SUCCESS IN NEW ORLEANS!
At the annual convention of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in New Orleans, dozens of intactivists from around the country, including Georganne Chapin and Marilyn Milos, protested and held a press conference, telling obstetricians to stop cutting baby boys. Read more >>
INTACT AMERICA LAUDS DOCTORS FROM 17 COUNTRIES FOR TELLING AAP TO STOP CIRCUMCISING BABIES
A press release issued on March 19, 2013 lauds two new articles—one in the AAP’s own journal Pediatrics, and one in a special issue of the British Journal of Medical Ethics, both of which took the AAP to task for its August 2012 report that softened its stance on circumcision. “It has become clear that the AAP is an outlier in the discussion about the efficacy and necessity for male circumcision,” said Georganne. Read the press release >>
GEORGANNE CHAPIN ON INFANT CIRCUMCISION
Georganne Chapin discusses how she became aware of the movement to end circumcision in an interview with intactivist filmmaker James Loewen. Read more about Georganne >>
INTACTIVIST OF THE MONTH
MAY 2013: Dr. Christiane Northrup is a visionary pioneer in the field of women’s health and wellness. A staunch intactivist, she is perhaps best known as the author of the New York Times bestselling Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, which has been an indispensable resource for women for nearly two decades. Read more >>
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March 27, 2012: "Don't Ask, Don't Sell"—Instead of doctors and hospitals giving circumcision consent forms to women in labor (or exhausted new mothers), how about not mentioning circumcision at all? Join the conversation & subscribe >>
THE CIRCUMCISION DECISION
Trying to decide whether or not to circumcise your child? Watch this informative video featuring radio personality Dr. Dean Edell, intactivist Marilyn Milos RN, comedians Penn & Teller, and others to learn more about the important questions parents are facing today. You can also find out more here.