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Morris was a strong opponent of all forms of genital cutting and sexual mutilation, including [[child circumcision]]. | Morris was a strong opponent of all forms of genital cutting and sexual mutilation, including [[child circumcision]]. | ||
===Early life=== | ===Early life=== | ||
Morris was born in Purton, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire Wiltshire], to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. | Morris was born in Purton, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiltshire Wiltshire], to Marjorie (née Hunt) and children's fiction author Harry Morris. A few years later the family moved to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swindon Swindon]. | ||
Later he attended [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauntsey%27s_School Dauncey's School], an upscale boarding school in the country on 65 acres. | |||
==Adult life== | ==Adult life== | ||
Morris enlisted in the British Army for two years at age 18 in 1946 to perform his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service national service]. | Morris enlisted in the British Army for two years at age 18 in 1946 to perform his [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_service national service]. | ||