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Cover image for book Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision

Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision

Culture, Controversy, and Change
By:George C. Denniston; ‎Pia Grassivaro Gallo; ‎Frederick M. Hodges
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9781402049156
eText ISBN:9781402049163
Edition:1
Copyright:2006
Format:Page Fidelity

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Every year 13.3 millions boys and 2 million girls are subjected to circumcision, the involuntary removal of part or all of their external sex organs. Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision illuminates the vulnerability of human society to medical, economic, and historical pressures. It provides a much-needed, thoughtful, and detailed analysis of the devastating impact of circumcision on bodily integrity and human rights, and it provides hope for change.