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CircumcisionThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Circumcision but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.So you had Germaine Greer saying to object to female circumcision is cultural imperialism. But I do object to female circumcision and so does President ... National Post Insights into HIV/AIDS; a reminder for the youths - 14 Nov 2009 I suspect in those tribes in which ritual circumcision (male and female) is still performed, there is a fair amount of HIV transmission from the ritual ... postzambia.com 'I'm here to make a difference' – Chisom Oz-Lee - 14 Nov 2009 It talks about the scourge of female circumcision. C: As a nurse in the US I have seen a lot of cases. Even those of circumcision. C: No, ofcourse not. ... Bella Naija News Briefs - November 14, 2009 - 14 Nov 2009 As the Eastern Cape recorded its first death of the summer circumcision season, the province's Health Department yesterday urged parents to play a stronger ... The South African Star Wisely Used Time Off: The Difference Between John Cena and Randy Orton - 14 Nov 2009 ...and both probably spend a significant portion of their free time circumcising young children (even if Cena's is more of an intellectual circumcision). ... The Wrestling Daily (blog) Kurdish MP Challenges Turkish Parliament on Armenian Genocide - 14 Nov 2009 ...those inmates suspected of being of Armenian origin were subjected to special violence, and there were incidents of forced circumcision. ... Asbarez News Swiss minarets are a subject of reflection (Keystone) - 14 Nov 2009 Women in scarves, children indoctrinated to become terrorists – even female circumcision and honour killings: every fear associated with Islam appeared ... Swissinfo First summer circumcision death - Nov 13, 2009 Cape Town - As the Eastern Cape recorded its first death of the summer circumcision season, the province's health department on Friday urged parents to play ... News24 Circumcision Decisions on Today - Nov 11, 2009 As Meredith Vieira points out, it's no secret that proud dads like to see their sons reflected in themselves. There's nothing cuter than matching haircuts ... E! Online Ban female circumcision now: Burkina Faso's first lady - Nov 9, 2009 ...leader of the Italian Senate, said she wanted the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution condemning the practice, also known as female circumcision. ... AFP AIDS: Panel Warns That Without New Direction, Epidemic Will Remain Out of ... - Nov 2, 2009 Their economic models assumed that condoms, drugs and circumcision would become widespread but that a microbicide and a vaccine would not. ... New York Times Circumcision can reduce AIDS risk - Nov 8, 2009 Circumcision does not decrease a man's sexual pleasure or function, but it does help reduce his risk of contracting the AIDS virus and suffering a penile ... Times of India Female circumcision still thriving - Nov 10, 2009 By Daniel Edyegu THE Sabiny girls from Sebei sub-region have said female genital mutilation (FGM) still thrives due to stigmatisation of uncircumcised girls ... New Vision Circumcision 'left boys in agony' - Oct 26, 2009 A doctor offering £150 circumcisions at his private clinic in Essex left young boys in agonising pain, a disciplinary panel has heard. ... BBC News Male Genital Mutilation - Nov 9, 2009 It`s become apparent that circumcision for babies, especially without anesthesia, is not only incredibly painful and traumatic, but it also increases the ... Student Operated Press New warning on 'perfect vaginas' - Nov 10, 2009 It is now well documented that women who have undergone such circumcision are more likely to experience significant tearing and bleeding after labour and ... BBC News Swaziland HIV: 22% Adults Infected, 56K AIDS Orphans; Circumcision Favored - Oct 19, 2009 I was intrigued by a story I saw in Science News recently about circumcision and its effect on HIV. Africa has been impacted by HIV more than any other ... Basil & Spice 'Mugged by Two Snails' - Nov 11, 2009 They both look down at the rabbi, who is lying on a gurney in a body cast. “Looking back,â€? he says, “maybe I shouldn't have started with the circumcision.â€? New York Times Chiefs slam YCL call for hospital circumcision - Nov 10, 2009 Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have slammed the call by the Young Communist League (YCL) for the government to compel through law the circumcision ... Legalbrief (subscription) Benizri not let out of prison for grandson's circumcision - Oct 20, 2009 ...to be allowed out of jail to attend his grandson's Jewish circumcision ceremony yesterday, saying that Benizri could follow the ceremony by telephone. ... Ha'aretz Male Foreskin Size Can Affect Risk of HIV Infection Study finds larger ... - Oct 29, 2009 The researchers found that 48 men became infected with HIV before circumcision. The mean surface area was significantly larger for men who seroconverted ... ModernMedicine Intact America Urges Pediatricians to Say No to Infant Circumcision - The Baby ... - Oct 19, 2009 Because circumcision removes healthy, functional tissue and is not medically necessary, parental consent is inadequate. Intact America placed an ad in ... Reuters Nigeria: First Ladies And Female Genital Mutilation - Nov 12, 2009 The practice of female circumcision, or what has come to be known today as 'female genital mutilation/cutting' (FGM/C), evolved from the dark past of our ... AllAfrica.com Author sets standard for baptism research - Nov 12, 2009 Drawing on Paul's imagery of the gift of the Spirit as equivalent for circumcision (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13), those relating “spiritual ... Christian Chronicle Spencer Museum of Art to show 'Moolaade' - Nov 11, 2009 The film tells the story of one woman protecting a village's girls from female circumcision and the controversy her stand causes. The screening, tonight at ... University Daily Kansan Rupiah implores use of condoms, circumcision - Nov 3, 2009 By Chibaula Silwamba PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda yesterday urged Zambians to use condoms, circumcision and avoid multiple and concurrent sexual affairs to ... postzambia.com Beyonce Has Some Muslims Upset - Nov 9, 2009 She should be arrested and made to have a female circumcision in order to correct her wicked urges. If she objects, she must be stoned to death. ... Examiner.com Agencies unite against female circumcision - Nov 4, 2009 By Irene Nabusoba THE United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a joint programme ... New Vision Male circumcision on demand in Lufwanyama - Nov 3, 2009 A youth activist in Lufwanyama has appealed to government through the Ministry of Health to conduct a mobile male circumcision programme in the district to ... Lusaka Times Circumcision Debate Hot on 'Parents Ask', DECA's Newest Series - Nov 2, 2009 Who knew that the debate of circumcision was so hot right now? Seriously, this is apparently a hot button issue ... Tubefilter News New clinic set up in Wales for circumcision - Nov 1, 2009 A NEW service offering circumcision to boys for religious reasons has been set up in Wales. Although circumcision is relatively common in many religions ... WalesOnline Zuma Rallies S. Africa to Fight AIDS - Oct 31, 2009 Mr. Zuma is Zulu, the country's largest ethnic group, and Zulus do not generally practice circumcision. Mr. Zuma vowed that on World AIDS Day, Dec. ... New York Times Surgeon stabbed during circumcision row - Oct 19, 2009 ..."The circumcision was done on another occasion, but he was not paid for it," Superintendent Mzukisi Fatyela said. Around 11am on Monday, the surgeon - who ... Independent Online Kenya gang leader freed from prison - Oct 24, 2009 ...a pseudo-religious group of dreadlocked youths who worshipped spirits in Mount Kenya and embraced rituals such as female circumcision. ... Aljazeera.net Tech Tarik: Cut to the chase - Nov 10, 2009 There's little doubt as to what P1 wants us to be thinking: the male circumcision, a rite of passage or initiation to manhood for young Muslim boys that ... New Straits Times South Africa / 5th SAHARA Conference - Nov 13, 2009 This year's conference will focus specifically on the socio-cultural responses to controversial topics such as cultural issues around male circumcision and ... Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqué de presse) (Blog) Male circumcision cuts risk of cancer-causing virus: Study - Nov 4, 2009 Circumcision protects men from genital herpes and a virus that causes genital warts and cancer but it does not appear to guard against syphilis, ... Victoria Times Colonist Ask the Sexpert Ask the sexpert, Saturday, November 14, 2009 - Nov 13, 2009 I have had a circumcision. So my penis does not have a foreskin. Whenever I try to masturbate, I don't get any result. However, I usually find nightfall. ... Pune Mirror Panel reviewing 'potong' ad - Nov 10, 2009 ...“When we say potong, people will think potong itulah (referring to circumcision). If possible, potong (remove) the advertisement,'' he said with a laugh. ... Malaysia Star Finally, a Septicemic Blutwurst Worthy of the Congressional Sausage Factory - Nov 13, 2009 ...including corrective corporal punishment of women by their husbands, trial by drowning, forced female circumcision, and human sacrifice. ... OpEdNews Electrocauterisation Can Safely Replace the Scalpel in Sutureless Circumcision ... - Oct 28, 2009 WASHINGTON, DC -- October 28, 2009 -- Circumcision can be safely performed in children without the use of a scalpel and sutures, ... DG News Last-ditch fight to save mum and tot from deportation - Nov 12, 2009 The organisation rejects the western way of life, practises female circumcision and insists that members' families join the sect, something which Rose ... Manchester Evening News Manhattan Moment: Congress just raised your health insurance premiums - Nov 11, 2009 And so it came to pass that circumcision must be covered as an essential health-insurance benefit in New Mexico, just as you're covered there for “oriental ... Washington Examiner What is Paraphimosis? - Nov 8, 2009 A complete circumcision, or removal of the foreskin, can be done. But it is usually better not to do this when there is so much swelling. ... 24 Medica Anatomy of a Circumcision - Oct 18, 2009 No matter who performs a circumcision—an obstetrician at the hospital, or a mohel at a bris—the operation is more or less the same ... New York Magazine Is Circumcision For Everyone? - Oct 23, 2009 Responding to both a growing anti-circumcision movement and her own hysteria surrounding the circumcision of her two sons, Hanna Rosin writes in the most ... Beliefnet.com It Took A Lot of Courage, to Write and Publish "Male Genital Mutilation" - Nov 11, 2009 At a time when the CDC is about to announce their decision to support routine infant circumcision, truthful, thoughtful pieces like this are needed even ... Student Operated Press Registration For Circumcision On Nov16 - Oct 31, 2009 Bandar Seri Begawan - The Ministry of Health announced that registration for circumcision services during the coining fourth-term school holidays will be ... Bru Direct Parents arrested in Alcantarilla for home circumcision of 5 year old - Nov 3, 2009 ...of a five year old boy have been arrested by National Police in Alcantarilla for injuries caused to the child during an attempted home circumcision. ... Typically Spanish End bull-killing ritual, Maneka urges Pretoria - Nov 6, 2009 ...likening the campaign against the practice to the fight against infanticide, female circumcision, foot-binding, bull-fighting, and even slavery. ... Hindu Male circumcision cuts HIV transmission - Dec 13, 2006 Should adult men in areas rife with unprotected sex and AIDS be encouraged to go under the knife? Dec. 14, 2006 | AIDS researchers in Africa have long ... Salon Circumcision Recommended to Fight HIV - Mar 29, 2007 By ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS. AP. UN health agencies recommended Wednesday that heterosexual men undergo circumcision because of "compelling" evidence that it ... Washington Post Male circumcision "lowers AIDS risk" - Jul 28, 2005 BEIJING, July 28 -- Male circumcision significantly reduces the chances of female-to-male transmission of the AIDS virus, according to a new study French ... æ–°å?Žç½‘ WHO agrees HIV circumcision plan - Mar 28, 2007 The World Health Organization and UNAIDS said circumcision should be added to current interventions to reduce the spread of HIV. ... BBC News Role of Circumcision in Reducing HIV Risk Still Unclear - Oct 6, 2008 TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis of existing research finds little evidence that circumcision protects gay men from infection with the ... Forbes Court bans forcing boy's circumcision: Non-custodial dad wins right... - Oct 25, 2006 Oct. 25--In a case that has been closely watched by anti-circumcision groups nationwide, a Cook County judge ruled Tuesday that the medical benefits of the ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com Circumcision could save millions from AIDS: studies - Jul 24, 2007 By Jane Lee. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Millions of new HIV infections in Africa could be avoided if more men were circumcised, an International AIDS Society ... Reuters Male Circumcision No Aid to Women in Study - Feb 4, 2008 By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN. BOSTON — A number of studies showing that circumcision among men reduces their risk of infection from the AIDS virus has raised the ... New York Times Male Circumcision May Cut HIV Risk - Aug 18, 2006 By Charlene Laino. TORONTO — A practice dating back to biblical times could soon join the list of powerful weapons against AIDS. ... FOXNews More Parents in the US Refusing Circumcision - Jun 19, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO — On the eighth day of her son's life, Julia Query welcomed friends and family to celebrate his birth and honor their Jewish heritage. ... FOXNews SAfrica Questions Circumcision Advice - Feb 7, 2008 By CLARE NULLIS, AP Writer. South Africa's health minister took another controversial foray into the AIDS debate Thursday by questioning international ... FOXNews AIDS meeting spotlight on circumcision Despite promising research, it... - Aug 16, 2006 ...(08-16) 04:00 PDT Toronto -- At a conference often dominated by high-tech research from the world's most sophisticated labs, a medical practice dating back ... San Francisco Chronicle Circumcision 'reduces HIV risk' - Oct 25, 2005 Circumcision can reduce the rate of HIV infections among heterosexual men by around 60%, a study suggests. The South African study, reported in Public ... BBC News Studies: Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk - Feb 22, 2007 By MARIA CHENG. AP. LONDON -- Scientists say conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 ... Washington Post AIDS-hit Swaziland promotes circumcision - Nov 2, 2008 By CLARE NULLIS, AP Writer. Nelson Mdlovu strides out of the small clinic with a spring in his step and a smile on his lips just minutes after being ... FOXNews Circumcision Studied in Africa as AIDS Preventive - Apr 28, 2006 By SHARON LaFRANIERE. JOHANNESBURG, April 27 — For well over a decade, southern Africans have battled the spread of HIV with everything from condoms and ... New York Times Male circumcision lowers cervical cancer risk-study - Dec 17, 2008 By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor. WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Three studies published on Wednesday add to evidence that circumcision can protect ... Reuters UK NYC mulls circumcision campaign - AIDS- msnbc.com - Apr 5, 2007 NEW YORK - City health officials are considering a program to urge circumcision for men at high risk of AIDS, noting studies that the procedure can reduce ... msnbc.com Cutting the HIV Rate?(research finding circumcision lowers risk of... - Oct 31, 2005 A landmark study with major implications for the global AIDS epidemic, published this week by French and South African researchers, seems to confirm what ... Free with registration - Newsweek - AccessMyLibrary.com Circumcision may stop 1.4 mln S.Africa HIV cases - Dec 21, 2006 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Widespread male circumcision could prevent some 1.4 million new HIV infections and 800000 AIDS deaths in South Africa over the next ... Reuters Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, Yigal Amir, celebrates son's circumcision - Nov 5, 2007 The murderer of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli Prime Minister who forged the Oslo peace accords with the Palestinians, attended the circumcision of his son ... Times Online Study shows circumcision may reduce AIDS risk - Jul 26, 2005 By Andrei Khalip. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters)- Circumcising men can help protect them from the AIDS virus, researchers said on Tuesday after finishing ... Reuters AlertNet HIV and circumcision - Dec 3, 2008 The circumcision rate has declined the US, but in Africa it is useful in HIV prevention. By Paul Perchal. My downstairs neighbor, eight months pregnant, ... Los Angeles Times Expert says circumcision is low risk. - Jun 15, 2006 Jun. 15--A medical expert testified Wednesday that circumcision would be less stressful for an 8-year-old boy than having to be treated for recurrent ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com Male circumcision to fight HIV poses risk to women - Mar 7, 2007 Policy-makers must exercise caution when including male circumcision among their tactics for fighting AIDS, researchers said on Tuesday. ... New Scientist A proposed bill to ban male circumcision - Apr 8, 2005 By Sherry Colb. (FindLaw) -- A San Diego, California-based group that calls itself a health and human rights organization recently submitted a proposed bill ... CNN Court Passes Back Circumcision Case .The Supreme Court's Declaim . … - Jan 26, 2008 Boldt. con verted to judaism in 2004 and wants the boy to be circumcised as part of the faith, saying the decision is best left to the custo dial parent ... Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Routine circumcision could reduce STD rate - Nov 6, 2006 By Marilyn Elias, USA TODAY. Circumcising all baby boys could cut the rate of sexually transmitted diseases by about half, a study suggests today. ... USA Today Circumcision reduces risk of HIV - Oct 29, 2005 Should men be circumcised to help slow the spread of HIV infection? The controversial idea is on the agenda after a study published this week involving over ... New Scientist Uganda: Govt Calls for Mass Male Circumcision - Jun 8, 2007 Kampala — THE Ministry of Health plans to encourage as many men in Uganda as possible to get circumcised to reduce the risk of catching the Aids virus, ... AllAfrica.com Circumcision 'does not curb sex' - Jan 7, 2008 Circumcision does not reduce sexual satisfaction and so there should be no reservations about using this method as a way to combat HIV, a study says. ... BBC News Circumcision may offer Africa AIDS hope Procedure linked to much... - Jul 6, 2005 French and South African AIDS researchers have called an early halt to a study of adult male circumcision to reduce HIV infection after initial results ... San Francisco Chronicle Circumcision cuts the risk of HIV infection: study - Jul 10, 2006 Globe and Mail Update Published on Monday, Jul. 10, 2006 8:20PM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Apr. 07, 2009 12:28AM EDT. A study published Monday stated more ... Globe and Mail Circumcision problems impair HIV prevention: study - Sep 1, 2008 By Laura MacInnis. GENEVA (Reuters) - African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV prevention, ... Reuters Egypt bans female circumcision - More health news- msnbc.com - Jun 29, 2007 By CAIRO, Egypt. The death of a 12-year-old Egyptian girl at the hands of a doctor performing female circumcision has sparked a public outcry and prompted ... msnbc.com City Questions Circumcision Ritual After Baby Dies - Aug 26, 2005 Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg met with Orthodox leaders and health officials at City Hall on Aug. 11 to discuss a practice that some rabbis consider integral ... New York Times S. Africa Slow To Encourage Circumcision To Curb HIV - Jul 16, 2006 JOHANNESBURG -- In the year since a major South African study indicated that circumcision reduced the rate of HIV infection among men, several African ... Washington Post Male circumcision gains ground in AIDS fight - May 25, 2008 Kisumu, Kenya - Sitting underneath the bright murals at a clinic, 22-year-old Elijah Ochanda gestures at his shorts and explains: "When they remove this ... msnbc.com Ouch! Readers react to circumcision debate - Mar 9, 2007 We heard from parents who flatly refused to circumcise their sons, parents who rushed to circumcise their sons and parents who are utterly conflicted over ... msnbc.com Africa spurns female circumcision - Apr 4, 2005 By Mike Crawley, The Christian Science Monitor. KER SIMBARA, SENEGAL — This tiny, sleepy village in Senegal's arid interior is part of a swelling movement ... USA Today Report: Male circumcision cuts HIV risk by half - Dec 15, 2006 BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Circumcised adult men may reduce by half their risk of getting the AIDS virus through heterosexual intercourse, ... æ–°å?Žç½‘ Uganda: Mass Male Circumcision Vital in HIV Prevention - Aug 6, 2008 Kampala — Male medical circumcision is one way of HIV-prevention.Because it does not provide complete protection, it is not a stand-alone intervention but ... AllAfrica.com New courts for illegal circumcision - Jan 27, 2005 BEIJING, Jan. 27 -- South African authorities say they want to introduce special courts to prosecute people doing botched circumcisions in the Eastern Cape ... æ–°å?Žç½‘ Scientists Disagree About Circumcision Sensation - Apr 26, 2007 By Brandon Keim. Kimberley Payne of the Riverside Professional Centre in Ottawa, Canada, and her colleagues tested the sensitivity of 20 intact and 20 ... Wired News UN urges circumcision in AIDS-hit southern Africa - Dec 19, 2006 By Kamil Zaheer. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - AIDS-stricken Southern African nations should develop a policy of mass male circumcision to fight the disease, ... Washington Post Article: Circumcision campaign is aimed at curbing HIV BRIEFLY: … - Aug 14, 2008 The Ugandan authorities have begun a mass circumcision drive in the hope that it will reduce rates of HIV/AIDS. Government officials in Kampala have decided ... Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research Mass Circumcision in Morocco - Apr 15, 2005 RABAT, Morocco — The infant son of King Mohammed VI (search) was circumcised Thursday, and thousands of Moroccans also went through the procedure in a ... FOXNews Eritrea bans female circumcision - Apr 5, 2007 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eritrea has abolished the arcane custom of female circumcision, the government said, describing it as threatening the lives of women. ... USA Today A Small Revolution in Cairo Theologians Battle Female Circumcision - Dec 6, 2006 By Amira El Ahl in Cairo. In Cairo, a small revolution has been launched: A conference of high-ranking Muslim theologians has agreed that the practice of ... Spiegel Online Circumcision plan rejected by Kenyans - Jul 19, 2008 KISUMU, Kenya, July 19 (UPI) -- Members of western Kenya's Luo community say a proposed circumcision plan aimed at limiting the spread of AIDS is against ... United Press International Circumcision does not affect HIV in US men: study - Dec 4, 2007 By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Circumcision may reduce a man's risk of infection with the AIDS virus by up to 60 percent ... Reuters Delicate choice just got tougher; Circumcision may protect against... - Nov 28, 2005 As new HIV cases remain at a stubborn 40000 a year and infections continue to disproportionately affect minorities (especially minority women) and the poor, ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver Female circumcision heightens childbirth risks - WHO - Jun 2, 2006 By Laura MacInnis. GENEVA (Reuters) - Female circumcision, performed on as many as 3 million girls each year, complicates childbirth later in life and ... Malaysia Star Circumcision Photo: Zoom 77 - Nov 20, 2008 Proposal to raise circumcision age to 15 causes storm among Jewish community. 'If law is passed, Jews will have to leave place they've been living in for ... ynet ידיעות ×?×—×¨×•× ×•×ª - ynet ידיעות ×?×—×¨×•× ×•×ª In Africa, a problem with circumcision and AIDS - Africa & Middle... - Feb 26, 2007 By Elisabeth Rosenthal. ROME — Unsterile circumcision is a potentially important route of HIV infection among children and adolescents in Africa, ... New York Times Pretoria curbs circumcision - Aug 4, 2006 In the year since a major South African study indicated that circumcision reduced the rate of HIV infection among men, several African countries hit hard by ... guardian.co.uk Girl's death prompts Egypt to ban female circumcision - Jun 30, 2007 After the girl's death, the country's supreme religious authorities stressed that Islam is against female circumcision. "It's prohibited, prohibited ... Pay-Per-View - The Record - ProQuest Archiver Report: Male circumcision cuts AIDS risk - Jul 5, 2005 Male circumcision reduces the risk that men will contract HIV through intercourse with infected women by about 70 percent, according to a study reported in ... msnbc.com Court: Mom Can't Sue Over Circumcision - Feb 6, 2008 The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a mother who didn't like the way her baby's circumcision looked cannot sue a Fridley hospital for medical ... FOXNews In Africa, a problem with circumcision and AIDS - Feb 27, 2007 By Elisabeth Rosenthal. ROME — Unsterile circumcision is a potentially important route of HIV infection among children and adolescents in Africa, ... New York Times HIV Loosens Tribe's Resistance to Circumcision - Sep 7, 2007 By Craig Timberg. MBITA, Kenya -- Family gatherings for Collins Omondi once were boisterous affairs here on the verdant shores of Lake Victoria. ... Washington Post Is Ritual Circumcision Religious Expression? - Feb 5, 2006 By JEFFREY ROSEN. Americans pride themselves on their commitment to freedom of religion, but how much religious freedom is too much religious freedom? ... New York Times Second Egyptian girl dies during circumcision - Aug 11, 2007 The medical practice where the operation took place has been closed, and the doctor is being interrogated, the newspaper added. ... العربية نت NIH backs circumcision in AIDS fight - AIDS- msnbc.com - Dec 29, 2006 Dec. 12: New studies find that circumcision is key in stopping the transmission of the virus that causes AIDS. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. By Robert Bazell ... msnbc.com Rwanda to urge male circumcision in AIDS fight - Sep 28, 2007 KIGALI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Rwanda plans to encourage male circumcision to help the tiny African nation curb HIV/AIDS rates, a senior official told Reuters ... Reuters FEATURE-Egypt death sparks debate on female circumcision - Aug 20, 2007 By Cynthia Johnston. MAGHAGHA, Egypt, Aug 20 (Reuters) - It was a routine procedure undertaken by thousands of Egyptian girls every year, but something went ... Reuters Circumcision May Help Protect Against HIV - Feb 23, 2007 THURSDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Getting circumcised may reduce men's risk of acquiring HIV, according to a study conducted in Africa. ... Washington Post Circumcision could save money in AIDS-hit Africa - Dec 25, 2006 JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Male circumcision, which has been shown to decrease the chances of contracting HIV, could save billions of dollars in AIDS-hit ... Reuters Study: No proof circumcision cuts gay male HIV risk_English_Xinhua - Oct 9, 2008 BEIJING, Oct. 9 -- There is not enough evidence to say circumcision protects men from getting the AIDS virus during sex with other men even as studies show ... æ–°å?Žç½‘ Muslim scholars join rare summit on anti-female circumcision in Cairo - Nov 25, 2006 By AP. CAIRO - Prominent Muslim scholars from around the world, including conservative religious leaders from Egypt and Africa, met Wednesday to speak out ... Ha'aretz Is America Ready for Adult Male Circumcision? - Apr 16, 2007 By Brandon Keim. After three clinical trials showed that the circumcision of adult males appears to lower their chances of contracting HIV, ... Wired News Circumcision doesn't reduce sensation - study - Jul 28, 2007 By Naomi Kim. TORONTO (Reuters) - Uncircumcised men receive no more sexual sensation than circumcised men, according to a new study that contradicts the ... Reuters India Question of circumcision not necessarily based on religion for some -... - Oct 20, 2007 By Rich Barlow | October 20, 2007. 'Such shall be the covenant between Me and you and your offspring to follow which you shall keep: Every male among you ... Boston Globe Male circumcision no help to women? - Feb 4, 2008 Feb. 04, 2008 | The debate over the not-so-"simple snip" is becoming ever more complex -- and not just as a question of sexual pleasure or cultural mores ... Salon New York City considers promoting circumcision - Apr 15, 2007 Never a city to trail behind, New York is already considering whether promoting circumcision among the city's men might help limit the spread of HIV there. ... New Scientist Eritrea bans female circumcision - Apr 5, 2007 By Jack Kimball. ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea has banned female circumcision, a life-threatening tradition that aid groups say afflicts some 90 percent of the ... Reuters UK Dad sues to prevent son's circumcision: Judge's order temporarily... - Feb 18, 2006 Feb. 18--A Cook County judge Friday ordered a mother not to circumcise her 8-year-old son until the court can hear arguments from the child's father, ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com NYC eyes circumcision push to fight AIDS - Apr 7, 2007 NEW YORK (AP) — City health officials are considering a program to urge circumcision for men at high risk of AIDS, noting studies that the procedure can ... USA Today Norway cracks down on female circumcision abroad - Jun 29, 2007 OSLO, June 29 (Reuters) - Norway took steps on Friday to crack down on circumcision of girls by barring families from travelling abroad if officials suspect ... Reuters Judge rules against circumcision for boy. - Oct 24, 2006 CHICAGO _ In a case that has been closely watched by anti-circumcision groups nationwide, a Cook County judge Tuesday ruled that a 9-year-old Chicago-area ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com Nations to back male circumcision over HIV - Jun 3, 2006 By Our Foreign Staff. FIVE southern African countries that have been hit hard by the Aids pandemic want to encourage men to be circumcised after a study ... Times Online Kenyan MPs admit to circumcision - Sep 23, 2008 By Muliro Telewa. Top politicians from Kenya's Luo community have publicly admitted to getting circumcised as part of a campaign to tackle HIV/Aids. ... BBC News Prostitutes, Not Circumcision, Key to Preventing HIV - Jun 21, 2007 By Brandon Keim. A research review suggests that the effect of male circumcision on reducing HIV infection rates is not nearly so significant as thought. ... Wired News Circumcision doesn't reduce sensation - Jul 31, 2007 TORONTO: Uncircumcised men receive no more sexual sensation than circumcised men, according to a new study that contradicts the widely held belief. ... Times of India US circumcision jailing fuels African debate - Africa - msnbc.com - Nov 2, 2006 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The jailing of an Ethiopian in the United States for circumcising his daughter with scissors has fuelled a passionate debate across ... msnbc.com Africa: Circumcision, Fidelity Touted Against Aids - Apr 24, 2006 Johannesburg — Male circumcision and faithfulness should take precedence over condoms or abstinence in stemming HIV/AIDS in Africa, experts said in ... AllAfrica.com Role of male circumcision exaggerated in HIV fight - Aug 10, 2008 By Michael Bahinyoza. THE World Health Organisation in collaboration with UNAIDS, UNICEF and UNFPA are to support African countries to develop male ... New Vision Mufti forbids circumcision - Jun 26, 2007 CAIRO: The state-appointed Grand Mufti of Egypt has decreed that female circumcision is forbidden by Islam after an 11-year-old girl died while undergoing ... Sydney Morning Herald Police investigate baby's death after circumcision - Feb 16, 2007 By Martin Beckford. Detectives are investigating the death of a baby boy who stopped breathing minutes after he was circumcised. ... Telegraph.co.uk Anti-AIDS Program To Fund Circumcision - Aug 20, 2007 By Craig Timberg. JOHANNESBURG, Aug. 19 -- President Bush's $15 billion anti-AIDS program will begin investing significant money in making circumcision ... Washington Post Which parent gets to decide on circumcision? - Jun 19, 2006 Divorced parents of an 8-year-old boy go to court over whether their son should be circumcised. Jun. 19, 2006 | The Associated Press reported last week on ... Salon Community outlaws female circumcision - Oct 15, 2008 Kampala - A community in eastern Uganda that has practiced female genital mutilation "since time immemorial" has banned the ritual, a local official said on ... Independent Online Kenyan boy in circumcision injury - Aug 1, 2008 A sixteen-year-old Kenyan boy is being treated in hospital after losing part of his penis in a circumcision ritual. He suffered the accident during the ... BBC News Circumcision cuts female pleasure? - Jul 16, 2007 An author argues that "frigidity" can be blamed on "the abnormal structure of the circumcised penis." Jul. 16, 2007 | What better way to ease into the week ... Salon Caution on circumcision cuts South Africa's AIDS researchers - Nov 30, 2005 When scientists announced in July that circumcising adult males can drastically cut the rate of HIV infection, international agencies urged caution, ... Nature.com Circumcision will halve HIV rates but may take decades to reach full ... - Aug 6, 2008 Tripling the rate of male circumcision in a country with a current circumcision rate of 25% and a high rate of heterosexually-acquired HIV will eventually ... Aidsmap Africa: Circumcision Likely to Be the New Defence Against Aids - Aug 22, 2006 Nairobi — Age-old male circumcision, and the not so new high-tech gels or drugs, could be the next big thing in the fight against HIV/Aids. ... AllAfrica.com Health fear drives circumcision comeback - May 13, 2007 CIRCUMCISION — shunned by Australian doctors for a generation as unnecessary — is making a comeback as new research shows the procedure can cut the risk of ... The Age Joy Behar Suggests 'Public Circumcision' as Way for Mel Gibson to … - Aug 2, 2006 NEW YORK — Comedian Joy Behar is suggesting a painful way for Mel Gibson to show he's sorry. Behar said on "The View" that Gibson "needs to be welcomed into ... FOXNews Male Circumcision Findings in African Countries Substantiate New AIDS... - Oct 8, 2007 By Howard Lesser. Doctors in Rwanda are encouraged by test results in three African countries that show a high correlation between male heterosexual ... Voice of America |
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