I'm in favor of it just because I think we need drastic action to not see the end of civilization due to climate change. I'd also favor other radical moves, like gasoline rationing.

Nor do I like the idea of forcibly restricting a person’s diet, thereby restricting their personal autonomy.

So! This actually brings me back to circumcision and is why I brought it up - because I am circumcised, it would be much harder for me to have vaginoplasty because there's literally less material to work with. This, in fact, restricts my personal autonomy.

About 1% of babies are going to be trans. Is whatever benefit you think comes from circumcision worth restricting their personal autonomy if they decide to transition and undergo genital reconstructive surgery?

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It restricts my personal autonomy too, since it would make it harder for me to get a vaginoplasty. I still kind of want to have kids though and womb transplants probably aren't going to ready in time for me, and I'm not sure if I want to go the extra mile. You're in luck though, they can grow another penis on your arm to give you more tissue to work with. Although, you might be the first person to get a new penis just to add to an existing penis to then make it a vagina.

https://www.aninews.in/news/lifestyle/quirky/man-lost-his-penis-had-new-one-attached-to-his-arm-for-six-years-now-is-a-real-man-again20220507152347/

Edit: Also this article claims it can be done with distal shaft skin for circumcised patients, but doesn't really go into the details. Circumcision still made for additional hoops for the surgeons to jump through.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30511988/

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It all seems so pointless, when we could just stop mutilating baby penises. 🤨

Though tbh if they're just going to grow new tissue, why the hell can't they just grow a fkn vagina lol

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The benefits seem to be too minimal to justify mass circumcision. Individuals should just make the call for themselves if they get infections.

Yeah, I think growing vaginas and wombs will happen at some point. It probably is less common to have a vagina fall off than a penis, so there hasn't been a demand for it. edit: typo