Parents, protect your babies. Support intactivism. 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.
 

Sunday, April 3, 2011

IndiaVision NEWS: 'Strange Sex' will explore medical abnormalities, unusual fetishes
More publicity for Ron Low, the maker of the TLC Tugger who is featured on the TLC show.

Male Circumcision and HIV: UK: Doctor struck off the medical registry for taking circumcision fetish too far
It's rare that a doctor who sexually fetishizes circumcision takes his obsession so far as to sexually abuse his patients during the course of treatment (except for recommending and carrying out the unnecessary circumcisions themselves, of course). But one has done just that. While being found not guilty of sexual assault against mostly teenage patients (hats off to those lawyers!), he has been found unfit to practice medicine.
The now former Dr. Bracka once co-authored a paper detailing a method of circumcision requiring the victim to be fully erect during the procedure.
 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Liberator Ooh: How Do I Restore My Foreskin?
After listening to a podcast about foreskin restoration, a listener asks about the safety of restoring a foreskin. Jaiya responds that, not only is foreskin restoration safe, there are number of benefits to foreskin restoration, including greater sensation, more pleasure for female partners, and a great sense of wholeness.

Babies, boobs, & blasphemy: I'm Not a Hypocrite
The author points out that it is not hypocritical to be pro-choice and pro-intact (against infant circumcision). The real hypocrites are the people who so vehemently defend a fetus's right to life, but cut up their precious little bodies the day they are born.

YouTube CanadianGirlsTalk: Am I Circumcised? I Wanna Know!!!
Two young Canadian women try to answer the question someone asked about their circumcision status. The intactivists suggest that the young man ask his parents or doctor.

The Case Against Infant Circumcision: The problems with Circumcision & HIV
A summary of the flaws in the Africa trials that promote male circumcision as a way to reduce the incidence of HIV. A critical look at the three trials reveals many flaws that exaggerate the effects of circumcision.

Male Circumcision and HIV: VAN LEWIS: "I was brought in involuntarily"
Intactivist Van Lewis protested against infant circumcision 40 years ago. Van was recently interviewed on video about his historic 1970 demonstration at the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was arrested for demonstrating.

Parenting Unplugged: Circumcision, it’s more than just a snip and a snap
Georganne Chaplin, the Founder and Executive Director of Intact America joined Todd and Laura to talk about male circumcision. Georganne convinced Todd and Laura that infant circumcision is not needed and should be avoided.
 

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

--Insert Clever Title Here--: How Circumcision Affects Intimacy
A woman describes her life living with a man who was circumcised at birth. She tells how he suffers from a loss of sensitivity from having his glans exposed instead of protected by a foreskin. She explains the reasons why women often have trouble from sex with circumcised men, ranging from difficulty in reaching orgasm, the need to use lube during sex, and the vaginal pain that often results from sex. She mentions foreskin restoration as a possible solution.

Male Circumcision and HIV: IMAJ: A costly covenant: ritual circumcision and urinary tract infection
Neonatal circumcision is often justified by scanty evidence showing marginally lower rates of urinary tract infections (UTI) among neonates under a year old. What is often (always?) ignored is the role circumstances play in UTIs generally. The Israel Medical Association Journal examined records over a 10 year period. The researchers conclude, "Febrile male neonates who have undergone ritual circumcision have a high prevalence of UTI and must be evaluated and treated accordingly."
 

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Male Circumcision and HIV: THE TEXAS TRIBUNE: Feds Mull Circumcision Inquiries for Passports
The United States may begin asking for circumcision status on applications for passports as well as other data related to a person's birth, maternal lineage and details of an applicant's mother's place and type of prenatal care, including whether the mother delivered the applicant with the assistance of a midwife.

Male Circumcision and HIV: Weiss, Gray, and all the gang continue to publish according to plan
It is obvious that the organized circumcision lobby has a publishing plan to push mass male circumcision. They are seemingly conscious of the apparent fact that hard data is unnecessary to push a circumcision agenda and that funding and acceptance of their thesis are largely based on media reports rather than a critical examination of the data, assumptions, and conclusions of each successive paper they manage to push out to the public.
 

Friday, April 8, 2011

AV Club: Ron Low, foreskin restoration expert and inventor of The TLC Tugger
Ron Low, maker of the TLC Tugger and other foreskin restoration devices, was interviewed by AV Club. Ron made a great case for foreskin restoration and against infant circumcision.

International Coalistion for Genital Integrity: $230,000 Circumcision Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settles
The parents of an infant that bled to death after his infant circumcision received a settlement for wrongful death of their baby boy. The baby bled to death the night of his circumcision. “These are entirely avoidable deaths,” says Denniston, President of Doctors Opposing Circumcision, "caused by a pointless surgery that the child would never chose for himself."

BabyCenter: So today is the day of my son's surgery . . . and we canceled !
A mother's husband reconsiders his son's upcoming circumcision the night before the boy was going to have his penis cut. The father did some research and found overwhelming evidence that infant circumcision is harmful and should not be done.

The Fetus Files: Making Tough Decisions- Part 3: Circumcision
A mother writes about why she did not circumcise her son. She decided to leave him whole so he could grow up with his foreskin. She lists the many reasons why it is better to leave boys intact (uncircumcised).

The Case Against Infant Circumcision: Australian Medicine Demolish Circumcision Advocates
Infant circumcision advocates wrongly promote circumcision as a surgical vaccine in an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The Journal publishes responses to the surgical vaccine assertion. One letter points out that the circumcision advocates "cite no evidence for [circumcision's] effectiveness as a primary prevention measure, and their editorial references few high-quality studies, offering instead opinions from like-minded individuals."

Seattle PI: Unkindest cut: Woman charged in home circumcision (Oregonian)
Oregon Live: More details emerge about Portland mom who is accused of trying to circumcise her baby at home
The drive to circumcise children is so strong that one Portland mom attempted to circumcise her 3 month old baby boy with a box cutter. The baby bled profusely and was hospitalized for the botched circumcision. The mother was arrested.

DrMomma Peaceful Parenting: Pediatrics in Brevard Cuts Babies for Just $250
Greedy clinic in Florida has sale on infant circumcisions. Florida Medicaid does not cover non-therapeutic infant circumcisions. So, a Florida pediatrician has a sale to drum up the business of cutting the genitals of baby boys.
 

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Male Circumcision and HIV: A little intactivist history on the 18th anniversary of the first intactivist march on Washington, DC
Every year since 1993, David Wilson, director of the Stop Infant Circumcision Society, has gathered intactivists in Washington DC to protest genital mutilation of children. This video is from the 2001 march to the US Supreme Court and Capitol Buildings. April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. March 30th, 1997 FGM bill became law. 2001 was the 14th anniversary of the FGM law that protected girls, but not boys. Watching the video gives me a warm feeling that so many feel so strongly about stopping infant circumcision.

Beyond the Bris: Circumcision Timing Sparks Debate
Is circumcising an infant less traumatic than circumcising an older child or an adult? According Brooklyn mohel Rabbi Yakov Werde, circumcising at an older age is “much more traumatic.” Of course, he has a vested interest in circumcising baby boys, so he is very biased. A better point of view is presented by Noni MacDonald, M.D., who is a professor of pediatrics at Dalehousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada. She says any potential benefit circumcision has for preventing sexually transmitted disease only kicks in when males become sexually active. Therefore, cutting the genitals of baby boys does not make sense.

YouTube TwilightEnAmorada: Stop Genital Mutilation!
A video of people who are fighting for genital integrity for all children. No child should be subjected to unnecessary surgery like circumcision.