Ep. 25: Why is male infant circumcision a human rights issue? (Part 1)

In North America - the United States in particular - males are regularly circumcised at birth. Over the years, various arguments have been made leading up to a shift in the American Academy of Pediatrics suggesting that the benefits of male infant circumcision outweigh the risks. In this episode - the first of two - I had the chance to talk to Brian Earp, an outspoken critic of the arguments often made in favour of non-therapeutic male infant circumcision. He approaches this topic with logic and science and we start today by looking at these arguments regarding benefits versus risks and how this relates to a child's right to bodily autonomy. I know this is a topic that can be hard for some people, but it's an important one that we need to discuss.

Brian Earp: philosophy.yale.edu/people/brian-earp
Relevant Articles:
jme.bmj.com/content/39/7/418.short
wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/t…
researchgate.net/profile/Brian-Earp-2/publicat…
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2016…
philpapers.org/rec/EARFGM

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