Medicine & Health Channel Weekly Update 11/22/08

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“If two minute men and late age male inability to perform aren't enough reasons [to end male circumcision], I don't know what are. But maybe the good MD has some $Viagr$ to pimp you with.“

The real Cool Maleorgan Freedom on Why male circumcision and female genital mutilation are not morally equivalent.

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