Protecting Children from Medically Unnecessary Genital Cutting Without Stigmatizing Women's Bodies: Implications for Sexual Pleasure and Pain

Brian D Earp^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA. brian.earp@yale.edu.
² The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY, USA. brian.earp@yale.edu.

Comment

Brian D Earp. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;50(5):1875-1885.

doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01633-x. Epub 2020 Jan 21.

Brian D Earp^{1

2}

¹ Yale-Hastings Program in Ethics and Health Policy, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA. brian.earp@yale.edu.
² The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY, USA. brian.earp@yale.edu.

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Response to Commentaries: Understanding Women's Responses to Sexual Pain After Female Genital Cutting.
Connor JJ, Brady SS, Chaisson N, Mohamed FS, Robinson BBE. Connor JJ, et al. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 Jul;50(5):1907-1912. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02047-z. Epub 2021 Jun 7. Arch Sex Behav. 2021. PMID: 34100144 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Understanding Women's Responses to Sexual Pain After Female Genital Cutting: An Integrative Psychological Pain Response Model.
Connor JJ, Brady SS, Chaisson N, Mohamed FS, Robinson BBE. Connor JJ, et al. Arch Sex Behav. 2021 Jul;50(5):1859-1869. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-1422-9. Epub 2019 Apr 22. Arch Sex Behav. 2021. PMID: 31011992 Free PMC article.

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