Table of Contents

1. The Geography of Male and Female Genital Mutilations.- 2. A Short History of the Institutionalization of Involuntary Sexual Mutilation in the United States.- 3. Jehovah, His Cousin Allah, and Sexual Mutilations.- 4. The Skoptzy: The Russian Sect of the Castrated.- 5. Functional and Erotic Consequences of Sexual Mutilations.- 6. The Human Prepuce.- 7. NORM UK and the Medical Case against Circumcision: A British Perspective.- 8. Circumcision: An Iatrogenic Epidemic.- 9. Why Does Neonatal Circumcision Persist in the United States?.- 10. Learned Helplessness: A Concept of the Future.- 11. Long-Term Consequences of Neonatal Circumcision: A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Males.- 12. Similarities in Attitudes and Misconceptions about Male and Female Sexual Mutilations.- 13. Female Genital Mutilation.- 14. Epidemiological Surveys on Female Genital Mutilation in Italy.- 15. Female Genital Mutilation in Germany: An Update from (I)NTACT.- 16. Redefining the Sacred.- 17. Challenging Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective.- 18. The Wound Reveals the Cure: A Utah Model for Ending the Cycle of Sexual Mutilation.- 19. Nurses for the Rights of the Child: An Update.- 20. NOCIRC of Australia.- 21. Circumcision: Are Baby Boys Entitled to the Same Protection as Baby Girls regarding Genital Mutilation?.- 22. Routine Infant Male Circumcision: Examining the Human Rights and Constitutional Issues.- 23. The Ashley Montagu Resolution to End the Genital Mutilation of Children Worldwide: A Petition to the World Court, the Hague.- Appendix 1: Declaration of Genital Integrity.- Appendix 2: Resources.- Contributors.

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