Bodily harm
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Substantial bodily harm is the result of every male circumcision.
Approximately 51% of the of erogenous adult skin and mucosa of the penis, including the ridged band and its Meissner's corpuscles, is irreversibly lost by each circumcision.[1] The skin has numerous protective, immunologiclal, sensory, and sexual physiological functions that cease to function after circumcision.[2] [3] Moreover, loss of the penis, while rare, is a real possibility. Suicide may be the eventual result.
Every victim of male circumcision incurs substantial physical and psychic trauma.
See also
- Adolescent and adult circumcision
- Policy Paper: Newborn Circumcision as a Negative Wellness Factor
- Trauma
References
- ↑
Taylor JR, Lockwood AP, Taylor AJ. The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision. Br J Urol. 1996; 77: 291-5. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ↑ Fleiss P, Hodges F, Van Howe RS. Immunological functions of the human prepuce. Sex Trans Infect. October 1998; 74(5): 364-67. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ Cold CJ, Taylor JR. The prepuce. BJU Int. January 1999; 83, Suppl. 1: 34-44. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
