The ethics of Male Genital Mutilation:

There is a huge difference between as you put it male (circumcision) and female (FGM) genital mutilation. To begin with, FGM can leave a woman infertile and cause great pain for the rest of her life. Circumcision, on the other hand, is done when the child is just days old the pain is brief and has no long-term negative effects. According to the World Health Organization, there are four types of FGMs "Type I: Also known as clitoridectomy, this type consists of partial or total removal of the clitoris and/or its prepuce. Type II: Also known as excision, the clitoris and labia minora are partially or totally removed, with or without excision of the labia majora. Type III: The most severe form, it is also known as infibulation or pharaonic type. The procedure consists of narrowing the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora and/or labia majora, with or without removal of the clitoris. The appositioning of the wound edges consists of stitching or holding the cut areas together for a certain period of time (for example, girls" legs are bound together), to create the covering seal. A small opening is left for urine and menstrual blood to escape. An infibulation must be opened either through penetrative sexual intercourse or surgery. Type IV: This type consists of all other procedures to the genitalia of women for non-medical purposes, such as pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterization."http://www.who.int... The claim that FGM is healthy for Muslim women is another unfounded claim that is based in the most sexist culture in the world take a look at the laws in Muslim-majority countries to find proof of this. Now let's take a look at circumcision as that is the topic of this debate. The uncircumcised penis takes a lot more work to clean and to keep clean. If the penis becomes unclean then there is a higher chance of contracting some STDs like HIV by 60% and is one of the leading strategies to help stop the spread of Aids in Africa. http://www.who.int... Pleasure works in two ways. Nobody likes fast sex and the removal of the foreskin allows the possibility for both the man and the women to reach their climax. That is the secondary reason for sex is it not? It is selfish to only think of one's self in bed is selfish and if you do that you probably aren't the best partner. As for your claim that "Circumcision of anyone under 18 without medical necessity should be banned" is contradicted in your first argument about Bodily Autonomy where you cited the brilliant economist Milton Friedman who said, "Children are responsible individuals in embryo." Taking this in it's most literal meaning as Milton Friedman was not a man to mince his words means that at any point the child has the capacity to choose to be circumcised but also the capacity to stop it from happening. I am a Canadian so unfortunately, we do not have property rights written into our constitution; however, the fifth amendment doesn't guarantee them either. What the fifth protects you from is the government and it's police forces ie, The right to a grand jury, the right to due process, no double jeopardy and no self incrimiation. I will expand on this to unreasonable search and seizure. At no point, however, does this protect the individual from voluntary actions paid for by the child's parents to benefit the child .http://constitutionus.com... Again the consent ruling gives the power to the parents when it comes to their children and medical options. The state has no business dictating what I do to my kid as far as I don't do any permanent negative damage. Circumcision while the foreskin will not grow back the damages have positve social and health benifits.