Polinkovsky or call (203) 869-6960.Īlison McElhone, MD, specializes in geriatric medicine and practices at the Geriatric Assessment Center, 435 Danbury Road in Wilton. Polinkovksy is located at 75 Holly Hill Lane in Greenwich. Polinkovsky pursued her interest in family medicine during her residency at Stamford Hospital/Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science in biology, she earned a Doctor of Medicine at Ross University School of Medicine. Polinkovsky approaches medicine holistically by addressing the physical, psychological and social aspects of health and wellness. Lyuba Polinkovsky, MD, is a board-certified, family medicine physician with special interests in preventive and behavioral medicine. Rountree practices at 32 Strawberry Hill Court, 4th Floor, Suite 6 in Stamford. She received her medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency at Stamford Hospital/Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Rountree earned a Bachelor of Health Science degree at the University of Florida. Her special interests include preventive medicine, adolescent medicine and mental health. Despite the objections of human rights organizations, castration continues to be a legal punishment across the globe, including within the United States.Ashley Rountree, MD, specializes in family medicine and treats a wide array of illnesses and injuries. While criminal acts involving removal of genitourinary structures have been reported for centuries, it is troubling that some legally approved urologic mutilations are still prevalent in society. Many husbands never filed charges and for those who did the Thai court system most often sided with the female defendant. Most amputations resulted from wives of husbands who were abusing them or committing adultery.
MATTHEW GOLAND VAN RYN FULL
In Thailand from 1973-1990s, over 100 assaults involving penile amputation were reported with only a hand full of prosecutions for those committing the acts. Occasionally, however, the crime involves genital mutilation and the punishment is withheld. Indonesia recently enacted legislation allowing for castration of men convicted of rape despite objections from the Amnesty International. Other countries are not so enlightened as to ask permission prior to castration. The requirements for castration include that the criminal request surgery, that informed consent is obtained, and that castration cannot be coerced via threats or inducements. Currently, eight states allow for chemical and/or surgical castration of incarcerated persons seeking rehabilitation for child molestation. Punitive genital mutilation, however, is by no means confined to ancient history. Penile amputation was also utilized as punishment for licentious behavior during the Japanese Heian period.
One of them, termed Gong, was a penalty for promiscuity or adultery and involved the removal of the testicles and penile shaft. Chinese law in the Dynastic era included Five Punishments, all of which involved physical mutilation. Throughout ancient cultures, sexual mutilation was an accepted punishment for many criminal activities. Further research was then conducted using various primary resources, periodicals and encyclopedias detailing those events. We aimed to provide a comprehensive review of criminal punishment as it relates to urologic structures.Ī Pubmed and Medline review of literature concerning criminal sentencing as it relates to urologic organs was completed. Criminal activities including adultery, rape, and child molestation have been met with legally enforced castration and penile amputation. Genitourinary organs have played a notorious role in both crime and legal sentencing throughout history.