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Very little has been found about this British Victorian doctor. In fact, some websites and literature refer him as '''C. W. Cockshut''' and others as '''R. W. Cockshut'''. | Very little has been found about this British Victorian doctor. In fact, some websites and literature refer him as '''C. W. Cockshut''' and others as '''R. W. Cockshut'''. | ||
He is relevant due to a quote from the ''British Medical Journal'', 19 October 1935, where in a letter he calls for all male children to be circumcised to reduce [[masturbation]]. In this quote he acknowledges the [[keratinization]] of the [[glans]], consequence of [[circumcision]], and further loss of sensation as ideals for a civilized culture. | He is relevant due to a quote from the ''British Medical Journal'', 19 October 1935, where in a letter he calls for all male children to be circumcised to reduce [[masturbation]]. His letter was one of several letters starting on page 763 regarding child circumcision. In this quote he acknowledges the [[keratinization]] of the [[glans]], consequence of [[circumcision]], and further loss of sensation as ideals for a civilized culture. | ||
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