Surf these sites: Article - Boys and Their Hoods -- Westword.com (NewTimes) Botched circumcision leads to $360,000 in damages; The cruel cut that ruined a man''s life -- By Bruce Butler - A 26 year old man receives damage settlement after a doctor admitted he botched a circumcision operation (on the victim when he was an infant) which left the man with a badly deformed penis. Circumcision - Genital Mutilation American Style -- By Rio Cruz - Fathering Magazine Jan 1999 - How a father discovered, too late, that circumcision is not a good thing. Circumcision In America -- by Debra S. Ollivier (Jewish / American author) - 4 part feature article in Salon Magazine - Oct 1998 - When I told people that our newborn son would NOT be circumcised, I didn''t realize that a tiny but vital part of his penis would touch off deeply held convictions about cultural mores, aesthetics, psychology, hygiene, father-son relations, Circumcision, Human Rights, and Ethical Medical Practice -- The Humanist, May-June 1999 - "The AAP "Circumcision Policy Statement" continues, in effect, to endorse, whenever parents so choose, a concept that our common law condemns. This becomes particularly onerous when the beneficiary of this "forcible extraction" is an unknown future person where the incidence of alleged future diseases has been acknowledged by the AAP in the same statement to be insufficient to justify the application of routine circumcision." Circumcision: It''s Not Necessary -- BENJAMIN SPOCK, M.D. - Redbook - April 1989 Don''t Believe the Knife: Circumcision is a Bad Habit -- by Trudy Goldenberg - Vice Magazine, February 1999 Foreskin or against it? - Is circumcision the unkindest cut of all? -- by Hank Hyena - Salon Magazine - "you need a flesh-cap," I snickered, "because winters are frightfully cold in Helsinki." My Finnish friend Paavo and I tease each other incessantly about cultural differences. A primary source of amusement is our differing penises: I am circumcised, while he carries a foreskin. Is Circumcision Necessary? -- From the book - "Immaculate Deception II : Myth, Magic & Birth" by Suzanne Arms - Reprinted with permission from Celestial Arts. Is Circumcision the Right Choice? -- by Louanne Cole Weston, PhD - On Health Male Circumcision: A Gender Perspective -- by Joseph Zoske - The Journal of Men''s Studies - Winter 1998 Modern Circumcision: An Escalation of Ritual -- by George C. Denniston, M.D. M.P.H. - The Virtual Journal - Illustrated history of circumcision including materials and methods Negative Aspects Of Routine Infant Circumcision -- By Wayne Hampton - 19 November 1994 Oregon Retracts Foreskin Coverage: No More Clip Jobs -- Napa Valley Men''s Network, 1994 - "Of particular note, a newly un-insured item in the Oregon Plan is circumcision. The men''s movement, tiny and underfunded as it is, has made some progress in eliminating the routine genital mutilation of men in America." Separated at Birth - Did Circumcision Ruin Your Sex Life? -- by Mark Jenkins - photographs by Bill Emory - Men’s Health - July/August 1998 Should You Circumcise Your Newborn Son? -- by Dr. George Denniston - Nurturing Magazine Online - Issues Column The Case Against Circumcision -- by Paul M. Fleiss, MD, - Mothering: The Magazine of Natural Family Living - Winter 1997 The End of Circumcision in America -- by George C. Denniston M.D., M.P.H - An evergrowing number of physicians are opposed to routine neonatal circumcision. These doctors recognize that no one has the right to forcibly remove sexual body parts from another individual. They recognize that doctors should have no role in this painful, unnecessary procedure inflicted on the newborn. The Right to Our Own Bodies -- The History of Male Circumcision in the U.S. by Frederick Hodges and Jerry W. Warner - This article appeared in the Nov 1995 issue of M.E.N. Magazine The Uncut Truth -- by Bruce LaBruce - Eye Magazine The first cut - Do uncircumcised penises have more fun? -- By R. Daniel Foster - Men''s Fitness, September 1999 Who Is The Better Lover: Circumcised Or Intact Men? -- Dr. Dean Edell - Health Central - January 20, 1999 - This is the first study to look at what women said in comparing sexual experiences with sexual partners who were circumcised versus intact sexual partners. Why we should NOT circumcise kids. Let the boy decide for himself -- This site has several hyperlinks giving a perspective on circumcision in America. We also have compiled a list of circumcision horrors. This debunks the myth circumcision is always safe and quick.
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