Evidence Mounting in Favour of Male Circumcism

There have been several recent studies that have proven health benefits to both men and their partners for males who have been circumcized.  E.g., see here.

Generally the feminist position is to be against circumcision, for a variety of reasons (e.g., young recipients are not given a choice as to what happens to their body), however I feel studies like this throw a real wrench into the discussion.

If there are legitimate, provable health benefits for the practice, how does that change the feminist position on it?  Thoughts?

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