Male and Female Circumcision: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Practice [Hardcover]

George C. Denniston (Editor), Frederick Mansfield Hodges (Editor), Marilyn Fayre Milos (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0306461315 | ISBN-13: 978-0306461316 | Publication Date: June 1, 1999 | Edition: 1

Every year around the world 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off. Doctors, parents, and politicians have been misled into thinking that these mutilations are beneficial, necessary and harmless. International respected experts in the fields of medicine, science, politics, law, ethics, sociology, anthropology, history and religion present the latest research, documentation and analysis of this world-wide problem, focusing on the ethical, political and legal aspects of sexual mutilation; the cost and burden to healthcare systems; the latest medical research; anatomical and function consequences; religious and cultural aspects; psychological aspects; and the world-wide campaign to end sexual mutilation.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`...altogether they present an excellent overview of the current debate on circumcision, especially for those who are not so familiar with the complexity of the scientific, legal, ethical and political aspects of circumcision.' Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 4:1 (2001)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306461315
• ISBN-13: 978-0306461316
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,429,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Long Overdue", October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Male and Female Circumcision: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Practice (Hardcover)

"The definitive work on the subject has just been published, and its a long, long time overdue. The first couple of sentences says it all. I couldn't have summed it up better myself. 'In those countries where circumcision is an accepted part of life, perfectly rational, intelligent and well-meaning adults believe that they have the right to cut off parts of their childrens' sexual organs!' What else do you think you have the right to cut off your child?" Dr Dean Edell, The Dean Edell Show, KGO, San Francisco

4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ideology overwhelms scholarship and fairness, January 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Male and Female Circumcision: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Practice (Hardcover)

It's clear by now that there's no real medical basis for neonatal circumcision. One would hope in a book of this bulk (and price) to gain sharper insight into where the practice came from and why it has been so tenacious. Unfortunately the authors' interests as crusaders against mutilation turn this into a very large tract.