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Body modifications are either consensual or non-consensual. [[BME]] chooses to focus almost exclusively on consensual body modification (ie. body modifications that the individual chose for themselves at an age sufficient to understand the implications), and holds that (or at least [[Shannon Larratt|Shannon]] holds that) to make potentially unwanted changes to someone else's body is fundamentally wrong and a violation of their rights as an individual.
[[File:Release.jpg|thumb|right|Basic template of the Circus Carnis consent form]]


Examples on non-consensual body modification include:
A '''consent form''' is a document which acknowledges that the client who is receiving the procedure gives [[Consent|consent]], is of full understanding and accepts the risk of undergoing and healing a particular [[Piercing|piercing]], [[Tattoo|tattoo]], [[Body modification|body modification]] or [[Ritual|ritual]].
 
* [[FGM]] on children
* [[Ear piercing|Ear piercings]] on babies
* [[Circumcision]] of babies
* Forced [[Scarification]] and [[Tattooing]] of children
* Tattooed concentration camp numbers
 
Clearly some of these are culturally acceptable in most people's eyes, while others may not be. The now wide-spread cultural concept that an individual owns their own body is a relatively recent one.
 
== External links ==
*[http://news.bme.com/2013/01/27/tattooing-666-on-a-baby/ BME article: Tattooing 666 on a Baby]
 
== See also ==
* [[Consent Form]]

Latest revision as of 01:58, 17 September 2023

Basic template of the Circus Carnis consent form

A consent form is a document which acknowledges that the client who is receiving the procedure gives consent, is of full understanding and accepts the risk of undergoing and healing a particular piercing, tattoo, body modification or ritual.

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