May 2013

Intactivism: May 2013 in Review

"I find circumcision to be . . . illogical." So says Spock baby.Parents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past month. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.
 

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Guggie Daly: Jewish Anti-Circumcision and Intactivist Ads in Israel (Translations Provided)
Guggie translates Hebrew informational posters and brochures that provide intactivist messages. The Hebrew messages were produced by an Israeli Intactivist Group.
 

Friday, May 10, 2013

The WHOLE Network: Infant's Brush with Death After Routine Circumcision
A mother writes about her son's ill-fated circumcision. She and her husband took their son to a urologist for a circumcision. They thought they were doing the right thing and that it was only a routine procedure. They were wrong. The boy was cut and they were sent on their way. Unfortunately, the urologist botched the circumcision and the baby started bleeding. The frantic parents finally made it to the ER. The baby boy had to be transferred to another hospital where the urologist stitched up the cut blood vessel. They were sent home, only to have another ambulance trip to the hospital because the baby boy had lost so much blood. All because the parents went with the flow and did not question the need for an infant circumcision.
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