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Univ. of Washington, Seattle. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Sexual Mutilations, held August 9-11, 1996 in Lausanne, Switzerland. 27 contributors, 9 U.S.
Univ. of Washington, Seattle. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Sexual Mutilations, held August 9-11, 1996 in Lausanne, Switzerland. 27 contributors, 9 U.S.
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The desire by adults to attack the genitals of their infants and young children with sharp knives is a subject about which a tremendous amount has been written, the majority of which attempts to justify and "explain" it, but in a manner which leaves the larger cultural-social backdrop uncriticized. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
male sexual mutilation, mass involuntary circumcision, orgasmic circuit, routine infant male circumcision, foreskin amputation, circumcision advocates, ridged hand, neonatal circumcision, ridged band, circumcision rate, routine mutilation, male genital mutilation, intact penis, gomco clamp, routine circumcision, erogenous tissue, harmful traditional practices, intact boys, preputial orifice, sexual mutilations, primal period, infant circumcision, penile cancer, newborn circumcision, circumcised men Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, United Nations, Inter-African Committee, American Medical Association, World Health Organization, Ness York, North Dakota, Burkina Faso, Working Group, Nineteenth Century, North Africa, British Medical Journal, Medical Case, San Francisco, The Saharasian Connection, Twentieth Century, Family Law Council, Geography Department, Sierra Leone, American Academy of Pediatrics, Doctors Opposing Circumcision, Being Among the Australian Aborigines, Does Neonatal Circumcision Persist, Great Britain New!
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The desire by adults to attack the genitals of their infants and young children with sharp knives is a subject about which a tremendous amount has been written, the majority of which attempts to justify and "explain" it, but in a manner which leaves the larger cultural-social backdrop uncriticized. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
male sexual mutilation, mass involuntary circumcision, orgasmic circuit, routine infant male circumcision, foreskin amputation, circumcision advocates, ridged hand, neonatal circumcision, ridged band, circumcision rate, routine mutilation, male genital mutilation, intact penis, gomco clamp, routine circumcision, erogenous tissue, harmful traditional practices, intact boys, preputial orifice, sexual mutilations, primal period, infant circumcision, penile cancer, newborn circumcision, circumcised men Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, United Nations, Inter-African Committee, American Medical Association, World Health Organization, Ness York, North Dakota, Burkina Faso, Working Group, Nineteenth Century, North Africa, British Medical Journal, Medical Case, San Francisco, The Saharasian Connection, Twentieth Century, Family Law Council, Geography Department, Sierra Leone, American Academy of Pediatrics, Doctors Opposing Circumcision, Being Among the Australian Aborigines, Does Neonatal Circumcision Persist, Great Britain New!
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- The Guide of the Perplexed, Vol. 1 by Moses Maimonides on page 169, and page 172
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- Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem by George C. Denniston on 25 pages
- Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) by Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf on 6 pages
- What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Circumcision: Untold Facts on America's Most Widely Performed-and Most Unnecessary-Surgery by M.D. Paul M. Fleiss on 5 pages
- Flesh and Blood: Perspectives on the Problem of Circumcision in Contemporary Society by George C. Denniston on 4 pages
- Sweet Dreams : A Pediatrician's Secrets for Baby's Good Night's Sleep by Paul M. Fleiss in Back Matter
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