The
article i chose was about is circumcision a violation of human rights
among young men. Circumcision is when a young male baby is born and the
foreskin is cut preventing any types of bacteria or germs forming in that
area. Although this is a very common practice done world wide some say
some men are speaking out stating that its an abomination. Countries
such as Germany have outlawed this practice and in other countries the
rate of circumcision is below 40%. This medal procedure is also a
religious practice done among the Muslim community, who do circumcise
their young males, and the Jewish community, who do not, which is
causing a heated debate in countries who no longer allow this practice.
The U.S military conducts many circumcisions done in third world
countries,such as African nations, in order to keep the rate of HIV from
spreading through African males, they argue that this is just a way for
Americans to come and rule their lives taking what little bit of
manhood they've worked hard for and stripping it away. In order to voice
their opinions on how they feel, men are holding rallies such as
“Foreskin Pride”held in San Francisco and “ The Revolution Will Not Be
Circumcised” held in Canada. They are also filing lawsuit against
doctors hospitals and even their own patents in the defense that
circumcision was not done to benefit them in any way. This violation of
rights issue can be also looked through the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights which states that basically everyone was born with certain
who rights, but the question that everyone is asking is to what extent
does a person body being altered can only be their decision.
While
reading this article at first I didn't understand why these men were
making a big deal out of something that happens to thousands of male
babies every year, obviously their parents would do anything that would
hurt them in any way or put them in harms way they were only doing what
they thought was best for their child. The more I read into the article I
started to understand the males point of view that this body altering
decisions should not be left into the hands of a parent but more so the
child, but the fact is that its a child how do they know what at that
given point in time in their life is right or not. The reason
circumcisions are done is to prevent certain diseases and even in some
areas, like the article stated, lowering the spread of HIV. The overall
question is whose right is to make the decisions for the young male
child, although I understand the concerns of what the men of today are
saying, I believe that it should be the parents chose in whether or not
to do so. The other factor that plays a role in this situation is
religion, I think that the countries who outlaw this practice should at
least allow it to be done for religious purpose, denying someone the
right to practice their religion is a violation of Human Rights as
stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Although some may
view this situation is a violation, it is all left up to the parents of
the parents of the male child.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-m-obarr/circumcision_b_1840060.html
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