Health - Child Health - Circumcision Answers To Your Questions About Your Young Son's Circumcised Penis. - Pamphlet #5 - NOCIRC Information Series: Circumcised Penis Circumcision Information and Resource Centre - Nonprofit organization in Montreal Canada providing information about non-religious infant circumcision and related topics in English and French. Sections include anatomy; hygiene; medical, ethical and religious issues; methods used; foreskin restoration. Circumcision Information for Parents - This menu page provides links to basic information for parents about circumcision, care of both the intact and circumcised penis, protection from wrongful circumcision, legal recourses, and what is lost to circumcision. Circumcision Information and Resource Pages - One of the largest collections of online circumcision information. Divided into two sections. CIRP Reference Library contains medical, legal, historical, ethical, religious and human rights references. CIRP Information Pages contains resources for parents and educators including anatomy, circumcision methods, and foreskin restortion. Psychological Aspects of Circumcision - This page describes and indexes articles relevant to the psychological, neurological, and sociological effects of male circumcision. The material within each category is arranged in order of publication. Male Sexual Anatomy - The Foreskin - What the male foreskin is and how it works - Pictures and Diagrams Circumcision - Extensive alphabetical listing of circumcision related web pages. List contains title and source. Post-Circumcision Sexual Sensitivity Self-Test - Fathering Magazine - How Much of Your Sexual Sensitivity Has Been Cut Away? Protection of Infant Boys from Wrongful Circumcision in Hospital - The American Academy of Pediatrics clearly states that circumcision is an elective non-essential procedure which means it is neither necessary nor desirable for your son's health. Parents will be given little time at the hospital to make up their minds on a complex matter that will affect their son for all of his life. This file addresses the needs of parents who do not want the circumcision surgical procedure performed on their son. Answers To Your Questions About Premature (Forcible) Retraction of Your Young Son's Foreskin - Pamphlet #6 - NOCIRC Information Series: Premature Retraction Circumcision affects Male Sexuality and the Female Partner's Pleasure. - Sexual effects of circumcision on both the man and the woman on the receiving end of the penis revealed for the first time. Foreskin sexual functions explained. Good news! Foreskin restoration possible. Facts on Circumcision - by Joshua Levine in the Men's magazine "Ask Men" [Aug 2000]Learning the health related facts behind circumcision. BabyCenter - Find out what circumcision involves, what the health benefits and risks are, and other things to consider when you're deciding whether to have it done. Circumcision Web - Circumcision information web links from Gary Burlingame. Circumcision Information Ring - Developed to inform others about circumcision. Separated at Birth - Did Circumcision Ruin Your Sex Life? - by Mark Jenkins - photographs by Bill Emory - Mens Health - July/August 1998 - This article follows an infant male through a typical circumcision process in a US hospital. Explanatory text and photos support the main story line. Articles on Circumcision - Articles and resources presented by Men Web Boys and Their Hoods - by Chris LaMorte - Westword - Two guys take personal growth to the extreme in a quest to bring foreskins to the fore. - Includes description of T-tape restoration technique. The Uncut Truth - by Bruce LaBruce - Eye Magazine Circumcision - Genital Mutilation American Style - By Rio Cruz - Fathering Magazine Jan 1999 - How a father discovered, too late, that circumcision is not a good thing. The End of Circumcision in America - by George C. Denniston M.D., M.P.H - An ever­growing number of physicians are opposed to routine neonatal circumcision. These doctors recognize that no one has the right to forcibly remove sexual body parts from another individual. They recognize that doctors should have no role in this painful, unnecessary procedure inflicted on the newborn. Negative Aspects Of Routine Infant Circumcision - By Wayne Hampton - 19 November 1994 The first cut - Do uncircumcised penises have more fun? - By R. Daniel Foster - Men's Fitness, September 1999 Oregon Retracts Foreskin Coverage: No More Clip Jobs - Napa Valley Men's Network, 1994 - "Of particular note, a newly un-insured item in the Oregon Plan is circumcision. The men's movement, tiny and underfunded as it is, has made some progress in eliminating the routine genital mutilation of men in America." Don't Believe the Knife: Circumcision is a Bad Habit - by Trudy Goldenberg - Vice Magazine (Feb 1999) Is Circumcision Necessary? - From the book - "Immaculate Deception II : Myth, Magic & Birth" by Suzanne Arms - Reprinted with permission from Celestial Arts. The Case Against Circumcision - by Paul M. Fleiss, MD, - Mothering: The Magazine of Natural Family Living - Winter 1997 - Premier article describing the functions of the natural foreskin and why it is necessary for lifelong optimal health of the male. Botched circumcision leads to $360,000 in damages; The cruel cut that ruined a man's life - By Bruce Butler - A 26 year old man receives damage settlement after a doctor admitted he botched a circumcision operation (on the victim when he was an infant) which left the man with a badly deformed penis. This article is presented in both Spanish and English. Circumcision, Human Rights, and Ethical Medical Practice - The Humanist, May-June 1999 - "The AAP "Circumcision Policy Statement" continues, in effect, to endorse, whenever parents so choose, a concept that our common law condemns. This becomes particularly onerous when the beneficiary of this "forcible extraction" is an unknown future person where the incidence of alleged future diseases has been acknowledged by the AAP in the same statement to be insufficient to justify the application of routine circumcision." Foreskin or against it? - Is circumcision the unkindest cut of all? - by Hank Hyena - Salon Magazine - "you need a flesh-cap," I snickered, "because winters are frightfully cold in Helsinki." My Finnish friend Paavo and I tease each other incessantly about cultural differences. A primary source of amusement is our differing penises: I am circumcised, while he carries a foreskin. Dr. Greene's house calls - Dr. Greene discusses the advantages and disadvantages of performing a circumcision on a newborn. The Right to Our Own Bodies - The History of Male Circumcision in the U.S. by Frederick Hodges and Jerry W. Warner - This article appeared in the Nov 1995 issue of M.E.N. Magazine Who Is The Better Lover: Circumcised Or Intact Men? - Dr. Dean Edell - Health Central - January 20, 1999 - This is the first study to look at what women said in comparing sexual experiences with sexual partners who were circumcised versus intact sexual partners. Circumcision: It's Not Necessary - Benjamin Spock, M.D. - Redbook - April 1989 - Dr. Spock now believes that circumcision of males is traumatic, painful, and of questionable value. Modern Circumcision: An Escalation of Ritual - by George C. Denniston, M.D. M.P.H. - The Virtual Journal - Illustrated history of circumcision including materials and methods Complications Of Circumcision - CIRP - Articles about the complications of circumcision and their treatments, not including repair of the circumcision itself. Part of Us is Missing: The Ritual Mutilation of Male Children - In the 1800s, fundamentalist preachers, who equated sexual gratification with "sin", seized the Jewish tradition of circumcision as a method of reducing the potential for sexual pleasure by male children. Circumcision In America - by Debra S. Ollivier - Salon Magazine feature article (Oct 1998) How did a medically pointless procedure become a routine practice performed on a majority of American males? Rethinking Circumcision - Expert advice from Sesame Street Parents magazine. Article reviews the American Academy of Pediatrics stance against circumcision. (scroll down to article) Muslims genitalia in the Hands of the clergy - Article by Sami A. Aldeeb Abu-Sahlieh, Doctor of Law. Sexy penises - by Hank Hyena - Salon Magazine - The circumcision decision could affect a baby's future sex life. Why It Is Done - Describes the history of the procedure and medical study results. Is Circumcision Healthy? - by Dr. Robert S. Van Howe, American Council on Science and Health - Explains adverse effects of circumcision from infancy to adulthood. Further Fate of the Foreskin - by Jacob Oster, M.D. - British Medical Journal (1968) Recognizes the normal process of preputial separation from glans as taking up to 17 years. Children have feelings too! - Views and reviews by Anne McFadyen as published in the British Medical Journal. Complications Of Circumcision - by Williams and Kapila - British Journal Of Surgery (Oct 1993) Review considers the spectrum of complications which may result from circumcision, including Psychological and Sexual, and discusses the possible aetiological mechanisms The Fate Of The Foreskin: A Study Of Circumcision - By Douglas Gairdner, British Medical Journal (Dec 1949) The Case Against Circumcision - Article by Warren and Bigelow in the British Journal of Sexual Medicine. Reported on the importance of the foreskin in sexual relations. The prepuce: Specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision - by J.R. Taylor, A.P. Lockwood and A.J. Taylor, British Journal of Urology. - Objective of the research was to assess the type and amount of tissue missing from the adult circumcised penis. Study shows circumcised boys are prone to penis problems - Sex And Health (Mar 1998) Circumcised toddlers require more care and are far more likely to develop penis problems than their intact counterparts. From Ritual To Science: The Medical Transformation Of Circumcision In America - By David L. Gollaher, California Health Care Institute - Journal of Social History (Fall 1994) Topical anesthesia for circumcision - Warning - 1996 Physicians Desk Reference - EMLA Cream is not recommended for use prior to circumcision in pediatric patients. Cohort study on circumcision of newborn boys and subsequent risk of urinary-tract infection - The Lancet (5 Dec 1998) Study findings support the notion that circumcision may protect infant boys from UTI but the magnitude of this effect is significantly less than previously estimated. Informed Consent, Parental Permission, and Assent in Pediatric Practice - Pediatrics (Feb 1995) - AAP Committee on Bioethics analysis of 1) concept of informed consent; 2) ethics of informed consent; 3) concept of "proxy consent"; 4) concepts of parental permission and child assent; 5) informed consent of adolescents. R.N. Conscientious Objectors to Infant Circumcision: A Model for Nurse Empowerment - by BK Sperlich, M Conant and F Hodges - Revolution, The Journal of Nurse Empowerment (Spring 1996) Describes the historical precedent of nurses organizing and taking a leadership role in reforming the medical practice of circumcision. Memorandum of Understanding for Circumcision Procedure - St. Vincent Hospital, Santa Fe, New Mexico (31 Jan 1995) became the first hospital in the world to officially recognize R.N. Conscientious Objectors to infant circumcision. Circumcision Of The Newborn Male And The Risk Of Urinary Tract Infection During The First Year: A Meta-Analysis - Boletino Medico Infante Mexicano (Oct 1992)- "Recommendation of routine circumcision of all newborns is not justified with the data. " Circumcision: Is the Risk of Urinary Tract Infection Really the Pivotal Issue? - Clinical Pediatrics (Feb 1992) by JB Chessare, Dept of Pediatrics, Medical College of Ohio -- For the set of values assigned to the outcomes, the choice of no circumcision yielded the highest expected utility. I think this child has an infected penis after neonatal circumcision... - Online Pediatric Urology (Apr 1996) Case report and pictures describing complications following circumcision using the Plastibell technique. Phimosis: Is circumcision necessary? - A review by Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health (1996) The unkindest cut of all? - The Irish Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons report explains misguided medical rationales for circumcision. Recent Medical Studies On Circumcision - Circumcision Results in Significant Loss of Erogenous Tissue - Circumcision Affects Sexual Behavior - Researchers Demonstrate Traumatic Effects of Circumcision - Circumcision Study Halted Due to Trauma - Circumcised Penis Requires More Care in Young Boys - Poll of Circumcised Men Reveals Harm - Psychological Effects of Circumcision Studied - Anatomy and Function of the Foreskin Documented - Male Circumcision Affects Female Sexual Enjoyment Whither the Foreskin? - By N. Preston - This article heavily influenced the American Academy of Pediatrics, which declared in 1971 that there is no medical indication for circumcision in the neonatal period. The maligned foreskin has won a clean bill of health in infants' urinary tract infections. - Physicians Weekly (22 Dec 1997) - Seek elsewhere for infant's UTI's Effect of male circumcision on the sexual enjoyment of the female partner - by K. O'Hara and J. O'Hara - BJU International (1999) Anesthetic Cream Cuts Circumcision Pain - Health Central reprint from the New England Journal of Medicine. "A pain-relieving cream can take some of the pain out of circumcision for male infants undergoing the procedure, Canadian investigators conclude." Psychological Impact of Circumcision - by R. Goldman - BJU International (1 Jan 1999) Report concludes that there is strong evidence that circumcision is overwhelmingly painful, traumatic and produces physical and sexual loss. Obstetric care and proneness of offspring to suicide as adults - by Jacobson and Bygdeman, British Medical Journal - Article investigates long term effects of traumatic birth and obstetric procedures in relation to suicide by violent means as adults. Neonatal Circumcision Reconsidered - Transactional Analysis Journal - by JW Rhinehart MD (Jul 1999) - Describes the present status of neonatal circumcision in the U.S. and presents clinical findings on the long-term somatic, emotional, and psychological consequences of the procedure in adult men, which are seen as typical of complex post traumatic stress disorder. Below the Belt: Doctors, Debate, and the Ongoing American Discussion of Routine Neonatal Male Circumcision - by Lawrence S. Dritsas, VPISU -- Bulletin Of Science, Technology & Society, August 2001 Conservative treatment of phimosis in children using a topical steroid - UROLOGY (Aug 2000) Article on the medical treatment of narrow foreskin in boys. Intactivists - Dedicated people who defy tradition and ignorance to save innocent little boys and girls from genital mutilation in the US and worldwide. Intactivism - The struggle for genital integrity and against the involuntary genital modification of children of any sex Genital Integrity Awareness Week April 1 - April 7, 2002 - Stop Infant Circumcision Society Yuki's Intactivism Resources - Arguments that infant circumcision is a barbaric act and why parents should respect their son's human rights and leave him intact. Genital Integrity Awareness Week -- 2002 - Genital Integrity is a health and civil rights issue. Weeklong events include an international symposium, information fair, marches and demonstrations. Online Media Kit available. Courtesy of The Men's Center Genital Integrity Awareness Week 2002 - April 1st - April 7th, 2002 List of events, contact and travel information. Courtesy of Uncut Entertainment Central Pediatricians turn away from circumcision - CNN Back to Foreskins - Hour (Montreal) A Cutting Controversy - Ongoing Circumcision Debate - ABC News A delicate tissue - Hour (Montreal) Children kidnapped and mutilated: Investigation into forced circumcision camps - Sunday Times Deconstructing Circumcision - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The folly of circumcision: Let's stop mutilating our men - Tallahassee Democrat Surgery for boys called optional - Deseret News Circumcision Debate: Parents must inform themselves about procedure - The Florida Times-Union Circumcision Not Automatically Needed - WISC TV Boosted by doctors and changing mores, advocates battle a rite - Associated Press Circumcisions were botched by retired doctor - Independent News The True Story of John/Joan: Botched circumcision changed his life - Rolling Stone Here's a Tip - on circumcision - Suck Magazine When do you want your sons circumcised? - My answer should have been different - Toronto Globe and Mail Foreskin far from useless: Finding sheds light on unkindest cut - Winnipeg Free Press Controversy over circumcision heightened in US after report - The Boston Globe Anti-Circumcision Activists Zap Medical Association - Bay Area Reporter U.S. anti-circumcision activist cheers Canadians attack on practice - Ottawa Citizen Babys pain sensitizes it to future trauma: New research shows effects of circumcision pain not short-lived - Medical Post Circumcision No Longer a Popular Choice - The Gazette (Montreal) Circumcision tragedy provides new insight into gender - Newsweek Circumcision Reversal Gains in Popularity - The New Mexican Circumcision no longer automatic in Jewish households - The Grand Rapids Press Anti-Circumcision Group Supports Medical Report - Burlington Free Press Ohio $10 million circumcision lawsuit settled out of court - MedServ Medical News Preventing Unnecessary Circumcisions in UK Would Cut Costs - Reuters Medical News Is circumcision outdated ritual? - Deseret News Let the sons decide - Foes of circumcision want the state to end Medicaid coverage of it. -- Post-Gazette Cut & Curious? Resources on circumcision and its undoing - The Guide Man Sues For Loss of Foreskin - ABCNEWS -- Lack Of Foreskin Hurts Sex Life Infant Circumcision: The debate over parents' rights, human rights and the right to choose - Santa Fe New Mexican Activists Call Circumcision Mutilation - No matter how you cut it, circumcision has become a controversial practice. ABC News Lost & Found: Circumcised males are restoring their foreskins - The Guide Readers' Thoughts on Circumcision - ABC News Male Circumcision Much More Than The Mutilation of Sexual Pleasure - FrontPage Magazine --- for part one of the article, click on link in sidebar. Circumcision tantamount to sexual assault - Independent Online $80,000 settlement to circumcised boy - The Patriot Ledger Boys will be Boys: nature vs nurture - 60 Minutes -- What happened when a circumcision operation went horribly wrong. Doctor before board over penis surgery - circumcision - The Age (Melbourne) Circumcision - Terror attacks in the name of religion - Sydney Morning Herald. 'Mutilated' Man Sues for £3m - BBC News Mutilated Genitals Prompt Large Pay-Out - BBC News Ending Circumcision - Where Sex and Violence First Meet - by Jeannine Parvati Baker, M.A. -- Birth Psychology A Baby is Born - Information, alternatives and links on birthing. Why I Won't Circumcise - by Bonni Elizabeth Hall - I am not necessarily trying to tell anyone "what to do" with this essay, although I don't mind giving some food for thought or rattling a few cages. Circumcision: The Step to Becoming a Real Man - By the Coalition for Continuing Moronic Traditions (CCMT). AlternaMoms - - Circumcision information Compleatmother.com - Circumcision - Views on circumcision, letters, articles, FAQs and links. The Birth Scene - Circumcision: The Cruelest Cut - Articles and book excerpts: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom - Circumcision: The Root of Misogyny - The Selling of Circumcision - Circumcision: Echoes in the Body Infant Circumcision: Crime Against Humanity - by John A. Erickson Circumcision Issues - Circumcision information links and references. Men's Health Information: Circumcision = Genital Mutilation = Child Abuse - The purpose of this web page is to promote awareness of the real effects of infant male genital mutilation (circumcision), and fight to ban this barbaric violation of infants' human rights. US also practices genital mutilation - By Scott Allen Miller Gentle Parenting - Circumcision Information resources Circumcision Information Center - Discusses the serious physical and psychological injuries that result from infant circumcision. Why people say they circumcise - Some straight talk about the excuses we hear about why boys should be circumcised. Male Circumcision in the USA - The Profoundly Disturbing and Explosive Facts. Rich Winkel July 13, 2001 Harms of Male Circumcision - Resources indicating that male circumcision is harmful. Infant Circumcision: What I Wish I Had Known - This file contains a personal memoir by Marilyn Fayre Milos, R.N. regarding her introduction to male circumcision. Stormboy on circumcision - Thoughts on the practice of circumcision, including the expression of medical power over bodies through circumcision. Links to articles of interest. Mother's Nature - Circumcision Resources Which is Worse -- Adult or Infant Circumcision? - Article discussing the difference in levels of pain. Parenthood Web - Frequently Asked Questions About Infant Circumcision Save the Boys - Sponsored by the Save the Boys Fund, which opposes Male Genital Mutilation (MGM) International Circumcision Information Reference Centre - Information about male circumcision. Perspectives on Circumcision: Gay Concerns - The gay/lesbian community has a particular interest in the circumcision problem, because circumcision concerns issues with which gays/lesbians continue to struggle, (gender roles and equality, societal power, sexual health and rights, medical abuse, and religious oppression). - Numerous articles listed. Circumcised at 13 - An illustrated comic book about circumcision and unrequited love. By Jeremy Jusay. Epinions - One More Mother Opposed To Infant Circumcision - A young mother tells why she is opposed to circumcision. Includes opinions related to the article. EuroCirc Cutting Club - English and European language contacts. CircList - A repository of information, including history, medical aspects, instruments and personal experiences. Circumcision Online News - A medical perspective on circumcision, includes articles, links and explanations. The Acorn Society - Courtesy of I-Circ -- A U.K. based, non-profit-making group whose members have traumas, fetishes or fascinated interest in their own or others' penises, foreskinned or circumcised. International Circumcision Information - Houses original articles on circumcision. Ode to the Circumcised Male - by Edgar J. Schoen, MD (Jewish physician and circumcision advocate) BICNews - U.S. doctor (Edgar J. Schoen) calls for universal circumcision by Patricia Reaney - Broadcasted on 23 September 1997 Circumcision Information from Dr. Gerald Weiss, M.D. - Courtesy of I-Circ -- (Gerald N. Weiss is a retired Jewish physician and circumcision advocate) Circumcision Information - This site aims to provide unbiased information about circumcision. Adult male circumcision options - Describes the various styles and options for adult male circumcision. Circumcision Images - This gallery has been created for the benefit of Cirlist Members and people considering the various circumcision styles. Circumcision: A lifetime of medical benefits - By Dr. Schoen Scientific Appraisal of Neonatal Circumcision - by Gerald N. Weiss MD Newborns: Care Of The Uncircumcised Penis - Guidelines for Parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics Answers To Your Questions About Your Young son's Intact Penis - Pamphlet #4 - NOCIRC Information Series: Intact Penis Raising Our Sons Intact - Support from circumcised fathers of intact sons Intact Care Agreement for Healthcare Providers - An example agreement to healthcare providers from the parents of an infant, with regard to circumcision choice. Conservative Treatments -- Norm-UK - The foreskin and the glans develop as one structure. Natural separation of the two structures occurs gradually during childhood. The age at which the foreskin becomes retractable differs for each child. It may take until the age of 17 or beyond. This is normal. Forcing the foreskin to retract may cause pain, bleeding, scarring, infection, and adhesions. Therefore, the foreskin of a child should be retracted only by the child himself when he is ready to do so. Conservative treatment of penile problems - CIRP - Balanitis - Phimosis - Injury to the Prepuce - Urinary Tract Infections Normal development of the prepuce: Birth through age 18 - This page indexes articles about the normal development of the male prepuce from birth through age 18. Fathering Magazine - Care of Intact Boys - Our bodies are covered with skin. The penis, too, is covered with skin. The fold of skin that covers and protects the glans (head) of the penis is sometimes called the prepuce, but is more commonly known as the foreskin Fathering Magazine - Care of Boys With Tight Foreskins - Child care skills are normally passed down through the generations. Sometimes this passing down of knowledge can get interrupted. With a culture in which most males were circumcised for many years, the knowledge of how to care for a foreskin has largely disappeared in the US. Care of the Uncircumcised Penis - From the American Academy of Pediatrics. The Fathering Advisor - Does this child have phimosis? Conservative Treatment Of Primary Phimosis In Adolescents - By Michel Beaugé MD - Based on over ten years of routine examination of college freshmen as part of the preventive medicine programme of the university. Raising Intact Sons - Did you know that many parents of intact boys can do without the "splatter guard" during potty training? This and other helpful hints about raising intact sons. Care of the Intact Penis - From Childbirth Educator Today - by James E. Peron, Ed. D. Mothers of intact sons - Mothers who are available to discuss their decision not to circumcise their sons. Pediatric Oncall- Penile Hygiene - How to clean the penis of your little boy. Factors in the cycle of violence - by Jim Hopper PhD -- If circumcision is sexual child abuse, how does that affect the male when he grows up? The sexual abuse of boys and its lasting effects in the lives of men. How and why some abused boys become violent men. An Iatrogenic Epidemic - by George Denniston, M.D. - Circumcision in the United States is an epidemic caused by doctors, in other words, an iatrogenic epidemic. Iatrogenic comes from the Greek and simply means "caused by doctors." Many people think doctors use obscure words to try to avoid having other people not know what is going on. I am inclined to concur with them. Penile cancer, cervical cancer and circumcision - The Myth is Exposed - History - Penile cancer - Cervical cancer in partners - References British Medical Journal -1996 rebuttal of flawed 1932 report linking circumcision and cancer - The 1932 report is the origin of the "circumcision prevents cancer myth". Modern day researchers trace the history of this medical myth and present the current facts. Circumcision: A Medical or a Human Rights Issue? - By Marilyn Fayre Milos, RN, and Donna Macris, CNM, MSN Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, March/April 1992. A fact filled report covering all aspects of circumcision. Circumcision and the Code of Ethics - by George C. Denniston, MD, MPH - Humane Health International, April 1996. Circumcision: A Riddle of American Culture - by Reed D. Riner, Ph.D. - Circumcision is considered, because of its continued prescription in spite of substantial objective evidence for its contraindication, as a riddle of American culture. Long Term Consequences of Neonatal Circumcision: - A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Males Informed Consent for Medically Necessary Circumcision - Eileen Marie Wayne, M.D. -- Definition - Erogenous function of the Foreskin - Reasons for Medically Necessary Circumcisions - Reasons for Medically Unnecessary Circumcisions - Anatomy - Procedure Description - Curable Foreskin Conditions - Risks of Circumcision - Outcome - Decision - Documentation and Permission Look at These Hands - By Mary Conant, R.N., Statement to the press May 25, 1994, Third International Symposium on Circumcision, University of Maryland. -- These hands have taken a newborn baby from his mother's safe warm breast and his father's sheltering arms, and these hands have tied this baby to a cold hard platter and served him up to the circumciser. Circumcision and Psychological Harm - by Dr Janet Menage, MA, MB, ChB. British Association of Paediatric Surgeons - Male ritual circumcision is required in certain religious and cultural groups and decisions concerning the performing the procedure must lie with society. It is the majority opinion that the practice should be discouraged by education. Ouch! Circumcision is no picnic. - Parkhurst Exchange Questions & Answers in Pediatrics - "many people would claim that the best analgesic for this questionable procedure is not to do one in the first place." Ask NOAH About: PenileCancer - New York Online Access to Health - CancerNet: National Cancer Institute Pediatric Oncall - Circumcision - Find out what circumcision is and what are the pros and cons. Ask Dr Sears - Deciding Whether Or Not To Circumcise Your Baby Boy Position Statement on the use of Circumcision to limit HIV Infection - NOCIRC position statement on HIV and Circumcision. Midwife Archives - Circumcision - General Information - Recent Papers on Circumcision - Circumcision Complications - Birth Professionals and Circumcision - An OB Comments on the Pain of Circumcision - Circumcision and Religious Issues Infants Feel and Remember Circumcision Pain - Study - Doctor's Guide Medical and Other News Circumcision: Male-Effects Upon Human Sexuality - Human Sexuality: an Encyclopedia 1994 Summary of evidence - Foreskin and lysozyme may protect against HIV infection - By George Hill Potential for Injury from Circumcision Clamps - U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning about circumcision clamps. 29 Aug 2000 Dr. Jay Gordon - A large selection of circumcision information including the basics, medical fraud, Christian and Jewish views. The Birth of Pain - MRC News (London) - Summer 1998 - Pain has been a puzzle for many years. Now researchers are discovering that babies have quite different pain mechanisms to adults. -- "Reports in clinical and psychological literature indicate early injury or trauma can have long-term consequences on sensory or pain behavior that extend into childhood and beyond." EMLA Cream is not recommended for use prior to circumcision in pediatric patients. - FDA - February 4, 1998 Dr. Greene - Advice from a pediatrician for parents considering circumcision for a son. I now understand that had I waited, they would have been able to make this decision for themselves when they were older Dr Dean Edell - Talk show host - Circumcision Conditions Center at Health Central - We've selected the best resources on this topic all in one place. Babies Don't Feel Pain: A Century of Denial in Medicine - by David B. Chamberlain, Ph.D. - 1991 EMLA Cream - A Helpful Warning to Parents - The AAP stated that circumcision, if performed, should be done with the use of anesthesia, including a cream called EMLA. However, according to the EMLA website and the FDA Medwatch site, this cream is NOT recommended for use prior to circumcision of an infant. The Mother of all Circumcision Posts - List of Quotes from medical sources by an anonymous author. Circumcision and Urinary Tract Infection - Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are rare, and mainly occur in the first year of life. They are commoner in girls than boys (but of course surgery is never considered for girls). University of Washington - Male Circumcision Fact Sheet - They researched it... you can read the highlights. Men Speak Out - How do men feel about being forcibly circumcised as infants? Read their letters... or submit one of your own. Male Circumcision Site - Circumcision: Men Speak Out - Glad I'm Not Circumcised - Reasons NOT to Circumcise Your Son - Circumcision: A Barbaric Practice, A Human Rights Violation by J. Steven Svoboda - Info on Abuse - Letters Circumcision Fact Sheet - Circumcision Information Resource Centre Montreal Canada Circumcision - Facts and Arguments - Newspaper Articles - Letters - Book Reviews - Links Circumcision Information Page - This page is a compilation of information I have found on the internet, which I feel is absolutely necessary for all parents and expected parents to review before making the decision of whether or not to have their child circumcised. SOLO - Since Everybody Does "It," Let's Talk About "IT!" -- Male & Female Circumcision & Masturbation Fathering Magazine - Circumcision Issues - Along with a well rounded collection of information, this site has an online "Self-Test for Sexual Sensitivity", so post-circumcised males can determine how much of their Sexual Sensitivity has been cut away. Circumcision and Penile Cancer - Cancer is a terrifying malady, and the threat of it has been a powerful motivation for circumcising babies. Child Circumcision for Medical Reasons? - Are there health benefits which should convince you to circumcise your child? From fathermag.com What is lost due to circumcision. - Extremely well documented "Lost List" courtesy of the National Organization of Restoring Men - Southern California chapter. The Intact Network - An investigative journey about the foreskin and all its uses. Circumcision Publications, Organizations & Support Groups - Fathering Magazine - Includes Jewish Support Groups for Intact Babies and Alternative Bris Support Group A Gallery of Famous Intact Men - A gallery of people throughout the ages who were uncircumsized. A caution to parents about Premature Retraction - Information on premature retraction of infant foreskin by medical doctors. Suggests means of protecting one's infant son from premature retraction. Normal versus Circumcised: US Neonatal Male Genital Integrity Ratio - Interest in the genital integrity issue continues to grow and trustworthy statistics are necessary for an informed debate. The goal of this paper is to provide additional, recent, and accurate statistics for that discussion. Men Scarred by Circumcision - First of its kind study indicates significant loss of penile sensitivity in circumcised males. Shirleys Wellness Cafe - Circumcision exposed In Memory of the Sexually Mutilated Child - An extensive collection of poignant and brutally honest text and explicit pictures that really "Tells it like it is." This site pulls no punches, and reveals the essence of circumcision in the harsh light of open truth. Circumcision documents - Pertinent articles on circumcision, a circumcision consent form, and a pamphlet on caring for an uncircumcised boy. Photos of botched circumcision on children - AME web site - French and English text. Circumcision: Legal Issues - This page describes and indexes legal material relevant to the performance of male circumcision in chronological order of publication. Includes US State Medical Boards section plus information for the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. NOHARMM Litigation Program - Contains sections on: - Rights: detailing options for legal recourse available to circumcised youth and their parents. - A Legal, Constitutional and Human Rights Library. - Attorney Referrals. - Articles and news stories regarding circumcision-related court cases and related legal precedents. Attorneys for the Rights of the Child - Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC) is a non-profit organization, with international attorney affiliates, founded to secure equal protection for, and broaden judicial and public recognition of, children's inherent legal and human rights to physical integrity and self-determination, regardless of gender. Physician Complaints - Circumvent provides information and resources for filing circumcision related physician complaints with state medical boards. Legal Remedies for Penile Torts - by David J. Llewellyn, Attorney at Law - Published in Winter 1995, issue of The Compleat Mother. Male Circumcision: Medical or Ritual? - Journal Of Law And Medicine - 1996 - This article discusses the history and reasoning behind male circumcision; identifies overwhelming medical evidence against the performance of non-medical (ritual) circumcision; and argues that the medical profession may be ignoring modern medical law through a combination of medical opinion, negligence, and vitiated consent. Involuntary Circumcision: the Legal Issues - BJU International, 1999 - An in-depth review of circumcision related legal issues including: Bodily integrity and informed consent; United States case law ; United Kingdom law; International Law. The report concludes that "The medical community is violating the law through a combination of faulty medical opinion, negligence and inadequate consent". Circumcision as Child Abuse: The Legal and Constitutional Issues - by William E. Brigman - Journal of Family Law, University of Louisville School of Law, 1984-85 Circumcision: The Legal and Constitutional Issues - by C. Bonner and M. Kinane - Presented at The Second International Symposium on Circumcision, San Francisco, California, 1991, this article discusses the constitutional and legal questions surrounding the practice of circumcision of male minor children in the United States. Circumcision of Male Infants: Research Paper - Queensland Law Reform Commission, Australia - 1993 The First Circumcision Case - by Richard W. Morris, Attorney-at-Law, Presented at The First International Symposium on Circumcision, Anaheim, California, 1989, this article discusses an early circumcision litigation case. Justifying the Unjustifiable: Rite V. Wrong - by A. Chessler - Buffalo Law Review, 1997 - A major review covering: Types of both male and female circumcision, justifications for, and legal arguments against. The report recommends in part, "Both physicians and parents must begin to look at and discuss the real issue--the abuse of innocent children". Male Circumcision and the Rights of the Child - by Jacqueline Smith - 1998 - This 'Netherlands Institute of Human Rights' research report explores the Human Rights, Child Rights and Legal Aspects of male child circumcision, and compares male and female genital mutilation. Compelled Medical Procedures Involving Minors and Incompetents and Misapplication of the Substituted Judgment Doctrine (1992) - by Lynn E. Lebit - Journal of Law and Health - Article stresses the need for courts to protect the rights of minors and other legally incompetent persons. Discusses parental proxy and the rights of minors which exist independent of the parents. Federal Genital Integrity Act of 2000 - A Proposal for updating existing 1995 U.S. female genital mutilation law to make it gender neutral. Parental Authority to Consent to Circumcision - Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law, 1999 - Report argues that any parental rights should be subordinated to the child's right to bodily integrity; a court order should be required before the forcible circumcision of a child is allowed. Circumcision of Healthy Boys: Criminal Assault? - Journal of Law and Medicine, Feb 2000 - Article argues that non-therapeutic circumcision of healthy boys is criminal assault, and that legal action is needed to protect boys from this kind of assault. BoysToo - Boys deserve the same protections as girls. Explores the inequity of allowing genital cutting for males but disallowing it for females. Circumcision: Doctors liable for criminal assault - Attorneys for the Rights of the Child press release Feb 2000 Sue Circumcisers - Links to sources dealing with the legal issues of circumcision. Intact's Class-Action Circumcision Lawsuit - Information on the Canadian class-action lawsuit. How to Bring Criminal Charges Against Your Circumcisers - While the information presented is specific for Canada, it is generally applicable to other countries. Book and Video Reviews - Reviews from circumcision information and resource. Circumcision - Articles and editorials on this subject from the Virtual Journal. National Organization of Circumcision Resource Centers - List of publications and newsletters. Uncut Entertainment Central - Feature film production company creating quality media that is both entertaining and thought provoking National Organization of Restoring Men - Book & Review - The Joy of Uncircumcising! - Second Edition - Exploring Circumcision: History, Myths, Psychology, Restoration, Sexual Pleasure, and Human Rights National Organization of Restoring Men - Book & Review - Say No to Circumcision! - Second Edition - 40 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Leave Your Son Whole Awakenings: A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Men - Revealing the long-term harm and healing the wounds of infant circumcision. -- The first known investigation into the adverse physical, sexual and psychological consequences to men of a surgery they did not choose. CRC - Circumcision Resource Center - A nonprofit educational organization with the purpose of informing the public and professionals about the practice of circumcision. Our mission is to raise awareness and facilitate healing. The Center is a valuable source of circumcision information for parents and children's advocates; childbirth educators and allied professionals; medical, mental health, and academic people; Jews; and others. MAC - Mothers Against Circumcision - Information, support, e-mail discussion group and live chats. Patients In ARMS (Advocates Reforming Medical Standards) - Patients' rights advocates. AME - Association contre la Mutilation des Enfants - Containing both French and English text, this French site contains easy reading medical perspectives and informative graphics including: - Demystifying circumcision - Medical treatment for phimosis - The aesthetics of the foreskin - Article 19 U.N. Convention on the Right of the Child. - Photos of botched circumcision on children - Reduction of phimosis on foreskin. NOHARMM - The National Organization to Halt the Abuse and Routine Mutilation of Males is a non-profit, educational and direct-action men's network organized against circumcision of healthy male infants and children. Intact - Intact's purpose is to end non-therapeutic male infant circumcision via public awareness, legislation, and litigation, and seeks to have male infant circumcision internationally recognized as a human rights violation. ICGI - International Coalition for Genital Integrity - Guiding Principle: We recognize the inherent right of all human beings to an intact body. Without racial or religious prejudice, we affirm this basic human right. ARC - Attorneys for the Rights of the Child - An international network of attorneys and supporters addressing the multi-faceted issue of genital mutilation of children, particularly the practice of male circumcision. DOC - Doctors Opposing Circumcision - Based in Seattle Washington, DOC is an international organization of physicians, and others who are opposed to routine neonatal circumcision. These doctors recognize that no one has the right to forcibly remove sexual body parts from another individual. NORM-UK - UK charity provides medically supported information and advice about circumcision, including alternative treaments, and support for men unhappy with circumcision, including advice on non-surgical foreskin restoration. Stop Infant Circumcision Society - Co-organizer of March Against Circumcision in Washington DC during Genital Integrity Awareness Week Arp 1 - Apr 7, 2001. Actiities schedule plus Online Media Kit and Brouchure available on web site. Info-Circumcision - The Circumcision Information Resource Centre - A non-profit organisation located in Montréal, Québec, Canada which provides a wide range of information about non-religious infant circumcision and related topics including non-surgical foreskin restoration. In English and French. Friends of Uncut Entertainment - A non-profit organization committed to supporting independent narrative films that promote genital integrity. ACOG: Circumcision Policy 2001 - 2001 Circumcision Policy of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists MUSIC - Musicians United to Stop Infant Circumcision - MUSIC is an organization of musicians who support the work of the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) American Urological Association - AUA policy statement on circumcision. Wellness Associates - A non-profit parent organization. American Cancer Society - All About Penile Cancer - "The current consensus of most experts is that circumcision should NOT be recommended as a strategy for penile cancer prevention." Click on the link "Detailed Guide" for more information. AAP Circumcision Policy - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) position: "Circumcision is not essential to a childs well-being at birth." AAP Circumcision Policy Statement (RE9850) - The full text of this policy statement. Circumcision Information for Parents - American Academy of Pediatrics presents an easy to read brochure. AAP Circumcision Task Force Monitor Page - Background materials, letters to the task force, news articles and resource links. AAP Press Release - Highlights from the AAP Circumcision Policy Statement. Includes video clip. Male Vs. Female Genital Modification - A comparison of the AAP's statements on male genital modification and female genital modification. History of AAP Circumcision Statements - Information about statements made on circumcision in 1971, 1975, 1977, and 1989. Critical Analysis of the 1999 AAP Policy Statement on Infant Circumcision - A synopsis and assessment of the policy statement. American Academy Of Pediatrics Releases New Circumcision Policy - Science Daily Editorial Cartoons - Reaction to the circumcision study. Circumcision traditions challenged - Detroit Free Press by Desiree Cooper - The author dissects traditions of genital cutting, male and female. Pediatricians revise circumcision stance - By Ruth Padawer - Bergen Record - March 2, 1999 Pediatricians turn away from circumcision - CNN March 1, 1999 A Slice in Vain? - Doctors Group Says Circumcision Isn't Medically Essential - ABC News NPR - All Things Considered - Circumcision Study - Requires Real Player (free download) - The American Academy of Pediatrics has reversed a longstanding policy. It now does NOT recommend routine medical circumcision for infant boys. Routine circumcision ruled out - BBC News 2 Mar 1999 NOCIRC of Illinois response - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Affirms that Claimed Medical Benefits Do Not Justify Routine Infant Circumcision; At Last Recognizes the Pain and Stress of Circumcision; Tragically Omits Crucial Information Necessary for Parents to Make an Informed Decision Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC) Response - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has been charged with continuing to betray vulnerable children in its release today of a new policy regarding circumcision. Circumcision Resource Center (CRC) Response - An excellent insightful review of the AAP policy - more than just the few highlights reported in the press. It describes the 7 signs of progress that the AAP is finally beginning to understand the effects of circumcision and the 9 deficiencies the report failed to address InfoCirc of Montreal response - Although the AAP says that the medical benefits of circumcision are not significant enough to recommend the procedure, their statement leaves wide latitude to continue circumcision for non-medical reasons. This is clearly a violation of medical ethics (physicians are only allowed to perform surgery when medically necessary). NOCIRC International response - Now that the American Academy of Pediatrics has aligned itself more closely with medical organizations worldwide by not recommending routine male circumcision, the already declining circumcision rate in the U.S. should drop dramatically. NORM response - Pediatric Circumcision Policy Better, But Still Inadequate. - "At last the AAP has admitted that it is both unnecessary and painful. R. Wayne Griffiths, NORM's founder, notes that "now it is clear that the greatest danger to a baby boy's penis is from a doctor's knife." NOCIRC of Maine response - AAP Refuses to Endorse Infant Circumcision for 26 Years Running. NOCIRC of North Carolina response - Children's health advocates lauded the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today for its refusal to recommend infant circumcision. The AAP policy has now come in line with all of the other medical societies' circumcision policy statements in the English speaking world. This position underscores the idea -- widely accepted around the world -- that circumcision does not specifically contribute to children's health in any way. In countries that do not circumcise, including all of continental Europe, urological health appears to be as good as, or better, than in the United States. NOCIRC of North Dakota response - AAP Fumbles Again: Contradicts Itself NOHAHMM response - Doctors' Group Charged with Dumping Kids' Rights Responses to AAP Statement - Responses by various organizations regarding the 1999 AAP statement. NOCIRC - National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) is a non-profit educational organization committed to securing the birthright of male and female children and babies to keep their sexual organs intact. The US based international organization provides circumcision information through 80-plus US regional centers and over 15 international centers. NOCIRC of Canada - British Columbia NOCIRC Regional Centers and Affiliate Organizations - Regional centers located throughout the United States and around the world. Phone, FAX, mail, e-mail and websites. NOCIRC of North Carolina - Offers documented medical information about routine infant male circumcision. Monthly meetings throughout the state. Updates on local activities and press releases. NOCIRC of Florida - News, contact information and links. NOCIRC of Wisconsin - Madison NOCIRC of New Hampshire - Dover - Regional center NOCIRC of Iowa - Collins - NOCIRC of Iowa is a non-profit educational organization in Iowa dedicated to disseminating information about infant circumcision and proper intact care. NOCIRC of Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - "Speaking for those who cannot yet speak" -- NOCIRC of Pittsburgh is the local chapter of this non-profit organization that promotes genital integrity for all children. NOCIRC Of Texas - Plano - Latest information for Medical, Ethical, and Legal considerations. NOCIRC of New Mexico - Santa Fe - Nurses for the rights of the child. NOCIRC of Pennsylvania - Greater Philadelphia - Information - Support - Foreskin restoration - Physicians and Nurses - Legal - Jewish and Muslim - Community events - Speakers NOCIRC of Vermont - Swanton - NOCIRC of Vermont provides Counseling, Medical and Professional Referrals, Educational Videos and Media Materials about circumcision. NOCIRC of Maine - Monmouth - Advocates for circumcision prevention providing educational information to parents, health care professionals, child advocates and anyone interested in the well being of children. NOCIRC of Ohio - News and volunteer opportunities. Locations throughout Ohio. Foreskin - This website contains close-up photographs of the normal, natural, intact adult male foreskin. The penis and foreskin: Preputial anatomy and sexual function - Numerous articles on penile preputial anatomy and physiological function including immunological functions, innervation, vascularity, sexual function, and the effects of circumcision. Male Sexual Anatomy - The Foreskin - The Foreskin - What is it and how it works - Pictures and Diagrams - Circumcision Issues - Foreskin Restoration - The Intact Penis... Need to brush up on your anatomy of what the foreskin is and how it works? This site contains explicit pictures with all the details, along with guidelines on caring for intact children. The Prepuce - Detailed anatomical description of the male prepuce (foreskin) by Drs. Cold and Taylor published in the British Journal of Urology 1999. Smegma - Photographs - "The animal kingdom would probably cease to exist without smegma." Thomas J. Ritter, MD Three Zones of Penile Skin - Photographs - By John A Erickson - Clearly defines outer shaft skin, outer preputial (foreskin) skin and inner preputial (foreskin) mucous membrane. Anatomy of the Penis and Mechanics of Intercourse - An Illustrated Guide - This page presents information that most parents are not aware of at the time they make the circumcision decision. Doctors usually do not provide this information. Aesthetics of the Foreskin - by Victor Doiteau, M.D. How the Foreskin Works - An animation showing a man's foreskin being retracted passively, as for cleaning. Not "just a flap of skin" - Animation illustrating the size of a normal foreskin when unfolded, and the number of nerve endings it contains. 17 Functions of the Foreskin - 17 functions of the normal male foreskin The Skin System of the Penis - The intact penis is covered by one single continuous skin sheath or skin system. The skin sheath is partly folded at different times. This folded part of the skin system is called the foreskin or prepuce. Anatomy and Functions of the Male Foreskin - To understand the function of the prepuce, it is necessary to understand the function of the penis. While it is commonly recognized that the penis has two functions - urination and procreation - in reality, it is essential only for procreation, since it is not required for urination. How Smegma Services the Penis - by Joyce Wright, M. D. (Sexology - 1970) - Natures's assurance that the Uncircumcised Glans Penis will function smoothly is provided by smegma. The Ridged Band: Specialized Sexual Tissue - Information about the anatomy and function of the prepuce by researcher Dr. John R. Taylor. Web site may be viewed in English or French. Functions of the Foreskin - by George C. Denniston MD Presented at The Second International Symposium on Circumcision [1991] Article discusses the development and physiological functions of the male prepuce. Anatomical parts lost in male circumcision - The "What Is Lost?" list contains itemized anatomical parts, innervation, and functions lost when the foreskin is amputated. The Sexual Anatomy of Man - The penis and scrotum, male internal sexual anatomy, and other frequently answered questions. From the alt.sex FAQ. Female Circumcision Comes to America - by Linda Burstyn - Atlantic Monthly, Oct 1995 - Performed by new immigrants, veiled in deference to a cultural tradition of the developing world, female circumcision is becoming an American problem. Epidemiology Of Female Sexual Castration In Cairo, Egypt - In 1985, a group of 350 urban Egyptian women were selected to self-report on their recall of their female sexual castration (FSC) which they experienced as children. Erroneous Belief Systems Underlying Female Genital Mutilation - by Hanny Lightfoot­Klein - I first became aware of the existence of what at that time was still euphemistically called "female circumcision" in 1979. Mutilated Humanity - by Ashley Montagu - The story of bodily mutilations would occupy a large volume in the story of humankind, and few would be more strange and interesting than those relating to male and female circumcision. Female Genital Mutilation: Strategies For Eradication - by Fran P. Hosken - Female genital mutilation - the descriptive term for the different types of operations are "excision" and "infibulation" - continues to be practiced in large regions of Africa, from the Red Sea Coast to the shores of the Atlantic. In Indonesia and Malaysia, less drastic forms of "female circumcision" are practiced by some of the Moslem populations of this region and sporadic occurrences have been registered among other mainly Moslem groups. Genital Mutilation & The United Nations: Male And Female Circumcision, Human Rights, & The Restoration Of Spiritual Integrity & Freedom - by Anastasios Zavales - The world community is increasingly educated on crimes against humanity, in particular, about individuals practicing genital mutilation, commonly termed circumcision. Genital mutilation affects more than 2 million girl­child victims and more than 13.5 million boy­child victims annually throughout the world. Female Genital Mutilation - Female Circumcision - Northern Arizona University - This section contains studies of female genital mutilation. The Rite of Female Circumcision - Ethnic NewsWatch - "No one should live in fear of having parts of her genitals sliced off against her will." Female Circumcision: Clitorectomy and Infibulations - Offers a selection of articles. Female Genital Mutilation (Female Circumcision) - by ReligiousTolerance.org Comparisons Between Male Circumcision and Female "Circumcision" - Rising Daughters Aware Islam and Female Circumcision - by Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Ph.D. - Minaret of Freedom Institute Global Women Intact - Specializing in female circumcision, genital mutilation, and alternative ritual of passage information. Female Circumcision Issues Page - The World Health Organization had a conference in February 1979 in Khartoum, Sudan, and unanimously condemned the mutilations as disastrous to womens health and as indefensible on medical as well as humane grounds. In the United States, Rep. Pat Schroeder has written a bill to prohibit female genital mutilation (FGM), H.R. 3247. Kenyan Woman Forcibly Circumcised - African Eye News Service 07 Dec 2001 The Miserable Tradition Of Female Circumcision - By Deborah Horan - Sep 28, 1997 - Inter Press Service - When Shaima Mahmoud was nine years old, her mother called the village midwife to the house to perform a female rite of passage that has been practiced among women in her Egyptian village for as long as anyone can remember. First lady celebrates African village that ended female circumcision - News Star Online - Apr 2, 1998 - Hillary Rodham Clinton, meeting with villagers who have ended the practice of female circumcision in their community, praised the village for having started "a great movement." How is Female Circumcision Trivialized? - "In the same manner as male circumcision, of course!" - Read an extensive list of medical and lay comments about female circumcision. New Ritual Is Alternative To Female Circumcision - by Dr. Cesar Chelala - Sep 16, 1998 - San Francisco Chronicle - A NEW APPROACH to dealing with female genital mutilation... offers hope for eliminating a practice that has caused women around the world considerable suffering. Male and Female Circumcision - Related Pages - Anatomy and Function - Commentary - Ethics, Law, Human Rights - Religion - Science and Sociology - Statistics Articles about Female Circumcision - Historical articles in U.S. medicine. Female Circumcision: Indications and a New Technique - This 1959 medical journal article reveals how American medicine condoned female circumcision with arguments similar to those still used today to justify male circumcision. We offer this article for historical reference only, as well as to emphasize these similarities and expose medical arrogance. Historical Medical Quotes on Female Circumcision - The plain fact is that circumcision is a form of "child care" that male babies can well do without. Female babies are more fortunate. Their bodies are less suitable for mutilation and they are able to pass through babyhood without genital wounding. Unhappily this does not mean they will escape later on. Knuckleheaded Islamic Thought: Female Circumcision - An angry commentary. Common Denominators Between Male and Female Circumcision - Lists similarities between male and female circumcision. Welcome to Womanhood - A video about female circumcision and the effort to stop the practice. - 14 minutes, Grades 10-Adult, Directed by Charlotte Metcalf, Produced by TVE and BBC, 1998, VHS ISBN: 1-56029-755-7 I Was Circumcised and I'm a Woman - The personal experiences of a circumcised woman, Susan Mullen. A Centuries-Old Practice, A Deadly Tradition - FGM and Religion: A False Connection -- FGM, or female circumcision as it is also but incorrectly known, is practiced by Muslims, Christians, animists, and nonbelievers in a range of communities, often under the mistaken belief that it is a religious dictate. - U.S. Fund for UNICEF 1998 Female Genital Mutilation - A Human Rights Information Pack (1998) - from Amnesty International Female Circumcision for Religious and Ritual Purposes - Definition and brief analysis of female circumcision. Senegal bans female circumcision - BBC News Online - Dec 23, 1998 - Senegal has banned female circumcision on cultural or religious grounds. Anybody found practising circumcision on girls now faces up to five years in prison. Why Christians No Longer Circumcise - Midwife Archives - [scroll down to near bottom of page] Jewish Issues - Male Circumcision - From Fathermag.com, covers alternative bris; support groups for intact babies; as well as other Jewish issues and responses Religion and Circumcision - Articles from the perspectives of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Muslims Against the Circumcision of Boys and Girls - For more than thirteen centuries here in the Muslim world exists a ritual known as Male and Female Circumcision. Solely a Jewish tradition, the Circumcision ritual...plus many other Jewish traditions...has found a willing host in the post-Mohammadan Muslim world. This man-made invention and innovation...not found in GOD's last scripture, Holy Qur'an...has been a curse on millions of children, both male and female, across the Muslim world. Circumcision and Christianity - Biblical references for circumcision from AlternaMoms.com. Circumcision: A Jewish Feminist Perspective - Circumcision is at the heart of gender imbalance in Judaism. For a male Jew, it is a critical mark of identity, an assumed rite of passage, secular or sacred, into the peoplehood and/or faith of Judaism. For a Jewish woman, it may have the same meaning until she is pregnant, with the possibility of bearing a son. It is then that a woman's deepest instincts may arise trembling out of her culturally anesthetized stupor to whisper or plead, "Please, let it be a girl." Jewish Roots of Anti-Circumcision Arguments - by Lisa Braver Moss. Presented at The Second International Symposium on Circumcision 1991. Cultural and Religious Issues of Circumcision - CIRP Circumcision Information Pages - Articles from multiple religious viewpoints. Cultural and Religious Documents on Circumcision - CIRP Reference Library Circumcision - The Worldwide News - Circumcision was an essential part of religious practice for the nation of Israel. Is circumcision a required practice for Christians today? This paper examines the biblical evidence and explores the validity of arguments concerning old covenant customs. Paul's Answer To Circumcision - A Brief Survey of the Book of Galatians by Deborah Cox - 1996 The Holy Bible, Circumcision, False Prophets, and Christian Parents - by George Hill - This file compiles New Testament scripture about the act of circumcision, false prophets, and Christian parenting. A Mother Questions Brit Milla - by Nelly Karsenty published in Humanistic Judaism, Summer 1988. Extensive article includes support and information for Jewish parents regarding alternative (non-cutting) bris ceremonies. To Mutilate in the Name of Jehovah or Allah - Article about legitimization of male and female circumcision. Circumcision and the Christian Parent - by Rosemary Romberg Circumcision Choices for Jewish Parents - by Julia Bertschinger, C.C.E., Midwifery Today, 1991 Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Observance - by Moshe Rothenberg Religious Traditions and Circumcision - by Gerald A. Larue. Presented at The Second International Symposium on Circumcision 1991 Circumcision for Religious Reasons - Jewish views. Circumcision: A Source of Jewish Pain - by Ron Goldman The Nature of Being Intact - Share your concerns and feelings on the issue of circumcision, care of the uncircumcised boy, and foreskin restoration. Against Circ - ICQ chatroom for parents who have chosen to keep their sons intact (not circumcised) and anyone opposed to routine infant circumcision. Circumcision Pros and Cons - Discussion board at Familysaurus.com. netmation.com | netmation.net | netmation.org | netmation.tv Copyright © 1991-2005 Netmation Inc. All Rights ReservedSite Designed and Hosted by Netmation Inc.