Drawing by Jean-Jacques Lequeu, Le Dieu Priape, circa 1779-1795. Via. More at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
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Routine neonatal circumcision was adopted in the United States in the late 19th century as prevention or treatment for a number of health conditions, including everything from mental illness and tuberculosis to excessive masturbation and blindness. In present day, routine circumcision is generally performed for so-called hygienic reasons, with the perception that an uncircumcised penis is an unclean one.
Amelia Calbry-Muzyka, In defense of foreskins - Cord Contributor Amelia Calbry-Muzyka argues that circumcision is simply mutilation and should be banned, for The Cord, June 29, 2011.
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