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CountCorvinus posted...

infant boy's facial hair

I think you'll need something stronger than laser hair removable if your baby is growing a beard. Try wolfsbane or silver.

To reword this premise again:

From my understanding, everyone is born with hair follicles under their face's skin which can later become facial hair when exposed to enough testosterone for long enough. Currently, it's not possible to remove these hair follicles before they've become facial hair.

For my theoretical, let's say it was possible to remove these hair follicles prior to puberty via some new procedure. Let's also assume that this procedure is easier or safer or something to use on infants than on adults for whatever reason. But it's still possible for adults to use this new procedure, laser hair removal, and/or electrolysis to remove their facial hair.

In this hypothetical scenario, would it be ethical for parents to use this procedure on their male children to prevent them from growing facial hair? Also, would it be ethical for parents to use this procedure on their female children, given that some women can grow a bit of facial hair much later in life?

Cemith posted...

Jesse what the fuck are you talking about?

Obviously little boys don't have visible facial hair, but they still have hair follicles which would eventually become facial hair during puberty. If there was a way to kill those hair follicles before puberty, would it be ethical for parents to do so?

...would it be ethical for a boy's parents to remove their son's facial hair? The boy can't consent to it, but a lot of men end up just shaving every (other) day.