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This list was created to help parents make an informed decision before, subjecting their sons to the practice of circumcision. It will provide the tools to inspire reflection and discussion about this controversial topic.
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Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma
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Ronald Goldman (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Circumcision: Untold Facts on America's Most Widely Perfomed-and Most Unnecessary-Surgery
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4.44 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Sex as Nature Intended It: The Most Important Thing You Need to Know about Making Love, but No One Could Tell You Until Now (2nd Edition)
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Marked in Your Flesh: Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America
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4.32 avg rating — 37 ratings
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I Want My Foreskin for Giftmas
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Questioning Circumcision: A Jewish Perspective
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Ronald Goldman (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Circumcision Exposed: Rethinking a Medical and Cultural Tradition
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4.26 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Circumcision and Human Rights
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George C. Denniston (Editor)
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings
score: 96,
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Circumcision Is A Fraud: And The Coming Legal Reckoning
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3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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The Joy of Uncircumcising!: Exploring Circumcision : History, Myths, Psychology, Restoration, Sexual Pleasure, and Human Rights
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4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Circumcision: An American Health Fallacy
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Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting
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Peggy O'Mara (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 258 ratings
score: 93,
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Circumcision: The Painful Dilemma
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4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Say No to Circumcision!
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4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings
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Doctors Re-Examine Circumcision
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4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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As Nature Made Him: The Boy Who Was Raised as A Girl
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Say No to Circumcision: 40 Compelling Reasons
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Circumcision: A History Of The World's Most Controversial Surgery
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4.02 avg rating — 87 ratings
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A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain
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Settling the Circumcision Controversy
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Jerome Davis (Goodreads Author)
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Sex As Nature Intended It: The Most Important Thing You Need to Know About Making Love, But No One Could Tell You Until Now (2nd Edition)
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4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings
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This Penis Business: A Social Activist's Memoir
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circumcision, genital-mutilation
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This book tells the story of how a botched circumcision went horribly wrong. Even though the main focus of the book is on gender, it's first and foremost a cautionary tale showcasing the dangers of circumcision and unrestrained medical intervention.