Circumcision without absolute medical necesity is genital mutilation and should be banned:

Thank you for that well thought out argument.This is actually going to be fun to debate.I'm going to clarify what I'm going to be covering: I'm going to go over why laws may be different for different people and why that applies in this case.Now let's begin:I will concede that we can consider circumcision a type of mutilation. However, I would caution you not to take this mutilation the same as you would take it in a different context. This mutilation is a healthy flick of the knife at an insignificant part of the body, not filleting someone's skin off and exposing their organs while they're still alive.So yes, it's mutilation. No, it's not a big deal. Now onto the law part.Law:We start with law. My opponent has not twisted any of the laws in any way, but as my business law professor always said, "the law is all kinds of grey." Why might he say this? Well we have several examples.Good Samaritan Laws:"Good Samaritan laws offer legal protection to people who give reasonable assistance to those who are, or who they believe to be, injured, ill, in peril, or otherwise incapacitated." [1]This law, however, does not protect all helping. Law is based on the reasonable person standard (in fact, this definition includes that in it). So in a situation where a reasonable person can expect someone will die if you don't help them, then you are protected in helping them. However, if a reasonable person could see everything going perfectly fine if you just wait for the ambulance, then you are not protected.You can be sued if you try to move someone and cause them to bleed more than they would've if they just continued lying down. The same law applies differently to different situations.Maternity leave:This law is going to be pretty close to what we're talking about. First of all, only women get maternity leave. Even if a man were to adopt a child and become a single father, he would not have paternity leave according to US law. [2] This is because he actively went into this decision as a man knowing that he would not be given leave, and he was free to choose either way.So why are women given maternity leave in the same situation? Well, women are protected under the law for having babies or adopting babies in order to encourage procreation and the continuation of America through children. This is what we, in law, call "significant interest" or "compelling interest." This means that the government has a significant reason to mandate something, even if it seemingly violates other parts of law, the government has the right to do that. [3]For example, the government allows campaigning for public office by putting out paper fliers. Conversely, the government does not allow you to post these pictures on street signs. The government has a significant interest to make sure people don't kill each other at an intersection.Another example is that if the police pull you over, they don't have the right to search your car without a warrant. Unless, they see an AR-15 on the passengers seat, a bag of money covered in blood in the back seat, and a blunt hanging out of your mouth. He may have been pulling you over because you didn't use your turn signal, but now he has the right to search you to see if he can figure out how many people you killed for that money.That's an extreme example, but it gets the point across. In some situations you are protected, and in some situations you're not. The same law applies differently to different people. Why is it different in this case?Well, what's the difference between baby males and baby females?Can I just copy and paste the thing from my last debate where I outline all the health risks a man obtains if he's not circumcised a few days after being born versus how women literally have no benefit from being circumcised at all?No, that's probably not ethical. In case, you're a judge reading this, that part that I just explained above is what I'm about to prove in 6,000 characters or less for the next hour because we need to be reminded of the evidence pertaining to health risks and why scientists believe males should be circumcised (it's as highly recommended as a vaccination). If you really want, just skim through the titles or whatever I end up doing here.Health Benefits of Circumcision:"The authors conclude that the benefits — among them reduced risks of urinary tract infection, prostate cancer, sexually transmitted diseases and, in female partners, cervical cancer — outweigh the risks of local infection or bleeding. Several studies, including two randomized clinical trials, found no long-term adverse effects of circumcision on sexual performance or pleasure." [4]Consequences of a Reduction in Circumcision:"One cost-benefit analysis that considered infant urinary tract infections and sexually transmitted diseases found that if circumcision rates were decreased to the 10 percent typical in European countries, the additional direct medical costs over 10 years of births would be more than $4.4 billion." [4]So what all that says is basically that the male and female populations are significantly healthier by males getting circumcised. Any small bleeding or anything that happens is virtually inconsequential. In fact, the study basically says there are almost no negative consequences to circumcision, but there are multiple health benefits. This is why the scientific community still recommends circumcision.Why not just have the men get circumcised at 18 if it's that dangerous?Well, all of these health problems are a problem for 18 years, especially in the early years when children are more susceptible to diseases.Then it becomes more complicated the older you get. This website has a huge list of things that you have to do as an adult male getting a circumcision to take care of your penis as opposed to the standard wrap and heal for a week that you do with a baby [6] WARNING - this website has a cartoon picture of a penis for the purpose of study. If that offends you or you're in class or whatever, do not click this link.Again, we have another source that says specifically that adult male circumcision is literally 10 times more risky than circumcision as a baby, which means that now it's actually risky. [7] The procedure isn't guaranteed by any means to cause complications as an adult, but the recovery is much longer (typically 1-3 months of recovery time before a man can go back to normal activities). Again, it's just much easier to get the procedure done as a baby.Do females need to be circumcised?No. [5] There's not much to say. Women don't have the same problems as men in that area. They don't need to be circumcised. In fact, it causes numerous long-term complications such as urinary problems, problems having sex (because of the scar tissue), painful and prolonged menstrual periods, and it can even open a hole between the urinary tract and the vagina. Nothing about that is good (this all comes from the [5] source by the way).The Conclusion:The law protects differently for different situations. Men and women have completely different situations. Females should be protected by a law, because it's a terrible idea. However, with males, it's a good decision, and before the child is 18, the parents have authority to make the medical decision, especially if it acts in the good health of the baby.I hope I've done enough to prove this to you. I see where my opponent is coming from with the law-first attitude, but the law is always subject to the situation, which means our debate must include what the difference in situations is.Also, I sort of apologize for my lax speaking style throughout this debate, but it doesn't change the facts. I've just heard it's easier to read my rounds when I'm speaking as I do normally as opposed to when I'm attempting to be all formal.Sources:[1] https://en.wikipedia.org...[2] http://www.hrlegalist.com...[3] https://en.wikipedia.org...[4] https://mobile.nytimes.com...[5] https://www.womenshealth.gov...[6] Warning again - the first thing you will see is a cartoon picture of a circumcised penis and an uncircumcised penis https://myhealth.alberta.ca...[7] http://www.circinfo.net...