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Debate Score:16
Arguments:12
Total Votes:16
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is circumcision really needed?

yes

Side Score: 1
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no

Side Score: 15
1 point

it depends if ur jewish or muslim or a hardcore christian then it is needed

apparently its easier to pee if ur circumcised too...

Side: depends
3 points

The diseases that circumcision is supposed to protect against are very rare (penile cancer) or easily treated by other means (urinary tract infections). In theory of course, ANY disease of a part of the body can be prevented by cutting off that part. This is the only one where we actually do it.

Side: No
2 points

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it is only people who are unfamiliar with whole genitalia who think they are ugly. The great Renaissance artists carved and painted many, many, men, heroes and gods with foreskins when they could have hidden them if they'd wanted.

Side: No
1 point

Creation is one way & those who do this are the other! They think there is no chance of them being wrong & there is no chance of them being right instead!

Side: No
Hugh7(17) Disputed
1 point

Every male is born with a foreskin and 3/4 get to keep them. They have few or no complaints

Side: No
1 point

At least one function of the foreskin is giving sexual pleasure: why else would it be just where it is?

Side: No

Plus, if you stretch it while measuring, it adds to the overall length. That's bragging rights right there ;)

Side: No
1 point

There is no other healthy, integral, non-renewable part of the human body that parents have the option of cutting off, forever. There is nothing that makes this one any different.

Side: No
1 point

Conformity, whether to father or brother or peers, is a poor argument for doing anything. As our mothers used to say when we wanted to do what the others were doing: "If everyone else was jumping off a cliff, would you do it too?"

Side: No
1 point

Circumcision is a surgical procedure with real harm and risks, up to and including death. Adverse outcomes often go underreported, because circumcision is supposed to make the penis "maintenance free". They include skin bridges, too much skin removed, excessive scarring, skin tags, suture holes, uneven cutting, and partial or total severing of the glans. The inevitable harm includes loss of sensation.

Side: No
1 point

It's only necessary in the rare case of there being a foreskin problem that can't be treated any other way. It is definitely not necessary for babies or the vast majority of men who never experience a foreskin problem. With a high risk of serious complications, it also causes more problems than it creates.

Side: No

I think most women would prefer the un-cut version if given the chance. I mean, when you rent a blue-ray movie and you have the option of watching the un-cut version, which do you chose?

Side: No