Lawmakers in the West African country voted to repeal a 2015 ban. If it passes the final round of voting, Gambia will become the first nation to roll back protections against the practice.
You’re probably right. It’s the same way that circumcision is so common in other places. It’s so assumed that you almost have to tell them not to do it, or they’ll just go ahead and do it… Except in most civilized countries you need authority to do a thing, so the question is always asked if that’s what the parents want. They don’t have to ask about it, it’s basically assumed that they want it, and the doctors need to ask so that they have legal protections in case something happens.
I think for most parents it’s just an uncomfortable subject and they don’t want to go against the norm so they just agree to it.
You’re probably right. It’s the same way that circumcision is so common in other places. It’s so assumed that you almost have to tell them not to do it, or they’ll just go ahead and do it… Except in most civilized countries you need authority to do a thing, so the question is always asked if that’s what the parents want. They don’t have to ask about it, it’s basically assumed that they want it, and the doctors need to ask so that they have legal protections in case something happens.