Let's talk about circumcision [PDF]
, 2018 A proposal to ban circumcision for non-medical reasons in Iceland has generated a heated debate over whether banning the practice would amount to an attack on religious freedom.
Moller, Kai
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QUAERENS: Journal of Theology and Christianity StudiesMale circumcision is often practiced across the world for a variety of reasons including health, medical necessity, beauty, tradition, or religion. Jews have practiced male circumcision since Abraham's time and continue until now. This practice is obligatory for Jewish males soon after they are born.
Yusak Tanasyah, Bobby Kurnia Putrawan
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Cultural and Religious Practices, the Lack of Educational Resources, and their Role in the Perpetuation of Female Genital Mutilation [PDF]
, 2013 Some form of female genital mutilation or circumcision takes place in most countries in Africa. This project aims to show that male dominance, culture, tradition, religion and ignorance of basic human rights play a pivotal role in the perpetuation of ...
Clarke, Claudelle
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Law, Order, and the Consent Defense [PDF]
, 1993 [Excerpt] Among the benefits that we gain on leaving the state of nature and joining together in a civilized society is some amount of added protection of our individual possessions and person.
Harrison, Keith M.
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No. 24: Spaces of Vulnerability: Migration and HIV/AIDS in South Africa [PDF]
, 2002 Seventy per cent of the 36 million people infected worldwide with HIV live in Sub-Saharan Africa and within this region the countries of Southern Africa are the worst affected.
Crush, Jonathan +3 more
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The determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors : evidence from Lesotho [PDF]
This paper analyzes the socioeconomic determinants of HIV infection and related sexual behaviors using the 2004Lesotho Demographic and Health Survey.
Corno, Lucia, de Walque, Damien
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HIV and Income Inequality: If There is a Link, What Does It Tell Us? [PDF]
There is a striking variation in the prevalence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among countries and regions of the world, with a distinct geographical pattern. This paper explores the link between income inequality and HIV.
Göran Holmqvist
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The Influence of Religious Beliefs and Ethnic Diversity on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Latin America and Muslim Countries [PDF]
In the absence of substantial differences in the growth rates of per capita GDP across countries, what are the factors that explain the rapid spread of the HIV infection within a nation? This is an empirical question that needs to be explained.
DelaCruz, Juan J
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Management of topical steroid therapy in male patients with lichen sclerosus after circumcision. [PDF]
Front Med (Lausanne)Pessina L +6 more
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Circumcision for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Updated Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
J Acquir Immune Defic SyndrDavis SM +10 more
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