Male Genital Cutting
Personal, cultural, financial, and professional conflicts lead to flawed circumcision report
Lack of Open Debate Results in Flawed Policy
Event Dates: July 13, 2012 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
NYC Intactivists March in NYC Pridefest 2012
NYC Intactivists are planning a demonstration outside of the Germany Consulate this Friday to add their voices to the international debate on circumcision.
Peaceful Welcoming Ceremonies Proposed Instead
Rabbi Jeffrey Falick, Vice President of the Humanistic Rabbis Association does not perform circumcisions, and has called for peaceful Jewish covenants to take their place.
Citing new evidence to support routine infant circumcision, the AAP Task Force on Circumcision is working on a new position statement and guidelines for parents and doctors.
About the Author
Staff Writer, IntactNews
Rebecca Wald, J.D. is a graduate of George Washington University and The Brooklyn Law School. In addition to being a Staff Writer for IntactNews, she hosts the web-based multimedia project, Beyond the Bris, which is giving voice to the current Jewish movement opposing circumcision.
Peaceful Covenant Rituals Proposed Instead
Event Dates: December 4, 2011 - 5:00pm
Join Bay Area Intactivists for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the male, female and intersex children who have lost their lives due to complications of circumcision or other non-therapeutic forms of genital cutting. The vigil will take place outside Or Shalom in response to a circumcision panel discussion which will extol the genital cutting of children.
About the Author
Staff Writer, IntactNews
Rebecca Wald, J.D. is a graduate of George Washington University and The Brooklyn Law School. In addition to being a Staff Writer for IntactNews, she hosts the web-based multimedia project, Beyond the Bris, which is giving voice to the current Jewish movement opposing circumcision.
I should mention [that] I was raised as an Orthodox Jew. When I was 13 years old, my family moved to Israel to seek better religious education for myself and my [five] siblings.
