Abdul El-Sayed Sparks Backlash Over Circumcision Comparison on Fox News as Critics From Left and Right Pile On
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Abdul El-Sayed Sparks Backlash Over Circumcision Comparison on Fox News as Critics From Left and Right Pile On
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 25
Summary
Monday night on Jesse Watters Primetime, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compared circumcision to surgery on minors while defending healthcare decisions made by parents and doctors.
The clash escalated after Watters asked whether parents should be allowed to authorize sex-change procedures for children; El-Sayed replied by asking if Watters was circumcised and argued outsiders should not decide those cases.
Ryan Grim and civil-rights attorney Andrew Laufer were among critics on the left who rejected the comparison, while conservative commentators and advocacy groups said El-Sayed had equated circumcision with castration.
The exchange added to a bruising Fox News appearance in which El-Sayed was also pressed on past remarks about Sharia law, a wealth tax and the NFL, underscoring broader scrutiny of his progressive positions.