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Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision

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    J. Steven Svoboda

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  2. Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy

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  3. National Organization of Circumcision, Information Resource Centers, San Anselmo, California, USA

    Marilyn Fayre Milos

  4. Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Psychology, University of Padua, Italy

    Franco Viviani

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Svoboda, J.S. (2006). Genital Integrity and Gender Equity. In: Denniston, G.C., Gallo, P.G., Hodges, F.M., Milos, M.F., Viviani, F. (eds) Bodily Integrity and the Politics of Circumcision. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4916-3_14

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