An Elephant in the Hospital

I was a little disappointed that he didn't delve deeper into the analogy of female and male genital cutting. I find that if you don't thoroughly explain that the most extreme forms of female cutting aren't the only forms of it, then some people are going to immediately write it off as a false analogy and write you off as an extremist. When people hear "female circumcision" the image in their mind is of young African girls having their clitorises violently cut off by pseudo-surgeons and getting their vaginas sewn shut. The truth is though that people would be for the banning of many forms of female genital cutting less severe than that, if not any and all cutting, regardless of how minor. And there are less severe forms of female genital cutting (even ones that aren't practiced and are just theoretical) that are more analogous to male genital cutting. I think he risks losing some people by making this analogy without explaining this issue.

Other than that, I found it to be a great overview of the issue, it touched on many of the social, ethical, and medical aspects of it. This will definitely be a handy link.