By Jennifer Dias As social animals, humans often coordinate their lives around cultural norms, formally sanctioned rules that prescribe or proscribe certain behavior. Typically, when a large majority of people are dissatisfied with an existingCategory Archives: female circumcision
Reflections on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
By Jennifer Dias As social animals, humans often coordinate their lives around cultural norms, formally sanctioned rules that prescribe or proscribe certain behavior. Typically, when a large majority of people are dissatisfied with an existingPosted by in africa, Colombia, conference, education, featured, female circumcision, Female Genital Mutilation, footbinding, Global Health, human rights, indonesia, International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital mutilation, MDGs, PLOS One, RedditScience, SDGs, The Student Blog, UNFPA, who, women's rights
Science for the People: Circumcision
This week we’re looking at the contentious practice and history of circumcision. We’re joined by Sarah B. Rodriguez, medical historian and lecturer in global health and bioethics at Northwestern University, to talk about about her book Female Circumcision and Clitoridectomy in the United States: A History of a Medical Treatment. We’ll also discuss the medical and ethical implications of infant male circumcision with Brian Earp, University of Oxford Research Fellow in Science and Ethics.
*Josh provides research & social media help to Science for the People and is, therefore, completely biased.
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