What is Male Genital
Integrity?
It is easy to define genital integrity.
Everyone has genitals.
However, it becomes a problem to define male genitals as simply a penis and scrotum.
We could simply define male as a
biological category and say that to be a proper male your genitals must look a stereotypical
way. And that only those who have the "right kind" of male genitals
can be called real men.
But it is this very attitude of defining "male" that leads to forced genital cutting of infants and children. According to this type of logic to be "male" your genitals must match your gender.
But it is this very attitude of defining "male" that leads to forced genital cutting of infants and children. According to this type of logic to be "male" your genitals must match your gender.
Proponents of infant male circumcision
always refer to infants who have a penis, a foreskin, and a scrotum as
"male."
This is because society dictates what
male genitals are supposed to look like and that only males can have those
genitals.
Therefore, male circumcision often refers to the cutting of the prepuce, a fold of sensitive skin, from around the penis.
Therefore, male circumcision often refers to the cutting of the prepuce, a fold of sensitive skin, from around the penis.
Male Genital Cutting...
Circumcision often removes all of the loose skin from the penile shaft, skin that usually covers the glans of the penis. North American society usually circumcises their infants who have a penis and a scrotum for "health" reasons even though most pediatric medical associations say it does not improve health.
While the American Academy of Pediatrics says male circumcision may be practiced for "cultural" reasons it condemns all cultural practices that circumcise females, even those that merely prick the clitoral hood.
Many circumcisions happen because of misconceptions and ideology of proper male genitals.
The "benefits," such as "better appearance" or the prevention of urinary tract infections (UTIs) cannot justify the forced amputation or alteration of sexual tissues from infants and children.
Citing the example above, recurring UTIs are often caused by internal problems not external ones, and infants and children with penises rarely have UTIs.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics medical library, about 3 percent of girls and 1 percent of boys will have a UTI by 11 years of age.
Circumcising children for health reasons is unfounded and irrational.
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