Grant equal protection to males under age 18 by banning circumcision. Females are protected in 18 USC 116.

A petition to eliminate gender bias and include equal protection for males in 18 USC 116. Under the United States Code (18 USC 116) the practice of female genital mutilation or female circumcision is banned for females under age 18. We seek to eliminate the gender bias in this law and grant the same protections to males under age 18. Furthermore, in all government documents, male circumcision will be referred to as male genital mutilation. Male genital mutilation refers to the removal or surgical modification of a male's foreskin. In seeking to eliminate the gender bias that currently only protects females, male genital mutilation may not be performed for religious or cultural reasons, including all other provisions listed in 18 USC 116.