This is a wonderful example of people in power overrreacting to things they don't like. There isn't a "safety issue" here at all; the fact that the doctor refused to do the procedure and forced the kid to go underground should be the real issue at hand here.
It's the same level of bodily "mutilation" as any other cosmetic modification to the body; there is no valid reason to ban this kind of procedure.
And what's to stop people from just wandering over to the next state to get the procedure done? Are there going to be tongue checkpoints at every intersection to ensure the great state of Illinois is no longer infected by a plague of split tongues?
Give me a break.
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