If it was about the baby....there would be social programs to take care of the baby

[SunSeeker]

50. You've got a word missing there, not sure what you mean.

If you are wondering how we got to this subthread, it appears the OP invites the answer that religion is the reason, or at least the justification, for horrific mysogyny. I consider abortion bans, FGM and burqa requirements horrifically mysogynistic practices which are justified by invoking religion. FGM is outlawed in the U.S., but Catholics and evangelicals use their religion to justify complete abortion bans, even in cases of rape and insest. FGM and burqa requirements are most often associated with Islam. It is a fact:

According to the United Nations, it is estimated that over 130 million women have had some form of FGM performed on them. This practice is often associated with the religion of Islam, and is most often perfomed in Middle Eastern and North African countries. In both of the African nations of Somalia and Djibouti, 98% of women have had this procedure.

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/jc.htm

And although the Qur'an does not mention FGM, the Prophet Mohammed’s Hadith contains several references to it:

Despite these differences, a commonality exists among these African groups and their reasons for practicing
female circumcision: Islamic and other African religions are one of the primary foundations of female circumcision in Africa.

The sources of the Islamic faith are found in the Qur’an, the Hadith, the consensus of the entire Islamic community, and the ijihad. There is no reference to female circumcision in the Qur’an. However, the Prophet Mohammed’s Hadith contains several references to the practice. Furthermore, a number of non-recorded, religious fables describe the early foundations of female circumcision in Africa.

http://lawandreligion.com/sites/lawandreligion.com/files/Platt.pdf

Again, if you think I am wrong and you have authority/links to the contrary, please get back to me okay?