In Episode 148, David Crowe speaks with David Smith of the UK charities Genital Autonomy and 15 Square. The conversation covers male genital mutilation (circumcision), female genital mutilation (FGM) and transgender changes of minors. They cover the reasons why circumcision still exists and why it is so much less common in the UK than in the US. They discuss the purpose of the foreskin and what harms occur from its removal. Circumcision is contrasted with FGM, where the autonomy of the child is
* Duration: 57:52
* Published: 2017-07-19 9:46:30 AM
* Episode Download Link (79 MB): http://infectiousmyth.podbean.com/mf/feed/c3waks/TIM_071817.mp3
* Show Notes: http://infectiousmyth.podbean.com/e/the-infectious-myth-david-smith-on-genital-autonomy-071917/
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