It seems odd to me that it’s not banned outside of medically necessary situations or for when the person has informed consent.
It seems odd to me that it’s not banned outside of medically necessary situations or for when the person has informed consent.
That’s called phimosis and is an actual medical condition where it makes sense to remove part of the foreskin.
Other than that, without informed consent (which a baby/child obviously can’t give) it’s genital mutilation, plain and simple, and should be punished as such. It’s a remainder of barbaric times where the concept of enjoyable sex was considered evil and masturbation in particular was to be prevented at any cost. The excuses about health, hygiene etc. are just convenient lies.
Personally I’ve heard (anecdotal evidence) from men who had a circumcision as adults (either by choice or for medical reasons) and some say the sex afterwards was better, some say it was worse. The point is, either way it should be an informed decision by the person whose penis is affected, and not by anybody else.
Circumcision will lower the sensitivity of the penis. This will lead to longer sex when younger, but there are very obvious downsides. Everyone should decide themselves as young adults.