Circumcision

Circumcision is the removal of some or all of the foreskin (prepuce). The frenulum may also be removed at the same time, in a procedure called frenectomy. The word circumcision comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and caedere (meaning "to cut"). Female circumcision is a term applied to a variety of procedures performed on the female genitalia. Except where specified, "circumcision" in this article should be taken as "male circumcision". Some opponents of this practice use the term male genital mutilation (MGM).

External links

General information

• Circumcision. In: The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1905-1914.
• Circumcision. In: The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901-1906.
• A Judaism-based view of circumcision

Circumcision opposition

• National Organization of Circumcision Information and Resource Centers (NOCIRC)
• Curcumcision Information Center
• Circumcision Information and Resource Pages by Geoffrey T. Falk and George Hill
• History of Circumcision Pages by Robert Darby PhD
• A Catholicism-based view of circumcision
• Circumcision Resource Center

Circumcision promotion

• Benefits of circumcision: medical, health and sexual a literature review by Professor Brian Morris
• Circumcision: a lifetime of medical benefits by Dr Edgar Schoen
• Circuncisión en Español Circumcision discussion (in Spanish and English)
• International Circumcision Information Reference Centre