The documentary I watched (some years ago) said that in fact there ARE some cases of infection and deformity. One little boy had to have his penis amputated due to infection. And it just isn't necessary. You cannot compare it to tattooing, piercing etc of consenting adults. They can do whatever they like to themselves, but what choice does a baby have? The reason I included FGM is because that too is done for religious and cultural reasons. In the UK it is of course illegal, but eg Somalian girls are spirited away from school and reappear weeks later, having been cut by an 'auntie'. In Africa, local justice is taking steps to eradicate these practices, with quite a lot of success, but circumcision is universally accepted, and I feel it should be reserved only for medical reasons.