In the United States, girls of all ages are protected by federal and state laws from forced genital surgery, whether practiced in medical or non-medical settings, and regardless of the religious or cultural preferences of their parents. There is no ethical rationale for distinguishing between female and male genital alteration.
People in Europe, Asia and Latin America are apalled at the high incidence of male circumcision in America.
Circumcision is a painful, risky, unethical surgery that deprives over a million boys each year of healthy, functional tissue, wasting health care dollars that could be spent on medically necessary services.
Children should be protected from permanent bodily alteration inflicted on them without their consent in the name of culture, religion, and profit.