Say no to circumcision - 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.

Either this has been a light week for circumcision related articles and blogs, or I have been too busy to find all the great articles and blogs out there. If I have missed any, please leave a comment and let me know!
 

Sunday, February 7, 2010

No Circumcision: here is a email post i received
Brief blog by a Canadian discussing how the Canada health system discourages infant circumcision.
 

Monday, February 8, 2010

Intentional Birth: Our decisions matter- especially when we stand out from the crowd
A brief blog mentioning DrMomma's Peaceful Parenting blog and her Functions of the Foreskin: Purposes of the Prepuce article.
 

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

DoctorE: The Holy Foreskin of Jesus
Blogger posts YouTube video satire about circumcision. The devil did not invent circumcision, but he has a place in Hell for the circumcisors.
 

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Smile Politely: Foreskin stories: Pt. 1
An interview of several intact men who describe the pleasures of having a foreskin. These young men were spared circumcision and have lots of good things to say about being natural and intact.

SodaHead: Is Circumcision Male Genital Mutilation?
A woman describes how she considers the cutting of genitals of girls and boys to be mutilation and should be stopped.

DrMomma: Peaceful Parenting: Male Circumcision in the USA: A Human Rights Primer
Article discussing the how infant circumcision violates the human rights of the infant. The author points out that the instigators of circumcision in the US 100 years ago knew something that is ignored by the current medical establishment, that is, circumcision adversely affects male sexuality.

DrMomma: Peaceful Parenting: Dr. Dean Edell Statement on Circumcision
Dr. Dean Edell discusses the common myths about infant circumcision. Dr. Edell explains why male infant circumcision is a practice that must stop because there is no justification for it.

DrMomma: Peaceful Parenting: 3rd Year Medical Student Describes His 1st Circumcision Surgery
A medical student presents a video describing his first infant circumcision surgery. He said that the circumcisions was traumatic. The babies are strapped down and scream as part of their sex organ is removed.

Gloria Lemay: CIRCUMCISION: A surgery looking for a disease
A collection of writings, scientific references and explanations of how the world has been duped into pursuing yet another disease for which circumcision might be a cure. Gloria Lemay presents information on HIV and AIDS and how circumcision is not the cure-all that circumcision advocates claim.
 

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Smile Politely: Foreskin stories: Pt. 2
An interview of several parents who describe their reasoning for either circumcising or not. The reasons why some parents decide to circumcise their babies does not speak well of the parents.

Universal Hub: Bill would outlaw infant, childhood circumcision, with no exceptions for Jews, Muslims
Massachusetts Bill is to be heard on March 2. The Bill seeks to prohibit genital cutting of both males and females, without discrimination.

The Villanovan: THE XX FILES: Male genital mutilation?
A previous article on female genital mutilation (FGM) causes the author to consider male genital mutilation (MGM) or male circumcision.
 

Friday, February 12, 2010

The XXX Files: Male genital mutilation?
The original article that discusses male infant circumcision and male genital mutilation. The author states, "circumcision is not a cure-all. We cannot just eliminate private body parts because we are unwilling to provide young people with facts and proper health education or because we are too ashamed to foster a sense of sexual accountability in them."
 

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Daily Monitor: Circumcision and HIV/Aids; time to cut losses
A political/social commentator in Uganda questions circumcision as a possible preventative measure against HIV. The author points out that the circumcision campaign in Africa is a farce and will not solve the HIV problem in Africa.

Healing with Nature: Circumcision : Healthy and Hygienic or Mutilation?
A brief article that hits on the high points of the circumcision debate, including religion, doctors' profits, and the harm some women experience when having sex with a circumcised man.