To snip or not to snip? That was the question facing new parent Danae Elon, who didn't just wrestle with the controversies of circumcision -- she made a documentary about it.
By Joy Press Apr 30, 2009
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Circumcision -- tool of the coming fascist, penis-hating regime
By Gabriel Winant
August 27, 2009
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A new study says it directly cuts men's HIV risk, but not women's.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
February 4, 2008
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When our son was born, my wife decided circumcision was barbaric, but my parents insisted it was an essential Jewish tradition. Behold the sad tale of how one foreskin tore a family apart.
By Neal Pollack
January 9, 2007
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The circumcision decision could affect a baby's future sex life.
By Hank Hyena
September 11, 2000
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Forces are coming together to fight female circumcision in Egypt -- so why is it still happening at all?
By Carol Lloyd
September 20, 2007
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A recent study suggests that cutting may not decrease men's sexual pleasure.
By Catherine Price
July 31, 2007
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Plus: Bush's chief advisor on HIV says we're losing the fight.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
July 24, 2007
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An author argues that "frigidity" can be blamed on "the abnormal structure of the circumcised penis."
By Tracy Clark-Flory
July 16, 2007
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Researchers say improving women's lot will stem the virus' spread in Africa.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
May 25, 2007
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City health officials embrace circumcision to fight HIV.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
April 5, 2007
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A Kenyan high school tries to protect boys from ridicule. Also, congresswomen without a toilet?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
February 12, 2007
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Emergency contraception, the video game. Plus kisses for Bob Herbert, dancing on tables in Beirut and more.
By Carol Lloyd
November 2, 2006
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A highly publicized criminal cruelty case shines the spotlight on female genital mutilation in the U.S.
By Page Rockwell
October 30, 2006
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Eliminating ladies' night? Plus, how genital mutilation affects asylum.
By Carol Lloyd
October 19, 2006
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A reader is perplexed by a bumper sticker about foreskin.
By Rebecca Traister
November 11, 2005
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By Hank Hyena
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September 13, 2000
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After a ritual circumcision goes awry, the infant's penis is reattached during eight hours of surgery.
By Jack Boulware
August 24, 2000
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By Bob Sassone
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August 16, 2000
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There are certain things in life that are too painful to think about, like the day I got a circumcision at age 34.
By Bob Sassone
August 14, 2000
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By Sabin Russell
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July 6, 2000
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Researchers have routinely dismissed the idea that the procedure can stem the spread of HIV. That may be about to change.
By Sabin Russell
June 30, 2000
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Despite a flap over penis reconstruction, an Australian conference concludes that doctors can rebuild them.
By Jack Boulware
May 12, 2000
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In the third installment of his lesbian sperm donor saga, Hank Pellissier describes the arrivals of his two babies -- born 21 days apart.
By Hank Pellissier
May 3, 2000
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Researchers claim decade-old evidence has been ignored.
By Hank Hyena
February 28, 2000
The great foreskin debate
Limbaugh: You'll pry my foreskin from my cold, dead hands
Male circumcision no help to women?
The unkindest cut
Sexy penises
A little off the top, please
Circumcision may cut AIDS risk
Glenn Greenwald
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