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From: zubbie@ihlpa.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Clitoridectomy--coming full circle
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 12:22:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Mar 14 12:22:32 1985
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> [History majors do have their uses.]
> I remember a prolonged discussion in this newsgroup on clitoridectomy
> sometime last year.  I wonder if this current discussion will end
> up talking about the painfulness of male circumcision, to the
> complete neglect of women's issues.
> -- 
> 
> aMAZon @ AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL; ihnp4!ihuxf!features
> 
> "Uh-oh, now the cat's out of the bag!"  -- Prudence

*** EGASSEM RUOY HTIW ENIL SIHT ECALPER ***

It seems that with the exception of the jewish people the practice
of male circumcision (can there be female circumsision per se?)
is generally done to the very young (often newborn) and under some
form of anesthetic which removes consideration of its painfullnes
from the discussion catagory.

jeanette zobjeck

       wlcrjs!
ihnp4!<       >zubbie
       ihlpa!

mountain oyster are supposed to be an aphrodisiac.....?!? (;-))
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