Circumcision Should Be Mandatory Essay

Values Achieved Through Rites of Passage: Family and Sexual Responsibility In “The Initiation of a Maasai Warrior” written by Tepilit Ole Saitoti, The Maasai’s rite of passage is captured through Tepilit’s own eyes. In order for a child to become an adult and gain respect they must complete the agonizing circumcision. For the Maasai, the circumcision symbolizes the passage from childhood to adulthood, and If during the ceremony you show any sort of fear or weakness you were considered a coward and failed the test of adulthood. Having shown some nervousness, Tepilit managed to endure the pain and successfully completed the circumsion, and was now considered a man.

The practice, according to Ahmed, was not generally observed in her society and was seen by women who practiced Islam as a cultural tradition that was not mandated by the religion. Instead of being a religious requirement, circumcision was viewed as a cultural rite of passage for women. In contrast, male Islam routinely performed female circumcision and considered it as a religious need. Men felt that female circumcision was required to preserve a woman's chastity and purity and to keep her from having sex before marriage. Ahmed claims that female circumcision is not an essential Islamic ritual because of the harm it might cause and because of her own experience with it.

The decision maker to have infant males circumcised is arguable. Should the child be forced to wait until he is of age to consent the procedure? Should the parents or the legal guardians of the baby continue to have the right and responsibility to make that decision for him? Male circumcision that is performed for any reason other than physical clinical need is termed non-therapeutic (or sometimes “ritual”) circumcision. Some people ask for non-therapeutic circumcision for

In recent years, there have been anti-circumcision movements gaining steam that mindlessly compares the circumcision of a boy with the genital mutilation of a woman. Circumcision is where the foreskin is trimmed to make my dong look awesome and reduce chances for STD's. What is done to women is equivalent to chopping the head of a penis off. Before I go on further into this, just know that a lot of the language can be offputting, and the images, even though just drawings, can be NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

Looking as a health professional, promotion of promiscuity by the vaccination is not important because this argument is not true. However, I can understand how this possibility can concern parents. Safety and cost have the same impact in American society for me. So, I organized this paper as a pharmacist, but all the arguments have the same importance for me

A woman is "perceived as...nasty...described as hypersexual, without the ability to control her sexuality [and] considered undesirable for marriage" if she does not participate in a form of genital mutilation (African Journal of Reproductive Health, 29) Another practice that used to be widely accepted in many parts of the world was the

I work at Sonora Regional Medical Center and this week, I have been working at a pediatric clinic and I have learned certain things about circumcisions and when it should be performed on a baby boy. A circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin and, on infants, it is performed within the first few day after birth. It has been found by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), that the benefits of a circumcisions in newborns, outweigh the risks of it, but when the boys age more, it does not necessarily need to be done unless there is a medical reason to do so. There are many benefits to a circumcision including a reduced risk of urinary tract infections, a reduced risk of sexually transmitted diseases in men, reduced risk of penile

Every boy must get circumcised to get initiated and if

The practice of circumcision was strongly opposed by Roman writers who viewed it as a form of bodily mutilation rather than

A visible way of showing compliance to God's commands in the Jewish faith is the ritual practice of circumcision. Originating from God’s covenant with Abraham circumcision has been diligently practised in Judaism since then. It is seen as a “token of the covenant” for all generations, which forms an “everlasting covenant” (Genesis 17:13). Furthermore, the Abrahamic covenant formed three promises; the promised land, the promise of numerous offspring and the promise of blessing and redemption, all of which have their own level of significance to Jewish people depending on their denomination and level of faith; orthodox, conservative and progressive.

Katso Sebina 1623703 Anthropology Annotated Bibliography An annotated bibliography discussing the different perspectives of female circumcision This bibliography discusses the different anthropological aspects of female circumcision, which mostly occurs in Northern Africa. The different sources show that female circumcision is closely tied to religion, particularly Islam, and does not only occur in Northern Africa. Some are heavily against the practice; while others believe that it is necessary due to hygienic factors.

The few personal stories from the women who experienced circumcision offer powerful additions to the horrifying nature of genital mutilation and how the poorly done operation forever ruins the women’s hygiene and health. The result of Soraya Mire’s choice to only showcase the graphic parts of female circumcision takes away the cultural meaning and importance of the practice. Soraya Mire’s strong opinion on female circumcision relates closely with the Western approach to viewing external cultures and disagreeing with practices that

The textbook brings up the point that circumcision is used in many cultures as a bonding ceremony between young boys and their fathers, and the act is usually performed without any mothers (or women in general) present. Female circumcision by comparison is generally performed by women (however in some cases it is performed by male family members) and usually involves actions that aim to prevent sexual pleasure in order to prevent promiscuous behavior. When you look at the difference in effect that each ceremony has on the lives of its participants it is obvious that many of these cultures are worried more about sexual promiscuity in woman than acts of infidelity caused by men. It is almost as if their saying that it is the women's fault that men cannot control their sexual

Informative Speech: Female Genital Mutilation Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about female genital mutilation and where the controversy of it all lies. Central Idea: Female Genital Mutilation is a tradition in certain parts of the world. Most of the time these procedures aren 't carried out safely and the final outcome of the girls that have been mutilated are to work as sex slaves. INTRODUCTION (Attention Getter)This is Kizibianca of kenya, africa. At a mere fifteen years old she was woken up at 5 am and led outside of her hut by the the local traditional brothers and female elders.

INTRODUCTION Male circumcision (MC) can be defined as surgical removal of foreskin from penis. It has been practiced for more than 3000 years in the Middle East and for more than 5000 years in Africa. Nowadays, it is estimated that 30% of men are circumcised globally, with the majority of them coming from the Muslim countries. Circumcision is usually performed for religious reasons, while its non-religious reasons include medical, social and cultural ones. Male circumcision has been proven to have protective effect against many medical conditions, such as, penile carcinoma, infections of the urinary tract, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other sexually transmitted diseases (Moses et al., 1998).