Kinderrechten als onderdeel van de mensenrechten hebben wij hier in Nederland terecht hoog in het vaandel staan. Ik zou willen wijzen op een ernstige tekortkoming nl., dat het recht op onschendbaarheid van het eigen lichaam ten aanzien van genitale verminking (besnijdenis) zich hardnekkig alleen beperkt tot meisjes, terwijl het aantal jongens dat deze genitale verminking jaarlijks ondergaat zo'n 3000 x groter is. Daarmee zeg ik niet dat het tegengaan (verbod) op meisjesbesnijdenis niet goed is, integendeel, maar wel dat er sprake is van een ongelijke behandeling op grond van geslacht in deze en in strijd met onze grondwet omdat dezelfde voortvarendheid (verbod) niet voor jongens geldt. Ik pleit er dus voor dat deze ernstige vorm van kindermishandeling, de besnijdenis, voor alle kinderen ongeacht geslacht verboden en strafbaar wordt gesteld.

Citaat: CONCLUSIONS:
This study confirms the importance of the foreskin for penile sensitivity, overall sexual satisfaction, and penile functioning. Furthermore, this study shows that a higher percentage of circumcised men experience discomfort or pain and unusual sensations as compared with the uncircumcised population. Before circumcision without medical indication, adult men, and parents considering circumcision of their sons, should be informed of the importance of the foreskin in male sexuality.

HIV in the Circumcised U.S. Up to 500% Higher than Intact Nations
circumcision=fraud: “the AIDS death rate is 34 times higher in the (circumcised) US than in (intact) Finland”

circumcision: “Trust these child genital mutilators in America to defend this abominable practice.”

Circumcised men (see world map for prevalence) report less intense sexual pleasure and orgasms than their uncircumcised counterparts, say researchers from Ghent University Hospital in Belgium.

For Lindsay and Alex, the decision to circumcise Jack was an easy one: their religion demands it. Other moms, like Maria Moser, though, say the ritual is cruel.

"Cut it off or wash it, I think I'll wash it, thanks," Moser said.

From the article:
The cause of a great deal of human suffering eludes our understanding and therefore canʼt be prevented, but such is not the case with circumcision. Parents concerned with the emotional welfare of their child, and not just with the possible prevention of medical conditions that seldom occur, will not allow their newborns to be scarred by an unnecessary procedure.

Foto: “It’s unethical and violates human rights to cut a guy’s healthy penis without his permission.”

Here's the thing, if boys weren't supposed to have foreskin they wouldn't be born with one. As for cleanliness? If people taught their kids how to properly clean themselves it wouldn't be an issue. All circumcision is is a money grab for doctors and a human rights violation for the infant. No one should be making decisions for a body that doesn't belong to them.

The 100+ year experiment is OVER. Despite circumcising ~80% of our males, the US has more HIV and other STDs than our developed neighbors.

During tonight's Clinton Foundation Millennium Network event featuring a dialogue with President Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and Hollywood actor Ed Norton, protesters from the human rights organization INTACTION disrupted the show wearing bloodstained white suits to protest the exploitative and racist health policies involving the circumcision of African men.

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The African circumcision studies are highly flawed and did not track the source of infection. Without this information, it cannot be said honestly whether circumcision had any effect on HIV transmission. The numerous biases inherent in the studies also were not adjusted for. About half the males became HIV positive without reporting sexual activity or with 100% use of condoms. Therefore, the studies prove nothing. Even if they were properly done, only a 1.3% absolute risk reduction was shown and this is clinically meaningless. Studies in developed countries do not show any benefit to circumcision and actually show that HIV is more likely to occur in circumcised males. Mass circumcision campaigns in Africa are a dangerous distraction and a complete waste of U.S. taxpayers money. Provide clean water, healthy food, adequate health care, jobs, condoms, etc. first. Shame on the Clinton Foundation, Gates Foundation, etc. for not properly looking in detail at all the science, the ethics, and the motivation of the people promoting mass circumcision.

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Circumcision’s toll: “3 circed boys & 2 very damaged penises & 1 who may never be able to create a family

Within the last hour, Brayden Tyler Frazier died after circumcision put him in critical condition.
He started bleeding uncontrollably after he was circumcised Wednesday at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
They tried to use coagulants, platelets, plasma etc. to try and save his life, but to no avail.

Writing to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in response to the AAP 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement.

The evolution of mammals gained speed about 65 million years ago, when a meteorite fell on Yucatan and killed the dinosaurs. For all that we know, at that time, the mammals had a foreskin. If the mammal foreskin would be such a harmful piece of tissue as the pro circumcision lobbyists claim, it certainly would have fallen off during the 65 million years of evolution.

Until recently, male circumcision has generally been challenged only when carried out by non-medical personal in unhygienic settings without pain relief. But a children’s rights analysis suggests that non-consensual, non-therapeutic circumcision of boys, whatever the circumstances, constitutes a gross violation of their rights, including the right to physical integrity, to freedom of thought and religion and to protection from physical and mental violence. When extreme complications arise, it may violate the right to life.

- International NGO Council on Violence against Children. (Oct 2012).
"Violating children’s rights: Harmful practices based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition"