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'''Shane Peterson''', Ph.D., is a Perth-based [[intactivist | '''Shane Peterson''', Ph.D., 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. He later successfully sued and was awarded damages of AU$360,000 in 1999.<ref> | ||
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Peterson and [[George L. Williams]] organized [http://www.circinfo.org/index.php 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 [[circumcision]].<ref> | Peterson and [[George L. Williams]] organized [http://www.circinfo.org/index.php 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 [[circumcision]].<ref> | ||
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