Swedish docs in circumcision protest Published: February 19, 2012 Circumcision of young boys for religious and non-medical reasons ought to be banned in Sweden, urged the Swedish Paediatric Society (Svenska barnläkarföreningen, BLF) In a statement submitted to the National Board [...]
By Sarah Batista, Reporter When Christy Falls elected to have her newborn son circumcised, she trusted the procedure would go just fine. But within hours of bringing little Josiah home, things took a turn for the worse. "We [...]
Asia Sentinel FRIDAY, 03 FEBRUARY 2012 My god that hurt Getting to the head of things American exceptionalism takes many forms. One of the least noticed is the preference for circumcision of boys. Other than among Muslims and Jews, for [...]
Re: AIDS Prevention Inspires Ways to Make Circumcisions Easier January 30, 2012 by DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The NYT has reached a new highwater mark for poor journalism. McNeil gleefully writes an advertorial for the “PrePex” device, while completely ignoring [...]
Activist vs. ‘unkindest’ cut By ISABEL VINCENT & MELISSA KLEIN December 25, 2011 Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/activist_vs_unkindest_cut_Ec9P3H5kwXkadtqtC0sJSP#ixzz1hZbMzqwI A Long Island man at the forefront of a movement to end circumcision likens the practice to genital mutilation. Anthony Losquadro, a member of [...]
The number of circumcisions in the United States is declining http://www.dailycamera.com/lifestyles/ci_19340534 By Aimee Heckel Camera Staff Writer Posted: 11/16/2011 Ezra Brockman-Hicks, age 2, plays with his mother Tara Brockman at the Brockman-Hicks home in Lyons. Brockman and her husband, Jason Hicks, [...]
Intaction's public awareness and education committee has a meeting scheduled for committee members on October 22, 2011 at 10 AM EST. The agenda will be sent out via email two days prior to the meeting.
The Mogen and Gomco devices have been blamed for injuries. One manufacturer no longer distributes the Mogen clamp, but it's still popular with mohels. Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times September 26, 2011 Melanie Hall did not think she was putting [...]
By Roberta Cowan AMSTERDAM | Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:49am EDT (Reuters) - Dutch doctors want politicians and human rights groups to speak out and discourage the practice of male circumcision in the Netherlands because they say it is a [...]
In Muncie Indiana, a medical doctor has an appointment in court. However at this appointment, instead of collecting a co-payment, he may have to pay his patient millions. Dr. Michael Burt is being sued for taking matters into his own hands [...]
