to questioning.
Paul HorwitzUniversity of Alabama School of Law
Subject: RE: Equivocal evidence, and the right to choose
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 13:08:57 -0400
From: howard.fried...@utoledo.edu
To: religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu
RE: Equivocal evidence, and the right to choose
It seems to me
of Volokh, Eugene
Sent: Sun 7/8/2012 12:29 AM
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Subject: RE: Equivocal evidence, and the right to choose
(1) I'm not sure why A's interest in B's religion should give
A the right to alter B's body - even if A is B's parent.
(2
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Mancari.
Eugene
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Subject: RE: Equivocal evidence, and the right to choose
It seems
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Subject: Re: Equivocal evidence, and the right to choose
Eugene: Without regard to what adult subjects generally think of the
procedure having been done (or not done) to them? Shouldn't we defer to
parents at least until such time as there are many
Part of the reason, I think, is that irreversible decisions
should, when possible, be left to the adult that the child will become; and
while lack of circumcision is painful to reverse in adulthood, it's possible,
while circumcision is at the very least much harder to reverse
Why consider only medical costs and benefits and ignore the parents' interest
in the religious upbringing of their sons and the sons' own interest in
conforming to their religion?
As to harms, shouldn't the burden be on the proponent of banning the procedure?
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Subject: Re: Equivocal evidence, and the right to choose
Why consider only medical costs and benefits and ignore the parents' interest
in the religious upbringing of their sons and the sons' own interest in
conforming to their religion
Eugene: Without regard to what adult subjects generally think of the
procedure having been done (or not done) to them? Shouldn't we defer to
parents at least until such time as there are many adults who are outraged
that the state didn't step in?
On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 6:19 PM, Volokh, Eugene
evidence, and the right to choose
Eugene: Without regard to what adult subjects generally think of the
procedure having been done (or not done) to them? Shouldn't we defer to
parents at least until such time as there are many adults who are outraged that
the state didn't step in?
On Fri, Jul 6
