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From: barry@tellab2.UUCP (Barry Glicklich)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Cliteridectomy -- Circumnavigating
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Date: Tue, 26-Mar-85 14:26:58 EST
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>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!


  The Jewish people practice circumcision on male children at
eight days old.  In my mind, this qualifies as very young.

                                         Barry J. Glicklich

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