Male circumcision
Considerazioni di natura bioetica sulle circoncisioni maschili
bioethic. bioetica, circoncisione maschile, Male circumcision, perspectives, prospettive, ritual circumcision, rituale e terapeutica, therapeutic circumcisionBy: FRANCO VIVIANI – Unfortunately on a regular basis the newspapers refer to “homemade” ritual circumcisions with fatal results. Despite the seriousness of the problem, in our country the path to an unprejudiced understanding of ritual circumcision, overcoming economic and political interests, is still long. Many and not easy to be solved, in fact, are…
Anthropological Reflections on the Interventions on Genitalia
By: FRANCO VIVIANI – The present paper reflects on the possibility to ban and/or reduce the interventions on both male (IMG) and female (IFG) genitalia in different contexts using a pandisciplinary approach. The common hypothesis on the origins, development and effects of IFG and IMG are first considered. Then the following aspects are out-lined: the…