3.75/5 (4) Male circumcision rates in Utah decline as parents reconsider the procedure By Allison Oligschlaeger Spenst Hansen knows better than to take his body for granted. Born in the midst of his parents’ divorce, the 24-year-old Salt Laker was, of … Read More
Abstract The Bible portrays circumcision as having an important role in Israelite culture. Consequently, circumcision has received a great deal of scholarly attention. Some have viewed it as having an “internal” role, for example, for rites of fertility and marriage, … Read More
Rosemary Romberg from Noharm.org Available at http://www.noharmm.org/christianparent.htm If you are familiar with the current arguments opposing routine infant circumcision, you are already aware that babies experience a severe amount of pain when circumcised, the foreskin serves a protective and useful purpose … Read More
AAby Jessica Wapner Mosiac, Feb. 24, 2015 Also available on the Mosaic website © Gemma Tickle at East Photographic On a recent Saturday morning, Craig Adams stood outside the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It was … Read More
1/5 (1) Twentieth Century Wanzams among the Asante People of Ghana: A Historical Study of the Facts on Male Circumcision Adu-Gyamfi, S. and Osei-Wusu Adjei, P. Open Journal of Preventative Medicine, 4 (2014), pp. 730-39. Also available on the Scientific … Read More
Why The Benefits of Circumcision Are Based On False Assumptions, Erroneous Conclusions and Misleading Medical Information by April McCarthy The current generation of infant males will have the lowest routine circumcision rates in 40 years. Recent surveys suggest that parents who say … Read More
Shemuel Toviah Garber, Wesleyan University Read the full text in PDF format. Publication Date: 5-23-2013 Recommended Citation: Garber, Shemuel Toviah, “The Circular Cut: Problematizing the Longevity of Civilization’s Most Aggressively Defended Amputation” (2013). Honors Theses – All. Paper 1137. http://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/etd_hon_theses/1137 Rate this article's … Read More
4.6/5 (10) [note: this article includes anatomical diagrams, but no photographs.] May 8, 2013 Note: Never have I gotten so many comments and emails in response to a blog post, much less rumors that I’m a man. I’ll keep … Read More
4.19/5 (27) What the Bible Really Says About Routine Infant Circumcision Laura Jezek, 2013 Congratulations! You’re expecting a baby! Nothing could be more joyful and exciting. Did you know that one of the most important things you can do for … Read More
History of Circumcision This index page links to material relating to the origin and history of male circumcision. Material is indexed in chronological order of publication. Introduction The practice of male genital mutilation is far older than recorded history. Certainly, … Read More