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"Sexual mutilation is a global problem that affects 15. 3 million children and young adults annually. In terms of gender, 13. 3 million boys and 2 million girls are involuntarily subjected to sexual mutilation every year. While it is tempting to quantify and compare the amount of tissue removed from either gender, no ethical justification can be made for removing any amount of flesh from the body of another person. The violation of human rights implicit in sexual mutilation is identical for any gender. The violation occurs with the first cut into another person 's body. Although mutilation is a strong term, it precisely and accurately describes a condi­ tion denoting ""any disfigurement or injury by removal or destruction of any conspicuous or essential part of the body. "" While such terms as ""circumcision"" and ""genital cutting"" are less threatening to our sensitivities, they ultimately do a disservice by masking the fact of what is actually being done to babies and children. Although the courageous example of the survivors of sexual mutilation indicates that humans can certainly live and even re­ produce without all of their external sexualorgans, this biological phenomenon does not, however, justify subjecting a person to sexual mutilation. The remarkable resilience of the human body is a testament to the importance nature places on reproduction rather than a vindication for surgical practices that compromise this function."

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Author:   George C. Denniston ,  Marilyn Fayre Milos
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1997 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.570kg
ISBN:  

9780306455896

ISBN 10:   0306455897
Pages:   237
Publication Date:   30 April 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

History. The Geography of Male and Female Genital Mutilation; J. DeMeo. A Short History of the Institutionalization of Involuntary Sexual Mutilation in the United States; F. Hodges. Medicine. Functional and Erotic Consequences of Sexual Mutilations; G. Zwang. The Human Prepuce; M.M. Lander. Survey. Circumcision: an Iatrogenic Epidemic; G.C. Denniston. Why Does Neonatal Circumcision Persist in the United States?; R.S. Van Howe. Psychology. Learned Helplessness: A Concept for the Future; M. Odent. Long-Term Consequences of Neonatal Circumcision: A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Males; T. Hammond. Female Genital Mutilation. Similarities in Attitudes and Misconceptions About Male and Female Sexual Mutilations; H. Lightfoot-Klein. female Genital Mutilation; B. Ras-Work. Activism. Redefining the Sacred; M. Pollack. Challenging Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective; J. Goodman. Law. Mutilation?; Z. Baer. Appendix. Declaration of the First International Symposium on Sexual Mutilation. 10 Additional Articles. Index.

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