Male circumcision should be allowed, it has been found to have health benefits such as a reduction in the spread of HIV to other partners. As a medical decision, the child is in the care of their parents, and it is therefore their decision as the child cannot make their own. Circumcision is a minor procedure in an infant, in an adult it is much more of an issue due to the increased size of the cutting to be done. Female genital mutilation (incorrectly known as female circumcision) should not be practiced as it is barbaric and of no use