Intact America (IntactAmerica.org)

Newborn male circumcision is the most common surgical procedure performed in the U.S. Many people believe that there are tangible health benefits to male circumcision but, the truth is no medical society in the world recommends it. In fact, the American Medical Association calls the surgery "non-therapeutic." What's worse, over 100 babies die as a result of complications from circumcision in the U.S. each year.The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is developing public health recommendations for the U.S. on male circumcision – ignoring the serious risks such as hemorrhage, infection, surgical mishap, and death – in favor of highly debatable and inconclusive research. The CDC is the foremost expert on public health in our country and, as such, has a responsibility to share the truth about circumcision.I just took action, signing a petition to the CDC, demanding the organization release a truthful statement on the harms and risks of circumcision.If you believe as I do, that we should protect newborn babies from harmful and unnecessary surgery, then join me by clicking the link below:http://www.intactamerica.org ---------------------------------------------------------Cir cumcision DecisionCircumcision is a painful and risky surgery that deprives over a million boys each year of healthy, functional tissue, while wasting health care dollars that could be spent on medically necessary services. Check out the resources on this page, read the "Ten reasons NOT to circumcise your baby" below, and learn why you should keep your newborn son intact.10 Reasons NOT to Circumcise Your Baby Boy1. Because there is no medical reason for "routine" circumcision of baby boys. No professional medical association in the United States or the rest of the world recommends routine neonatal circumcision. The American Medical Association calls it "non-therapeutic." At no time in its 75 years has the American Academy of Pediatrics ever recommended infant circumcision. 2. Because the foreskin is not a birth defect. The foreskin is a normal, sensitive, functional part of the body. In infant boys, the foreskin is attached to the head of the penis (glans) and protects it from urine, feces, and irritation; it also protects the urinary opening, keeping contaminants from entering the sterile urinary tract. Throughout life, the foreskin keeps the glans moist and protects it from injury. The foreskin also has an important role in sexual pleasure, due to its specialized, erogenous nerve endings and its natural gliding and lubricating functions. 3. Because you wouldn't circumcise your baby girl. In the United States, girls of all ages are protected by federal and state laws from genital surgery to which they do not consent, whether practiced in medical or non-medical settings, and regardless of the religious or cultural preferences of their parents. There is no ethical rationale for distinguishing between female and male genital alteration. If it is wrong to remove part of a baby girl's healthy genitals, then it is wrong to do the same to those of a baby boy. 4. Because your baby does not want to be circumcised. Circumcision painfully and permanently alters a baby boy's genitals, removing healthy, protective, functional tissue from the penis and exposing the child to unnecessary pain and medical risks – all for no medical benefit. What do you think your baby boy would say if he could tell you? Of course, no baby boy can consent for himself, and parents cannot ethically consent to surgery on behalf of a child unless the child's health or life is at risk. 5. Because removing part of a baby's penis is painful, risky and harmful. Babies are sensitive to pain, just like older children and adults. Many circumcisions in the United States are performed with no pain control at all. But even when pain control is employed, the analgesics used for circumcision can only decrease pain; they do not eliminate it. As with any surgery, complications – even including death – can and do occur with circumcision. Infection and abnormal bleeding are the most common complications. Other complications include removal of too much skin, loss of part or all of the penis, life-threatening infection, and urinary problems. All circumcisions result in the loss of the foreskin and its functions, and a penile scar. 6. Because times and attitudes have changed. Today, nearly half of all baby boys in the United States leave the hospital intact. The circumcision rate in the U.S. was 56% in 2005 (and much lower in some parts of the country), down from 81% in 1981. More and more parents are choosing to keep their son intact. 7. Because most medically advanced nations do not circumcise baby boys. People in Europe, Asia and Latin America are often appalled to hear that American doctors and hospitals routinely remove part of a boy's penis shortly after birth. Approximately 75% of the men in the world are not circumcised and remain intact throughout their lives. 8. Because caring for and cleaning the foreskin is easy. A natural, intact penis requires no special care. Gently wash the genital area with warm water while bathing. That's it. Later, when the foreskin can be retracted (something that often does not occur until adolescence), a boy can be taught to pull back his foreskin to wash his penis. The boy should be the first person to retract his foreskin, since forcible retraction by anyone else results in pain and injury. 9. Because circumcision does not prevent HIV or other diseases. Despite common misinformation, studies show no conclusive link between circumcision and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention. Over the years, the claims that circumcision prevents various diseases have repeatedly been proven to be exaggerated or outright fabrications. Most men in the United States are circumcised, but our STD rates are as high as or higher than those in countries where circumcision is rare; it is obvious that circumcision does not protect against STDs. 10. Because children should be protected from permanent bodily alteration inflicted on them without their consent in the name of culture, religion, profit, or parental preference. Under accepted bioethical principles, parents can consent to surgery on behalf of a child only if it is necessary to protect that child's life or health. "Routine" circumcision fails this simple ethics test because it painfully and permanently removes a normal and healthy part of a boy's penis, does not protect the child’s life or health, and in fact creates new risks. Medically unnecessary surgery to alter a baby’s penis is no more justified than removing a finger or any other healthy body part.---GENITAL INTEGRITY:…is the principle that all human beings—whether male, female or intersexed—have the right to the genitalia they were born with. It opposes involuntary and medically unnecessary genital modification including male or female circumcision, or sexual reassignment surgery on intersexed children.--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -----.. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- GET YOUR "STOP CIRCUMCISION" WRISTBAND TODAY!!! VISIT:http://www.geocities.com/stop_circumcision/wristband.h tml ---------------------------------------------------------- I am a college student attempting to STOP INFANT MALE CIRCUMCISION!!! EMAIL ME!! [email protected] MY OTHER WEBPAGE:http://www.restoreforeskin.org/NoCircUSA/----------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------Respect your son's body: Facts, Myths and physical risks of circumcision: Visit:http://www.norm.org/respect.html---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) first acknowledged that there was no medical justification for routine circumcision in 1971. Last year, the AAP reaffirmed that it does not recommend routine circumcision. The American Medical Association concurred this year, calling routine circumcision "non-therapeutic." No national or international medical organization recommends routine circumcision. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------WH AT IS CIRCUMCISION??? READ THIS:Circumcision is the removal of some or all of a newborn's foreskin and frenulum. It is the only commonly performed surgery in the western world done without a patient's consent to prevent future medical problems. It is unethical for the reason that it violates the medical dictum of "do no harm" among other reasons. Parents often consent with incomplete knowledge of anatomy, surgical risks, and future complications. Tragically, many infants (who we know feel pain acutely) receive no anesthesia or postoperative pain relief. There are several methods used to circumcise baby boy, most are generally as follows. First the baby's arms and legs are restrained. A metal probe is inserted between the glans and the foreskin and the two structures are torn apart. The foreskin is crushed and a cut is made in it. It is then pulled forward and amputated. The raw glans is then totally exposed, which, along with the remaining inner foreskin, which eventually becomes a dried membrane and leaves the shaft skin taut and immobile when erect.------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE FOR ILLUSTRATIONS ON A 1-8 DAY OLD MALE INFANT GETTING CIRCUMCISED. VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED. IF YOU ARE CIRCUMCISED, THIS IS WHAT WAS DONE TO YOU, SO READ CLOSELY. IT'S NOT A GOOD THING:http://healthresources.caremark.com/topic/topic1005866 23 ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- ---RATED R: VIEWER DISCRETION HIGHLY ADVISED. THIS IS A VIDEO OF A 1 DAY OLD MALE INFANT BEING CIRCUMCISED BY HIS DOCTOR. THIS IS WHAT WAS DONE TO YOU IF YOU ARE CIRCUMCISED: (copy and paste link into your web address browser) ------------------------ http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8212662920114237112& amp;q=circumcision&hl=en ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------- FACTS: With no accurate means of comparison, the typical circumcised man does not know what he is missing.Male circumcision remains a common procedure in the U.S. It has been receiving increased attention in recent months, largely from men who say infant circumcision violated their basic rights.Foreskin restoration is a logical process of returning the penis to as close to its original condition as possible. However, it can be frustrating, time-consuming and care must be taken not to use undue force.Routine Infant Circumcision [RIC] is not practiced in most medically advanced nations. Unlike American parents, few parents worldwide are actually faced with this choice. Their babies are automatically brought home intact. 82% of the world’s living men are intact. Few people are aware of the fact that circumcision was introduced to our culture in an attempt to eliminate masturbation. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- if you don't know what circumcision does, and agree that circumcision is a good thing, think again, and visit this VERY TRUE SITE:http://www.cirp.org/library/procedure/plastibell/ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- Men's Voices:When we men discuss our feelings about circumcision, no one listens, not even doctors. I'm one of the millions of men who doesn't like being circumcised. I wish I had been able to scream at the doctors, "Hands off, its mine!" -S.B., 47, Atlanta, GAPeople, EVEN TEENAGERS AGREE CIRCUMCISION IS BAD:"I'm a 17-year-old male who is circumcised. I got to thinking, what am I missing? It makes me sad because I'm not whole as I was intended to be. Circumcision has deprived me of the most sensual receptor on my sexual organ". -B.J., Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- Don't believe these quotes? VISIT: http://www.norm.org/ for men's voices and other excellent information!! ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: VISIT THIS: http://www.norm.org/faq.html ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- Visit www.nocirc.org for more information, i'll put new updates on here later.Questions, comments, or something else??!! Email [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------
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