NYC Intactivists and Intaction.org protested on November 24, 2012 outside of the German Consulate in NYC in response to a proposed bill in the German Bundestag. The bill would legalize the sexual mutilation of male children in Germany. Forced sexual [...]
Over 40 activists from around the country traveled to New Orleans for a three day protest from October 20 through October 23, 2012, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) annual convention. We are holding the AAP responsible for their [...]
From September 29 through October 4, Intaction traveled to Helsinki Finland to participate in the discussions of the Genital Autonomy Symposium on Law and Human Rights. Notable speakers included Dr. Anne Lindboe, the Norwegian Ombudsman for children, and Gert van [...]
Dr. Dean Edell takes on Circumcision Task Force member Dr. Douglas Diekema in this radio debate on KQED, San Francisco's NPR station:
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/-- Intaction.org, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, denounces the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) over its newly published "Circumcision Policy Statement." The AAP, a medical trade organization, has published a flawed policy about routine infant [...]
Intaction members were present at the Brooklyn Dominican Parade and Festival to tell Latino parents circumcision of newborns is painful, risky, and harmful. As our contingent marched past the review stand, the Master of Ceremonies announced to a crowd of over 5000 [...]
‘Circumcision doesn’t reduce HIV spread’ Doctors circumcise a man at Kibuli hospital. According to a new study, circumcision does not reduce the spread of HIV. By FLAVIA LANYERO THE SUNDAY MONITOR IN SUMMARY Researchers say method only reduces transmission by 1.3% [...]
Parents say they suffered severe emotional distress; $700,000 settlement Published: 9:25 am Thu, June 21, 2012 By Mass. Lawyers Weekly Staff An 8-day-old baby suffered an amputation of a portion of the ventral glans of his penis at a Jewish [...]
HIV infection rate higher on circumcised men SUNDAY, 08 JULY 2012 09:40 PETER NYONI NEWS According to the latest Zimbabwe Health Demographic Survey (ZHDS 2010/2011), the prevalence rate among the circumcised is 14 percent while that of the uncircumcised is [...]
Court: Religious circumcision is assault & punishable. June 26, 2012 A judgment of the District Court of Cologne concerns a widespread medical procedure carried out for religious reasons. According to the court, circumcision of boys to going forward is an [...]
