Polygamy is a fundamental religious practice by some religions too, but the US Supreme Court already ruled that the government can restrict it. (Though this article is talking about England and Wales... which also don't allow polygamy, so...)

I think it would be better to have the debate on circumcision in the legislature/parliament, but I am not opposed to outlawing it.

> 7 deaths in 20 years out of who knows how many hundreds of thousands if anything is a testament to how safe the procedure is.

That's still seven deaths too many for a surgery (without anesthetics!) which has no medical necessity. Tonsillectomy is also a very safe procedure, yet we don't just do them willy-nilly because any form of surgery carries its own risk, no matter how small.

Some people are traumatized by it. There have been suicides. These experiences never candidly enter public policy discourse, because keeping people from getting depressed etc. is important for productivity, birth rates, and trust in public institutions.

The children being mutilated are not even able to consent to practicing a religion.