Say no to circumcision - support intactivism. This is a list of 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 week was dominated by the reaction to Dr. Amy Tuteur's very opinionated pro-circumcision blog.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Dr. Susan Block's Journal: Inside Both Heads of the Crotch Bomber
Dr. Block discusses the young man who attempted to blow up an airplane on Christmas day. He hid the bomb in his underwear and, for whatever reason, it did not go off. Dr. Block discusses the terrorists circumcision status and how his sexual repression may have contributed to his actions.
 

Monday, January 4, 2010

DrMomma Peaceful Parenting: You Made A Difference For That One
An inspirational post that we make a difference one person at a time.

Wall Street Journal Health Blog: Should Pediatricians Recommend Routine Circumcision?
A lightweight blog about the AAP and their possible change in their circumcision recommendation. The comments are numerous and provide much better info than the blog itself. The Blog was updated to indicate that a member of the AAP task force says that the AAP is unlikely to recommend infant circumcision for all infants.

International Coalition for Genital Integrity: Disposable diapers lead to circumcision death
A warning that using disposable diapers before an infant circumcision heals could hide bleeding because of the super-absorbancy of the diaper. If bleeding is not caught in time, the infant could die from his circumcision wound.

Marketing by Permission: How odd is the male logic
A thoughtful post on how men circumcised at birth cannot know what it is like to have a foreskin.
 

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Science-Based Medicine: The case for neonatal circumcision
A pro-circumcision doctor gets a firestorm of well-informed comments pointing out how her reasons for advocating male infant circumcison are not suppported by science. The doctor advocates circumcision and relies on studies that conclude the HIV rate is reduced for circumcised men. She does not even consider that the HIV rate is increased for women who have sex with circumcised men or that for men who have sex with men, the circumcision status has no effect.

The Lay Scientist: Circumcision: A Response to Amy Tuteur
A critical analysis of many of AmyTuteur's talking points in her pro-circumcision blog based on the recent article advocating circumcision for male infants in the US.

IntactByDefault: Dr. Amy Tuteur's cloudy view of newborn circumcision
A critique of the pro-circumcision doctor's endorsement of infant circumcision on the basis of men's reduction of HIV risk.

The Teapot Atheist: Amy Tuteur's "The Case for Neonatal Circumcision" translated
The first two paragraphs of a the pro-circumcision doctor's biased article are rewritten from the opposite viewpoint, one in which circumcision is not being advocated.

Male Circumcision and HIV: Dr. AMY TUTEUR: Pro-science = pro-circumcision?
Another critical review of the Amy Tuteur pro-circumcision rant.

Woman: uncensored: Pieces of Adam: How your circumcised son may feel in a few years
A story of a man who resents his infant circumcision and wishes his parents had let him decide if he wanted part of his sex organ removed at birth.

NCHS Press Room: Circumcision Trends, by U.S. region, 1980-2006
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) publishes a table showing circumcision rates by US region for 1980 to 2006. Overall, the circumcision rate in the US for 2006 is 56.1%.
 

Friday, January 8, 2010

Suite101.com: Reasons Not to Circumcise Your Baby
A thorough treatment of the myths and false reasons used to advocate circumcision in the US. One pro-circ person monopolizes the discusion, complaining that the article is one-sided.

Esquire: How to Settle the Circumcision Debate with Your Spouse
A humorous look at the circumcision decision that many parents face. The basic message is that no decision is required becuase infant circumcision should not even be considered.

DrMomma: Peaceful Parenting:  The Phony Phimosis Diagnosis
A thorough discussion of phimosis and the often misdiagnosis of the condition, which results in an unnecessary circumcision.