarchive.com/post/1605016

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