Genital Autonomy:: Protecting Personal ChoiceGeorge C. Denniston, Frederick M. Hodges, Marilyn Fayre Milos Circumcision affects 15.3 million children and young adults annually. In terms of gender, 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls are subjected to the involuntary removal of part or all of their external sexual organs every year. The problem of female circumcision has been addressed on an international level, but male circumcision remains a controversial subject that many academics have been reluctant to examine. Circumcision is tolerated today because it has been practiced for millennia by a small but vocal minority of religious and ethnic groups, however, when the practice is examined through the lens of modern legal, ethical, and human rights advancements, no place remains in civilized society for this body-altering ritual. In Genital Autonomy: Protecting Personal Choice, international experts address various types of genital modifications, the impact of these harmful traditional practices on the child, on human rights, and on the development of the concept of bodily integrity. The papers presented in this volume address these topics from a variety of angles. They question and dissects the true motivations of the doctors, witch doctors, and “holy men” who promote and profit from circumcision. |
Contents
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Questioning the Limitsof Religious Actions | 15 |
NonMedical Circumcision of Boys in the Tasmanian and Australian Context | 39 |
Clinical Efficacy Population Effectiveness Political Issues | 49 |
Reason for Hope or Panic | 61 |
6 Circumcision Psychopathology | 67 |
7 Physical Effects of Circumcision | 75 |
A Urologists Viewpoint | 81 |
13 Stretching of the Labia Minora and Other Expansive Interventions of Female Genitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo DRC | 111 |
Mana Sultan Abdurahman Isseat Merka Somalia | 125 |
Autobiography Testimonials and Their Relevance to the Debate Around Genital Alterations | 137 |
Implications for Doctors of Mens Experiences in Regressive Therapy | 149 |
17 Circumcision Memory | 167 |
18 Foreskin Restoration 19802008 | 189 |
The Foreskin and the American Dream | 199 |
The Way Forward | 211 |
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