tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post4513050739724270289..comments2024-02-21T01:07:11.489-05:00Comments on Anthro Doula: Cultural RelativismEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-37773040281395603102010-09-04T13:09:42.300-04:002010-09-04T13:09:42.300-04:00@Emily, Anthro Doula: I don't agree with pierc...@Emily, Anthro Doula: I don't agree with piercing infants either- however, if the jewelry is removed, the hole will heal. This is not the case with circumcision. It's the removal of healthy tissue... it doesn't grow back. (I've actually heard people argue that circ is like hair cutting or fingernail clipping! ~groan~)<br /><br />~Huntresspaleo_huntressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-72407776591713731482010-09-04T10:02:44.994-04:002010-09-04T10:02:44.994-04:00ohhhh yeah well i dont wanna do that :)ohhhh yeah well i dont wanna do that :)rennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-69282187617384524742010-09-03T09:15:28.781-04:002010-09-03T09:15:28.781-04:00It is important to not that Cultural relativism is...It is important to not that Cultural relativism is not the same as Moral relativism. I am a big fan of Cultural relativism. I also agree that there shouldn't be murder, beating, etc no matter what culture you're from.<br /><br />Good point, Huntress, its true that the issue mainly lies in infants and children being unable to make choices about modifications to their own bodies. But this Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02738440647498422230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-90323876642615030992010-09-02T23:09:42.668-04:002010-09-02T23:09:42.668-04:00btw, I totally think your blog can have a "de...btw, I totally think your blog can have a "debate" if it actually emailed ppl when others responded to their comments! That's the only reason Facebook has been more successful :)rennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-68816965350986637762010-09-02T23:09:04.233-04:002010-09-02T23:09:04.233-04:00So this is a major medical ethics issue. The FIRST...So this is a major medical ethics issue. The FIRST, BASIC principle of medical ethics, the first big part of the Hippocratic Oath is "First, do no harm." Non-malificence. You are NOT supposed to ever do something that will cause harm to the patient. Of course, this becomes complicated because nothing is black and white. In the case of genital cutting, if the alternative is full rennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221984976832050207.post-6363716894388378522010-09-02T14:55:25.778-04:002010-09-02T14:55:25.778-04:00I think adults should be able to consent to modify...I think adults should be able to consent to modify their bodies however they choose. The issue lies in infants and young children being cut without consent or because they are pressured into it.<br /><br />~Huntresspaleo_huntressnoreply@blogger.com