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Circumcision Exposed: Rethinking a Medical and Cultural Tradition |  | Author: Billy Ray Boyd
Publisher: Crossing Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 1016085
Media: Paperback
Pages: 174
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0895949393
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.463
EAN: 9780895949394
ASIN: 0895949393
Publication Date: May 1, 1998
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An emotionally literate, culturally sensitive, yet fearless exploration of why the United States is the only country in the world to circumcise a majority of its baby boys for supposedly medical reasons. Includes various aspects of the practice, including its impact on sexuality.
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 you owe it to your son November 2, 2006
Natural Mommy (Northridge, CA United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
If youre a parent, or are ever going to become one, you owe it to your child to know this stuff! Don't make an uninformed decision. Yes, this book is anti circumcision. There is plenty of pro circumcision pressure elsewhere. This may even they playing field. Once it does, think for yourself. Ask yourself if you feel in your heart that cutting off a part of an innocent babys genitals without his permission is okay. Ask yourself if you want to pay someone to this this heinous thing to your own child. Lastly, remind yourself that this is HIS body. If he wants to cut off part of his [...], he has plenty of time. And if he ever decides he wants a smaller [...] with less sensitivity, then it will be his decision to make. And you will feel good for allowing him to have rights over his own body. As far as the book, it is VERY informative and a good read as well. Remeber, just because our society practices this on a regular basis ( NO other society does) does not make it right. We also practiced slavery. Wrong is wrong. Stand up for the rights of our children!
Finally! March 7, 2005
DreamyDeppMama (Canada)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
It's about time an un biased, factual book was written on this subject.
My sons are still intact and as perfect as they were the day they were born, but I will be buying more copies for my pregnant friends.
 Too biased to be persuasive April 12, 2000
7 out of 43 found this review helpful
This book is a diatribe against circumcision, not a study or balanced account. So the tone is more polemical than most readers would prefer. This is too bad, because the book contains a lot of accurate and useful information.
I've ordered more copies of this fabulous book! August 24, 1999
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
...this was a very good book...I've shared it with others and the response has been good so far...I really don't understand why people still circ their boys anymore since the rest of the world is fine not doing it
 good, could be more balanced April 9, 1999
4 out of 17 found this review helpful
It is a good,thorough book, which is very good to read if you are firmly condvinced that circumcision is great for your child. It tries succesfully to expose some of our preconceptions. However,it is biased towards the "Don't do it!" attitude which does not give people a balanced view.Otherwise, a great insight into the problem. Certainly should be read before taking your decision.
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