Doctoring the Genitals: Towards Broadening the Meaning of Social Medicine
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1University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development, 1126 E. 59th St., Chicago, Illinois 60637 USA. rshd@uchicago.edu.
Abstract:
Doctoring the genitals is compatible with a recognizable conception of social medicine. This commentary critically examines the distinction between medical and nonmedical procedures; presents an alternative account of Sohaila Bastami's personal reaction to the anonymous caller's request for referral information concerning hymen reconstruction surgery; and makes use of Yelp to simulate the caller's procedure for locating a helpful practitioner. Yelp is a very useful informational search engine that does not subject its users to a moral examination.
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