Circumcision: What It Does

by Billy Ray Boyd

Book Overview

An emotionally literate, culturally sensitive, yet fearless exploration of why the United States is the only country in the world to circumcise a majority of its baby boys for supposedly medical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0961679239
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Taterhill Pr
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

you owe it to your son

If youre a parent, or are ever going to become one, you owe it to your child to know this stuff! Don't make an uninformed decision. Yes, this book is anti circumcision. There is plenty of pro circumcision pressure elsewhere. This may even they playing field. Once it does, think for yourself. Ask yourself if you feel in your heart that cutting off a part of an innocent babys genitals without his permission is okay. Ask yourself if you want to pay someone to this this heinous thing to your own child. Lastly, remind yourself that this is HIS body. If he wants to cut off part of his [...], he has plenty of time. And if he ever decides he wants a smaller [...] with less sensitivity, then it will be his decision to make. And you will feel good for allowing him to have rights over his own body. As far as the book, it is VERY informative and a good read as well. Remeber, just because our society practices this on a regular basis ( NO other society does) does not make it right. We also practiced slavery. Wrong is wrong. Stand up for the rights of our children!

Biased? I think not.

It's about time that this cruel practice was put in its place - in the history books (as far back in the history books as possible). This book goes a long way to helping us find ways to overcome the pressures of conformity and tradition.I can't believe there's still controversy over circumcision - something so obviously wrong that it pains me to think that supposedly intelligent people are still perpetrating this mindless abuse on their own children even as we move forward into the 21st century.To the religion argument: If God wanted men to be circumcised, we'd have been born without a foreskin.To the medical argument: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. When will doctors start practicing what they're taught - "First, do no harm".

I've ordered more copies of this fabulous book!

...this was a very good book...I've shared it with others and the response has been good so far...I really don't understand why people still circ their boys anymore since the rest of the world is fine not doing it

A great book that should be republished

This book explains exactly what the devistating results of circumcision are for the child it is inflicted on. Anyone curious about what circumcision is all about should read this book. It needs to be back in print. If you can find a copy at your local library, be sure to read it. You'll be glad you did.

A great book for sharing and loaning out.

I have a hard time keeping his book, along with Boyd's other excellent book "Circumcision: What It Does", on my bookshelf. I finally had to get extra "loaner" copies for my book borrowing friends (along with requesting my local libraries stock them). Boyd has researched the circumcision issues well. His book exposes why the anachronistic blood ritual of circumcision by Bronze Age tribes is so grossly out of place in today's modern society. The easy reading fact filled book is difficult to put down once you start to read it.