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 [...]
MAKING THE CUT: AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON REVERSE CIRCUMCISION Chloe Hilliard Posted June 13, 2012 .....Circumcised men are vocal opponents, some comparing the procedure to genital mutilation and using the Internet to spread their message. Anthony Losquadro, executive director of Intaction.org is [...]
A fatal irony: Why the “circumcision solution” to the AIDS epidemic in Africa will increase transmission of HIV By Brian Earp OXFORD UNIVERSITY May 22, 2012 Circumcision Will Increase HIV Africa Flawed From The Beginning A handful of circumcision advocates have [...]
The NY Baby Show was held at Pier 92 in New York City on May 19 & 20th. Thousands of parents came to listen to some of the country’s leading figures in the world of parenting and pregnancy. Intaction was [...]
Medicaid Circumcision Funding Bill Dies in Colorado House Posted on 05 May 2012. By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon A bill that would have restored funding for Medicaid circumcision in Colorado died Friday. The measure squeaked through a hearing in the House [...]
Newborn dies after reportedly contracting herpes from controversial circumcision ritual Published March 05, 2012 A two-week-old infant died at a Brooklyn hospital in September after contracting herpes through a controversial religious circumcision ritual, the New York Daily News reported. A spokeswoman [...]
