http://rt.com/usa/238661-circumcision-f ... er-prison/
http://www.local10.com/news/south-flori ... y/31657812
A mother who has taken flight with her son to prevent his circumcision could face a prison sentence if she fails have the boy undergo the procedure, a judge ruled. The case, which began as a domestic dispute between Heather Hironimus and her husband, Dennis Nebus, over whether or not to circumcise their four-year-old son. The judge, meanwhile, is determined to ensure that the child undergoes the medical process to have his foreskin removed. Although still common practice in the United States, circumcision rates have begun to decline as some medical studies indicate the procedure may carry some risks.
Has this occurrence affected your support for assault? Remember that a cosmetic procedure, if unwilling, is still an assault. It should be interesting to hear people justify his rape to him in a few years, if such a pathologically effected union can continue for that long - in Europe there has been talk of bans, but for some in the United States any normalized thing can be forced on a person as long as it can be glossed as "perhaps not so harmful."
Remember, the prostate can also develop cancer.
Added Information - this is a medical situation for the child in question, something the OP did not include:
Phimosis (/fɪˈmoʊsɨs/ or /faɪˈmoʊsɨs/), from the Greek phimos (φῑμός ["muzzle"]), is a condition of the penis where the foreskin cannot be fully retracted over the glans penis. The term may also refer to clitoral phimosis in women, whereby the clitoral hood cannot be retracted, limiting exposure of the glans clitoridis.
At birth, the foreskin is fused to the glans and is not retractable. Huntley et al. state that "non-retractability can be considered normal for males up to and including adolescence."
Normal developmental non-retractability does not cause any problems. Phimosis is deemed pathological when it causes problems, such as difficulty urinating or performing common sexual functions. There are numerous causes of so-called pathological phimosis. Nonsurgical treatment involves the stretching of the foreskin, steroid creams and changing masturbation habits. Surgical treatments include preputioplasty and circumcision.
Physiologic phimosis, common in males 10 years of age and younger, is normal, and does not require intervention. Non-retractile foreskin usually becomes retractable during the course of puberty.
If phimosis in older children or adults is not causing acute and severe problems, nonsurgical measures may be effective. Choice of treatment is often determined by whether circumcision is viewed as an option of last resort to be avoided or as the preferred course.
The most acute complication is paraphimosis. In this condition, the glans is swollen and painful, and the foreskin is immobilized by the swelling in a partially retracted position. The proximal penis is flaccid. Some studies found phimosis to be a risk factor for urinary retention and carcinoma of the penis.
