This January, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that before a father could force his 13 year-old son to undergo a circumcision that a trial court judge must ask the kid what he wants. This was a Solomon-esque decision, in my not-so-humble opinion, which I have blogged about previously.
Now the dad is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court! Boy would I like to be a fly on the wall during the cert. discussion at conference on this case! We know Justice Thomas will vote yes, so that leaves only three other votes before the Supremes will be discussing foreskins in an oral argument...I can't even write that with a straight face.
BTW this father is a serious douche-bag. He refuses to call his son by the same name his mother calls him. He's been trying to get his son circumcised for almost four years winding his way through the court system. And when he represented himself in front of the Oregon Supreme Court he said: "The child’s wishes, while of course they should be considered, are not legally decisive or, legally speaking, relevant," he said. I know a 13 year-old is not an adult, but seriously, he has no say over what happens to his body? If a 16 year-old girl got pregnant and both her parents wanted her to have an abortion and she wanted to carry the baby to term, no court in the country would uphold the parents wishes.
Dude your son is 13, and his name is now becoming nationally known because of your obsession with his ding-dong. The two of you are going to get along so well during his journey through puberty.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Crazy Father v. Son's Wee-wee Appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
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