if those are done without the child consent, yes, obviously they violate their body autonomy.

Have you ever argued in favor of aborting children? That is mutilation without the child’s consent, almost always for non-medical purposes

I would answer, but I rather not, publicly, because of HN privacy policy (nonexistent) and handling of personal data (abysmal), and also because is impossible to delete your comments.

FYI I think you can email dang and ask to delete old posts. Or at least I think he said that once.

You wouldn't fix a child's teeth until well after they can talk. They have much more capacity to consent at that age.