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To: The SISU kid; Happygal
While some people may consider any kind of circumcision to be a form of mutilation, it is important to identify the distinction between male and female circumcision. One of the most compelling reasons for the distinction is that during fetal development, the genital tubercle — a fingerlike projection of tissue — forms the clitoris in girls and the penis in boys. So, female circumcision (also known as female genital mutilation) is equivalent to the removal of the shaft, not the foreskin, of the penis.

To learn more about circumcision, you can refer to the American Academy of Pediatrics Circumcision and Female Genital Mutilation Policy Statements. You can also check out the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers web site.

Happygal - Now that you know the difference you can see you are comparing apples to oranges....
201 posted on 01/25/2005 9:33:22 AM PST by Ginifer (Just because you have one doesn't mean you have to act like one!)
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To: Ginifer
God did not make man circumcised.....8^)
202 posted on 01/25/2005 9:38:36 AM PST by The SISU kid (Just because I have one doesn't give you permission to mutilate it)
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