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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:35 PM
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San Franciscans to vote on controversial male circumcision ban in November
San Franciscans to vote on controversial male circumcision ban in November

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco voters in November will be asked to weigh in on what was until now a private family matter: male circumcision.

City elections officials confirmed Wednesday that an initiative that would ban the circumcision of males younger than 18 in San Francisco has received enough signatures to appear on the ballot. The practice would become a misdemeanor.

Supporters of the ban say male circumcision is a form of genital mutilation that should not be forced on a young child.

But opponents say such claims are alarmingly misleading, and call the proposal a clear violation of constitutionally protected religious freedoms.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/san-franciscans-to-vote-on-controversial-male-circumcision-ban-in-november/2011/05/18/AF2UNg6G_story.html
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RZM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:42 PM
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1. Any polls out yet?
I imagine this will go down in flames in November.
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:50 PM
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5. It should, I know there are strong feeling, but people try to equate this to female circumcision,
and it isn't even comparable

In a reverse twist there are people who also don't believe in vaccinations for religious reasons, just as there are those who believe in male circumcision for religious reasons
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:44 PM
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2. Popcorn time.
:popcorn:
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:45 PM
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3. Grabbing me a hot dog, without the skin
:rofl:
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:47 PM
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4. They should ban circumcision period.
For boys and girls. And it is not a medical procedure if there is no illness present, it's an aesthetically motivated child body modification and scarification.
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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:54 PM
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6. Female circumcision is NOT the same thing as male circumcision, and is not DONE in the U.S. Also,
you say it isn't a medical procedure, it is a medical procedure. You may not subscribe to it, but Muslims and Jews do
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 03:59 PM
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7. Nanny staters never quit, do they? nt
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former9thward Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 04:03 PM
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8. This is exactly like a vote to ban abortion.
It should not be allowed and is not constitutional.
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Saphire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 04:05 PM
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9. This is the dumbest thing...what a waste of tax dollars.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-18-11 04:31 PM
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10. Religious freedoms -- and family decisions about hygiene.
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