CIRCUMCISION--A BARBAROUS AND UNNECESSARY MUTILATION

Female Genital Mutilation, Cutting, or Circumcision

Female genital mutilation (FGM), female genital cutting, or female circumcision of women, the theme addressed in this special issue has many terms. The short form acronym FGM is understood by most, and it does contain the notion that we are talking about a traditional practice that is harmful. The practice affects women in diaspora as well as African countries, and men are involved as decision ...

Female genital mutilation and male circumcision: toward an autonomy-based ethical framework

Libertarianism and Circumcision

Despite the millenniums-old tradition in Abrahamic circles of removing the foreskin of a penis at birth, the involuntary and aggressive practice of circumcision must not be made an exception to the natural, negative right to self-ownership—a birthright which should prevent a parent from physically harming a child from the moment of birth going forward. This paper will present a natural rights a...

Female genital mutilation in the West: traditional circumcision versus genital cosmetic surgery.

This article intends to present the Scandinavian legislation on female genital mutilation and explore the implications of the laws. Juxtaposing trends of plastic genital surgery in the West with claims that female circumcision may be a practice generally abandoned in Scandinavia, we highlight the double morality inherent in current public discussions. Finally, we pose the question: Is the legal...

Unnecessary full-thickness skin grafting for routine circumcision: when ignorance is far from bliss.

the corona. The traditional circumciser (mohel) was summoned to examine the infant, but despite efforts to achieve pressure dressing tamponade was unsuccessful at completely controlling the bleeding and he escorted the mother and infant to the nearest medical center. examination upon admission revealed ongoing oozing; the plastic surgeon therefore proceeded and took the baby into the operating ...