circumcision

NewsFlash: Egypt bans all circumcision of females

Elizabeth — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:26:48 -0700

The AFP is reporting that Egypt has banned all circumcision for females. This is major news in a country where, despite a past limited ban on the surgeries the vast majority of girls were circumcised anyway.

I'm not entirely clear yet on a key aspect of the ban. The AFP article linked, via Yahoo!, above, contains the following statements which appear to me to conflict:

On Thursday, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabali decided to ban every doctor and member of the medical profession, in public or private establishments, from carrying out a clitoridectomy, a ministry press official told AFP.

and

Any circumcision "will be viewed as a violation of the law and all contraventions will be punished," said the official, adding that it was a "permanent ban".
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"The Foreskin Dialogues"

Elizabeth — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:11:00 -0700

This conversation started on my Wordpress Blog and I'd love for it to continue here. If you posted there and would repost your comment here, that would be wonderful. If you don't feel like doing that, but don't mind if I do it, send me a note. If you haven't jumped in yet, please do!

Contribute to The Foreskin Dialogues!

Elizabeth — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:02:22 -0700

I began asking people at SexInThePublicSquare.Wordpress.Com to participate in a discussion of male genitals. Specifically, "The Foreskin Dialogues" seeks to get a sense of the range of feelings people have about circumcision. I've now moved this project to the forums here. If you would like to contribute, click here to visit the "Foreskin Dialogues" forum!

Should baby boys be routinely circumcised?

Elizabeth — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:50:53 -0700

* No, unless in response to a true medical problem.\n* Yes, its okay for religious reasons but not "just so he can look like his father"\n* Yes, parents should be able to do whatever they're most comfortable with.\n* I don't know. I'm confused about the whole circumcision thing.\n* \n