CIRCUMCISION AND RAPE.

Circumcision and Rape: Does a Victim’s Memory Matter?

Several days ago, Intact America posted this meme on Facebook:

The response was astonishing – the posting got the greatest number of views and comments, by far, of anything we’ve ever posted on our Facebook page.

Many of the comments contained arguments and rejoinders about the relative “badness” of circumcision and rape; some objected strenuously to the insinuation that circumcision was “as bad as” rape; and others said that circumcising an unconsenting infant was “worse than” raping an unconscious woman.

These arguments miss the point of the meme, which is: The fact that a victim has no memory of having been wronged does not mean that a wrong has not been done, nor does it let the wrongdoer off the hook.

Think of it this way: If a neighbor enters your home unbeknownst to you, takes a gold necklace from your jewellery box, and leaves, and you never discover that the necklace is missing, did a burglary occur?
Of course. Is the neighbour who took the necklace not guilty, simply because you didn’t miss the item?
Of course not. Your home was burgled, and your neighbour is guilty of burglary.

Why should wrongs committed upon someone else’s body be different from a property crime?

Both circumcision and rape meet the common law definition of battery – an intentional, unpermitted act causing harmful or offensive contact with the “person” of another.

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http://intactamerica.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/circumcision-and-rape-does-a-victims-memory-matter/ 

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REASONS: CIRCUMCISION RATE HAS DECLINED.

Circumcision Rate Has Declined Over 30 Years.

 

4 Reasons the Circumcision Rate Has Declined Over 30 Years...

The rate of circumcisions performed on newborn boys in US hospitals has steadily declined over the last three decades, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has said in a new report.

Overall, the national rate dropped about 10 percent, but the numbers varied dramatically by region. 

The CDC's report looked at rates of newborn boys circumcised in hospitals from 1979 to 2010.

It's important to note that since it only includes hospital circumcisions in its figures - and not any performed outside hospitals, such as those done in religious ceremonies - it doesn't give a complete picture of the rate of circumcision in the US. 

In 1979, 64.5 percent of newborn boys were circumcised in hospitals, the report says.

Overall, circumcision rates were the highest in the Midwest, with a high of 82.9 percent in 1989 and a low of 68.8 percent in 2009. While the rate stayed flat in the Northeast, the decline was especially steep in the West.

Over the 32-year period studied, rates in the West dropped 37 percent, from 63.9 percent in 1979 to 40.2 percent in 2010. The lowest rate recorded over the three decades was in the West, where only 31.4 percent of newborn boys were circumcised in hospitals in 2003.

Let's take a look at some of the reasons for the decline......

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http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/4-reasons-circumcision-rate-declined-over-30-years-154500980.html;_ylt=AwrSyCR7XnlS8VEAnQJJvYlQ 

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