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by defen 1230 days ago
> You go to the US and you have to be careful if you have a boy because they will circumcise your child without asking for permission.

No, they won't, unless they really want to lose a slam-dunk lawsuit and possibly face criminal charges. Outside of a very limited set of circumstances, you can't just perform surgery on a person without their consent (or in this case, the proxy consent of the parents).