In recent years, the dominant Western discourse on “female genital mutilation”(FGM) has
increasingly been challenged by scholars. Numerous researchers contest both the …

The non-therapeutic alteration of children's genitals is typically discussed in two separate
ethical discourses: one for girls, in which such alteration is conventionally referred to as …

Advances in new neuroscientific research tools and technologies have not only led to new
insight into the processes of the human brain, they have also refined and provided …

In this article, we present an analysis of bodily integrity in hand transplants from a
phenomenological narrative perspective, while drawing on two contrasting case stories. We …

Opponents of male circumcision have increasingly used human rights positions to articulate
their viewpoint. We characterize the meaning of the term “human rights.” We discuss these …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this study is to survey recent arguments in favor
of preserving the genital autonomy of children—female, male, and intersex—by protecting …

This paper presents four different understandings of the family and their concomitant views
of the authority of the family in pediatric medical decision making. These different views are …

Ethical issues are of foremost importance in modern bio-medical science. Ethical guidelines
and socio-cultural public awareness exist for modern samples, whereas for ancient mummy …

At the time of writing in mid-2021, policy on child genital cutting and modification is
inconsistent in the UK, US, and most European states, and there is growing consensus that …

Male circumcision—partial or total removal of the penile prepuce—has been proposed as a
public health measure in Sub-Saharan Africa, based on the results of three randomized …