Blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. Here are the ones I found interesting.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

no circumcision: circumcision rates
Information on the circumcision rates in Canada, up to 2003.
 

Monday, November 23, 2009

Alien In The Caribbean: Sex On The Brain 1- The Birth Of Shame & Secrets
Part 1 of a thorough three part exploration of sex and sexuality, including why we have circumcision. A very thorough read. 

SexIs: Little Plastic Rings: The Ethos and Eros of Foreskin Restoration
Blog on restoring foreskin with inteviews of various restoring gurus, including Wayne Griffiths, founder of NORM (National Organization of Restoration for Men), Ron Low (TLC Tugger), and Greg Beirise, director of NORM Chicago.
 

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

The Examiner: Circumcision: is it necessary for your newborn son?
A mother describes her decision to not circumcise her baby boy. It was her husband that was against the circumcision.
 

Thursday, November 26, 2009

DrMomma peaceful parenting: Breastfeeding & Circumcision
The effect of circumcision on breastfeeding is discussed. There is evidence that the mother-infant interaction is adversely affected by circumcision.
 

Friday, November 27, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk: Circumcising boys for religious reasons 'could breach Human Rights Act'
Dr David Shaw, lecturer in ethics at Glasgow University, argues that circumcising boys for no medical reason is unethical. He wrote in the journal Clinical Ethics that any doctor who does perform circumcision without a medical reason could be guilty of negligence and in breach of the Human Rights Act as the child cannot consent to the operation and it can be argued it is not in their best interests.

NotOneOfTheHerd: Circumcision - To Snip or Not to Snip
A mother writes about how she is happy with her decision not to circumcise her twin boys when they were born.

DrMomma: peaceful parenting: Religious Reasons for Circumcision Breaches Human Rights
Genital cutting of girls, even for religious reasons, is illegal. The author asks why it is still legal to cut the genitals of boys, that is, why is there still routine infant circumcision?

DrMomma: peaceful parenting: Circumcision leads to breasfeeding complications
Information on Journal of Human Lactation regarding the effects of circumcision on breastfeeding.

MenAreAngryNow: The Day I Withdrew from Nursing School by Nicole
A reprint of a woman's story of her nursing school experience. She was required to assist with a routine infant circumcision. Upon seeing how barbaric and brutal the circumcision was for the baby, she quit nursing school.
 

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Woman to Woman Childbirth Education: So he’ll look like his dad…
Blog questions why fathers would want their sons to be circumcised just because they are circumcised.

no circumcision: Why do men have foreskin?
Short blog on the functional aspects of the foreskin.

no circumcision: How do you stretch your foreskin?
Information on how to increase the size of the foreskin opening so that an intact man can fully retract his foreskin when erect.

DrMomma: peaceful parenting: Jack Black on Circumcision
A blog on circumcisions performed for religious reasons in the past, including a clip from the movie The Year One.