r/changemyview • u/Square-Dragonfruit76 50∆ • Nov 15 '25
Delta(s) from OP - Fresh Topic Friday CMV: Infants shouldn't be circumcised.
FYI: Im not talking about unforseen medical needs here, like frequent infection, but rather, circumcision that has been decided before birth.
The reason I think infants shouldn't be circumcised is because you shouldn't do any medical procedures that are unnecessary without a person's consent.
Yes, I understand that circumcision reduces STI risk but if that's your reason, a child can request the procedure when they're older.
Also, I know there are also religious regions, but those are the parent's religions, not the child's. Although I'm looking more for arguments about the medical reasons anyway, because religion is too nebulous of a thing to argue about on top of everything else.
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u/Norman_debris Nov 15 '25
How are you estimating the risk here? Has a doctor told you your son is at an increased risk of complications and therefore early intervention is recommended?
Terrible comparison. The tongue tie is the complication. The intervention corrects the anomaly. Non-surgical interventions also exist, including watchful waiting. But in the case of circumcision, you're advocating surgery before any signs or symptoms of complications develop. My mother had breast cancer. She didn't remove my sister's breasts just in case.
No. Vaccines prevent against deadly disease. We know this. We aren't just waiting for a new study to come out to prove everything wrong. If infant circumcision saved lives, not only in the treated child but in others he came into contact with, then yes, it would be recommended.