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==Penis amputators== | |||
* [[Jean-Marie Huot]] of Winnipeg, [[Canada]], who amputated the [[penis]] of [[David Reimer]]. | |||
* [[Hershel Goldman]] of Melbourne, [[Australia]], who amputated the [[penis]] of two boys while performing [[Brit Milah]]. | |||
==Xhosa circumcision== | ==Xhosa circumcision== | ||
The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is the home of the Xhosa people. The culture of the Xhosa includes many traditional practices, including a rite of passage to manhood called ''Ulwaluko''. Ulwaluko includes a circumcision by a traditional practitioner. The circumcisions are not performed in accordance with modern medical practice. They are notorious for loss of penile skin, infection, gangrene, '''total loss of the penis''', and even [[death]].<ref>{{REFweb | The Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is the home of the Xhosa people. The culture of the Xhosa includes many traditional practices, including a rite of passage to manhood called ''Ulwaluko''. Ulwaluko includes a circumcision by a traditional practitioner. The circumcisions are not performed in accordance with modern medical practice. They are notorious for loss of penile skin, [[infection]], [[gangrene]], '''total loss of the penis''', and even [[death]].<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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* [[Canada]] | * [[Canada]] | ||
* [[David Reimer]] | * [[David Reimer]] | ||
* [[Northside Hospital]] | |||
* [[Ulwaluko]] | * [[Ulwaluko]] | ||