Support genital integrity -No more circumcision. The following list includes blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

The news this week is that the International AIDS Conference was held in Vienna, Austria. Unfortunately, too many are calling male circumcision a proven measure to combat HIV. But, there has not been any followup studies to "prove" that male circumcision has any impact on HIV infection rates. With all the men that have already been circumcised in Africa, evidence of the efficacy of male circumcision with respect to the HIV rate should be readily available. The evidence for any "proven" method should be mounting. The absence of such evidence is telling. 
 

Sunday, July 18, 2010

Gothamist: Victim Gets $10MM to Make Up for Botched Circumcision
A Brooklyn federal judge has awarded $10 million to the victim of a circumcision gone wrong, leaving his man parts "partially amputated." The makers of the Mogen clamp were ordered to pay because the circumcision device did not come with a warning about the possible risks, such as amputating part of the glans.
 

Monday, July 19, 2010

Connected Mom: When the time comes: The Circumcision Talk
A mother laments that fact that she had her son circumcised. She wishes that she had spent more time thinking about what the surgery entailed. She thinks any mother who saw an actual circumcision would never allow a son to be mutilated.

Last Blog on Earth: San Diego “Intactivist” publishes anti-circumcision comic book
Intactivist Matthew Hess created a Foreskin Man comic book for Comic-Con. The comic book promotes Hess' Male Genital Mutilation Bill.

Informed Parenting: "Do Babies Feel PAin?" My Response
Gloria Lemay recently posted a picture of a baby boy in distress from being circumcised. The blogger presents a comment from Gloria's blog and offers her take on being an intactivist.
 

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The Huffington Post: Monumental AIDS Breakthrough -- Or Is It?
Investing Contrarian: John R. Talbott: Monumental AIDS Breakthrough — Or Is It?
A realistic look at how statistics are being manipulated to show that there is hope for combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa. The latest is a gel that is touted as having a 39% reduction in female HIV infections. The author points out that this is a short term reduction and sexual behavior continues year after year, encounter after encounter. The new gel is being played up just like the circumcision trials are to show that UNAIDS and the WHO are making progress when they really are not. If these treatments are so good, it should be easy to show real world reductions. Where are those studies?

End of Line: Circumcision: Choosing Elective Surgery
Any non-medical circumcision done to newborns is done without the child’s consent. It is an elective surgery that the child did not elect to have. Regardless of any supposed benefit, infant circumcision is not necessary for the health of any baby.

Comic Book Resources: Is the world ready for Foreskin Man?
A brief look at Matthew Hess' Foreskin Man comic book, which pits Foreskin Man against the obsessed circumciser Dr. Mutilator.  PRWeb and benzinga also have articles titled Foreskin Man Comic Book Takes on Male Circumcision.

Count us Out: Atlanta lawyer wins $11 million lawsuit for family in another botched circumcision
David Llewellyn won a large verdict against the manufacturer of the Mogen circumcision clamp. The manufacturer is bankrupt because of lawsuits it lost. Llewellyn also settled with the mohel who performed the infant surgery with the Mogen circumcision device.
 

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Independent Online - ioL: Botched circumcison on toddler: Charges dropped
A young boy developed adhesions of the penis after his circumcision. The case against the doctor was dropped because adhesions are a well-documented complication of circumcisions.
 

Friday, July 23, 2010

Vancouver: 24 Hours: Comedian pushes foreskin education
Comedian Glen Callender will stage demonstrations to promote foreskin education, appreciation and stimulation in a private tent during Vancouver Pride festivities. To see and learn much more, visit the Canadian Foreskin Awareness Project at the Davie Street Party on July 30 and at Sunset Beach on Aug. 1.

All Africa: Africa: Hunting for a 'Cure' for HIV
A well-written response to a post discussing the International AIDS conference. Joseph4GI writes about the gender bias that allows male genital mutilation for health reasons but fights against female genital mutilation (FGM) for equivalent health reasons (FGM has been shown to reduce HIV in women).

Circumcision Wisdom: The Ethics of Neonatal Circumcision
Gender Across Borders wrote a series of articles about genital mutilation. Circumcision Wisdom links to the article about how non-therapeutic male infant circumcision is unethical.
 

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Spits and Giggles: Todays Hot Topic  Circumcision
A mother writes about their decision not to circumcise any son that they may have. He husband was circumcised and resents that he was cut as an infant. He wants his son to be able to choose for himself regarding having a part of his penis being cut off.