Ma'at Kheru: Repeal "Permit Male Circumcision"

Cormac · Post by **Cormac** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 5:11 am

Repeal "Permit Male Circumcision"
A resolution to repeal previously passed legislation.

Category: Repeal | Resolution: GA#141 | Proposed by: Bodobol
Description: WA General Assembly Resolution #141: Permit Male Circumcision (Category: Human Rights; Strength: Mild) shall be struck out and rendered null and void.

Argument: AFFIRMING the intent of General Assembly Resolution #141, 'Permit Male Circumcision', to allow the practice of circumcision within all World Assembly member-states,

HOWEVER CONCERNED with the apparent flaws in the resolution that infringe on a newborn's rights,

TROUBLED by the fact that this resolution allows circumcision, a painful and typically unnecessary medical procedure, to be legally performed on non-consenting newborns,

NOTING that, as of yet, there is still only inconclusive data regarding the potential health benefits of the procedure,

DISTURBED by the fact that under the provisions of GAR#141, member-states are granted the power to enforce any laws they wish regarding circumcision that don't ban the practice; including government-enforced circumcision,

REGRETTING that patients in some member-states with high circumcision complication rates may not be granted the power to make an informed medical decision regarding the process,

FURTHER REGRETTING that although circumcision is often practiced for religious purposes, a newborn is not of the mental capability to choose a religion, thereby infringing on the newborn's rights,

HEREBY REPEALS General Assembly Resolution #141.

Charles Cerebella · Post by **Charles Cerebella** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:11 am

Against.

Treize Dreizehn · Post by **Treize Dreizehn** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:37 am

Against. I'll have a review later today.

Post by **Lord Ravenclaw** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:40 am

Against.

Cormac · Post by **Cormac** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:01 am

Against.

Treize Dreizehn · Post by **Treize Dreizehn** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 8:46 pm

"Permit Male Circumcision" is essentially a blocker that keeps power in the hands of individual nations. While I'd love it if I could repeal every piece of legislation the WA ever passes, the truth of the matter is that I can't. As such, pieces such as this, which actively preserve the rights of nations are good(and this one allows you to regulate Male Circumcision so much it can't be performed, or allow it). If we repealed it, prepare to see three bans in the queue the next day.

That's why I suggest we vote against.

Cormac · Post by **Cormac** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 9:03 pm

Also, General Assembly authors hate discussing, as they put it, "baby penises." They'll get inundated with proposals related to this the minute it's repealed. 2014 will be the Year of the Foreskin in the GA.

Joshua Bluteisen · Post by **Joshua Bluteisen** » Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:37 pm

For.