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'''Shane E. Peterson''', | {{PhotoMissing}} | ||
'''Shane E. Peterson''', {{PhD}}, is a Perth-based Australian [[intactivist]]. | |||
Peterson was gravely injured when he was circumcised as a child. He had surgery to repair the damage when he was 18, which required several skin grafts. He later successfully sued and was awarded damages of AU$360,000 in 1999.<ref> | Peterson was gravely injured when he was [[circumcised]] as a child. He had surgery to repair the damage when he was 18, which required several [[skin]] grafts. His attempted surgical restoration had serious complications. | ||
He later successfully sued and was awarded damages of AU$360,000 in 1999.<ref> | |||
{{REFnews | {{REFnews | ||
|title=Circumcision victim's bid to help others | |title=Circumcision victim's bid to help others | ||
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|date=2002-03-31 | |date=2002-03-31 | ||
|accessdate=2020-12-14 | |accessdate=2020-12-14 | ||
|quote=The amputation of part of the penis should be governed by the same rules which apply to the amputation of other body parts - urgent medical need, a serious pathological condition and informed consent. | |quote=The [[amputation]] of part of the penis should be governed by the same rules which apply to the [[amputation]] of other body parts - urgent medical need, a serious pathological condition and [[informed consent]]. | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
Peterson and [[George L. Williams]] organized [ | Peterson and [[George L. Williams]] organized [[Circumcision Information Australia]] to provide information about circumcision in [[Australia]] and elsewhere by Internet. Peterson, representing [[Circumcision Information Australia]], has spoken out on the issue of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] of boys.<ref> | ||
{{REFnews | {{REFnews | ||
|title=Cutting anger | |title=Cutting anger | ||
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|date=2002-08-10 | |date=2002-08-10 | ||
|accessdate=2020-12-14 | |accessdate=2020-12-14 | ||
|quote=Mr Peterson said the case illustrated a double standard whereby female circumcision was condemned as mutilation while male circumcision was viewed as trivial or even a beneficial adjustment. | |quote=Mr Peterson said the case illustrated a [[double standard]] whereby female circumcision was condemned as mutilation while male circumcision was viewed as trivial or even a beneficial adjustment. | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
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|last=Peterson | |||
|first=Shane E. | |||
|author-link=Shane Peterson | |||
|coauthors= | |||
|coauthors-link= | |||
|title=Assaulted and Mutilated: Surviving Circumcision Trauma | |||
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|language= | |||
|url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4757-3351-8_15 | |||
|archived= | |||
|place=Washington, DC | |||
|publisher= | |||
|source=Presented at the Seventh International Symposium on Human Rights and Modern Society | |||
|date=2002-04-05 | |||
|accessdate=2022-09-03 | |||
}} | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | |||
* [[Australia]] | |||
* [[Penis]] | |||
* [[Trauma]] | |||
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{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Shane}} | |||
[[Category:Person]] | [[Category:Person]] | ||
[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||
[[Category:Intactivist]] | |||
[[Category:Author]] | |||
[[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Australia]] | ||