A Baby is Born - Information, alternatives and links on birthing.
A Mother Questions Brit Milla - by Nelly Karsenty published in Humanistic Judaism, Summer 1988. Extensive article includes support and information for Jewish parents regarding alternative (non-cutting) bris ceremonies.
A Mother's Plea... - An informative statement about routine infant circumcision.
AlternaMoms - - Circumcision information
An Iatrogenic Epidemic - by George Denniston, M.D. - Circumcision in the United States is an epidemic caused by doctors, in other words, an iatrogenic epidemic. Iatrogenic comes from the Greek and simply means "caused by doctors." Many people think doctors use obscure words to try to avoid having other people not know what is going on. I am inclined to concur with them.
Answers To Your Questions About Premature (Forcible) Retraction of Your Young Son's Foreskin - Pamphlet #6 - NOCIRC Information Series: Premature Retraction
Answers To Your Questions About Your Young Son's Circumcised Penis. - Pamphlet #5 - NOCIRC Information Series: Circumcised Penis
Ask Dr Sears - Deciding Whether Or Not To Circumcise Your Baby Boy
Ask NOAH About: PenileCancer - New York Online Access to Health - CancerNet: National Cancer Institute
Awakenings: A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Men - Revealing the long-term harm and healing the wounds of infant circumcision. -- The first known investigation into the adverse physical, sexual and psychological consequences to men of a surgery they did not choose.
BabyCenter - Find out what circumcision involves, what the health benefits and risks are, and other things to consider when you're deciding whether to have it done.
Being Rational About Circumcision and Jewish Observance - Circumcision has become an integral crucial rite in the Jewish culture. Exploring this as a client I have found absolutely no reason medical or otherwise to continue this custom except for its long-standing importance to the Jewish community, not a good reason in and of itself.
Book and Video Reviews - Reviews from circumcision information and resource.
British Association of Paediatric Surgeons - Male ritual circumcision is required in certain religious and cultural groups and decisions concerning the performing the procedure must lie with society. It is the majority opinion that the practice should be discouraged by education.
Circumcised at 13 - An illustrated comic book about circumcision and unrequited love. By Jeremy Jusay.
Circumcision - Articles and editorials on this subject from the Virtual Journal.
Circumcision - The Worldwide News - Circumcision was an essential part of religious practice for the nation of Israel. Is circumcision a required practice for Christians today? This paper examines the biblical evidence and explores the validity of arguments concerning old covenant customs.
Circumcision affects Male Sexuality and the Female Partner's Pleasure. - Sexual effects of circumcision on both the man and the woman on the receiving end of the penis revealed for the first time. Foreskin sexual functions explained. Good news! Foreskin restoration possible.
Circumcision and Christianity - Biblical references for circumcision from AlternaMoms.com.
Circumcision And Moses’ Law - Explanation of Jewish laws from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy regarding circumcision.
Circumcision and Psychological Harm - by Dr Janet Menage, MA, MB, ChB.
Circumcision and the Baha'i Faith - Lights of Guidance #981 "The beloved Guardian says that the question of circumcision has nothing to do with the Baha'i teachings; and the believers are free to do as they please in the matter." As a practice in the United States it appears to be diminishing, and as there seems to be no more than cultural reasons for subjecting our children to the procedure, I wouldn't mind if it were completely abandoned.
Circumcision and the Code of Ethics - by George C. Denniston, MD, MPH - Humane Health International, April 1996.
Circumcision Consent Form - by pediatrician Dr. Robert Van Howe
Circumcision Debate - As more doubt is cast over whether circumcision is essential to men's health, visitors to Prevention.com comment on whether boys should be circumcisized.
Circumcision Info Links - It isn't your penis to mutilate! - Circumcision is child abuse, pure and simple. It's torture, it's theft, and it's medically unnecessary in the overwhelming amount of cases (in fact, it's contraindicated). It is, at its base, cosmetic surgery done without the informed consent of the patient.
Circumcision Information Center - Discusses the serious physical and psychological injuries that result from infant circumcision.
Circumcision Information for Parents - This menu page provides links to basic information for parents about circumcision, care of both the intact and circumcised penis, protection from wrongful circumcision, legal recourses, what is lost to circumcision, and more.
Circumcision Issues - Circumcision information links and references.
Circumcision: A Jewish Feminist Perspective - Circumcision is at the heart of gender imbalance in Judaism. For a male Jew, it is a critical mark of identity, an assumed rite of passage, secular or sacred, into the peoplehood and/or faith of Judaism. For a Jewish woman, it may have the same meaning until she is pregnant, with the possibility of bearing a son. It is then that a woman's deepest instincts may arise trembling out of her culturally anesthetized stupor to whisper or plead, "Please, let it be a girl."
Circumcision: A Riddle of American Culture - by Reed D. Riner, Ph.D. - Circumcision is considered, because of its continued prescription in spite of substantial objective evidence for its contraindication, as a riddle of American culture.
Circumcision: Male-Effects Upon Human Sexuality - Human Sexuality: an Encyclopedia 1994
Circumcision: The Step to Becoming a REAL Man - by the Coalition for Continuing Moronic Traditions (CCMT)
Circumcision: What the Medical Profession is REALLY Saying! - Quotes and Position Statements from Authors, Physicians, Journals, Associations and Organizations
Compleatmother.com - Circumcision - Views on circumcision, letters, articles, FAQs and links.
Cultural and Religious Documents on Circumcision - CIRP Reference Library
Cultural and Religious Issues of Circumcision - CIRP Circumcision Information Pages - Articles from multiple religious viewpoints.
Dr Dean Edell - Talk show host - Circumcision Conditions Center at Health Central - We've selected the best resources on this topic all in one place.
Dr. Greene's HouseCalls - Advice from a pediatrician for parents considering circumcision for a son. I now understand that had I waited, they would have been able to make this decision for themselves when they were older
EMLA Cream - A Helpful Warning to Parents - The AAP stated that circumcision, if performed, should be done with the use of anesthesia, including a cream called EMLA. However, according to the EMLA website and the FDA Medwatch site, this cream is NOT recommended for use prior to circumcision of an infant.
Ending Circumcision - Where Sex and Violence First Meet - by Jeannine Parvati Baker, M.A. -- Birth Psychology
Epinions - One More Mother Opposed To Infant Circumcision - A young mother tells why she is opposed to circumcision. Includes opinions related to the article.
Factors in the cycle of violence - by Jim Hopper PhD -- If circumcision is sexual child abuse, how does that affect the male when he grows up? The sexual abuse of boys and its lasting effects in the lives of men. How and why some abused boys become violent men.
Facts on Circumcision - by Joshua Levine in the Men's magazine "Ask Men" [Aug 2000]Learning the health related facts behind circumcision.
Female Sexuality - Features survey about the foreskin and pictures of intact males anatomy.
Gentle Parenting - Circumcision Information resources
Harms of Male Circumcision - Resources indicating that male circumcision is harmful.
Health Education - Circumcision - CV Hospital - Ontario Canada - There appears to be no medical reasons for circumcision of an infant.
Infant Circumcision: Crime Against Humanity - by John A. Erickson
Infant Circumcision: What I Wish I Had Known - This file contains a personal memoir by Marilyn Fayre Milos, R.N. regarding her introduction to male circumcision.
Infants Feel and Remember Circumcision Pain - Study - Doctor's Guide Medical and Other News
Informed Consent for Medically Necessary Circumcision - Eileen Marie Wayne, M.D. -- Definition - Erogenous function of the Foreskin - Reasons for Medically Necessary Circumcisions - Reasons for Medically Unnecessary Circumcisions - Anatomy - Procedure Description - Curable Foreskin Conditions - Risks of Circumcision - Outcome - Decision - Documentation and Permission
International Circumcision Information Reference Centre - Information about male circumcision.
Jewish Issues - Male Circumcision - From Fathermag.com, covers alternative bris; support groups for intact babies; as well as other Jewish issues and responses
Laurie's Intact, Anti-Circumcision and Support Information - Links to sites and information on circumcision.
Long Term Consequences of Neonatal Circumcision: - A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Males
Look at These Hands - By Mary Conant, R.N., Statement to the press May 25, 1994, Third International Symposium on Circumcision, University of Maryland. -- These hands have taken a newborn baby from his mother's safe warm breast and his father's sheltering arms, and these hands have tied this baby to a cold hard platter and served him up to the circumciser.
Maasai Culture - About the distinctive Hamitic practices: circumcision and clitoridectomy.
Male Circumcision in the USA - The Profoundly Disturbing and Explosive Facts. Rich Winkel July 13, 2001
Male Sexual Anatomy - The Foreskin - What the male foreskin is and how it works - Pictures and Diagrams
Men's Health Information: Circumcision = Genital Mutilation = Child Abuse - The purpose of this web page is to promote awareness of the real effects of infant male genital mutilation (circumcision), and fight to ban this barbaric violation of infants' human rights.
Midwife Archives - Circumcision - General Information - Recent Papers on Circumcision - Circumcision Complications - Birth Professionals and Circumcision - An OB Comments on the Pain of Circumcision - Circumcision and Religious Issues
Mother's Nature - Circumcision Resources
Muslims Against the Circumcision of Boys and Girls - For more than thirteen centuries here in the Muslim world exists a ritual known as Male and Female Circumcision. Solely a Jewish tradition, the Circumcision ritual...plus many other Jewish traditions...has found a willing host in the post-Mohammadan Muslim world. This man-made invention and innovation...not found in GOD's last scripture, Holy Qur'an...has been a curse on millions of children, both male and female, across the Muslim world.
National Organization of Circumcision Resource Centers - List of publications and newsletters.
National Organization of Restoring Men - Book & Review - Say No to Circumcision! - Second Edition - 40 Compelling Reasons Why You Should Leave Your Son Whole
On Circumcision - Parents of a baby boy explain how they found out about circumcision and what their opinions are after researching it.
Ouch! Circumcision is no picnic. - Parkhurst Exchange Questions & Answers in Pediatrics - "many people would claim that the best analgesic for this questionable procedure is not to do one in the first place."
Parenthood Web - Frequently Asked Questions About Infant Circumcision
Paul's Answer To Circumcision - A Brief Survey of the Book of Galatians by Deborah Cox - 1996
Pediatric Oncall - Circumcision
Penile cancer, cervical cancer and circumcision - The Myth is Exposed - History - Penile cancer - Cervical cancer in partners - References
Perspectives on Circumcision: Gay Concerns - The gay/lesbian community has a particular interest in the circumcision problem, because circumcision concerns issues with which gays/lesbians continue to struggle, (gender roles and equality, societal power, sexual health and rights, medical abuse, and religious oppression). - Numerous articles listed.
Post-Circumcision Sexual Sensitivity Self-Test - Fathering Magazine - How Much of Your Sexual Sensitivity Has Been Cut Away?
Potential for Injury from Circumcision Clamps - U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning about circumcision clamps. 29 Aug 2000
Protection of Infant Boys from Wrongful Circumcision in Hospital - The American Academy of Pediatrics clearly states that circumcision is an elective non-essential procedure which means it is neither necessary nor desirable for your son's health. Parents will be given little time at the hospital to make up their minds on a complex matter that will affect their son for all of his life. This file addresses the needs of parents who do not want the circumcision surgical procedure performed on their son.
Psychological Aspects of Circumcision - This page describes and indexes articles relevant to the psychological, neurological, and sociological effects of male circumcision. The material within each category is arranged in order of publication.
Quotes Regarding Circumcision - "Whatever is done to stop the terrible practice of circumcision will be of tremendous importance. There is no rational medical reason to support it." - Dr. Frederick Leboyer, author, Birth Without Violence
Religion and Circumcision - Articles from the perspectives of Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Save the Boys - Sponsored by the Save the Boys Fund, which opposes Male Genital Mutilation (MGM)
Stop Male Infant Genital Mutilation (Circumcision) - A public service message speaking out against infant genital mutilation (circumcision).
Stormboy on circumcision - Thoughts on the practice of circumcision, including the expression of medical power over bodies through circumcision. Links to articles of interest.
Studies on Baptism: Circumcision - by Rev. Ralph A. Smith - The complex priestly system of the old covenant is done away in the new. In the new covenant all members of the covenant are priests, whether they are Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male or female, receive the new covenant equivalent of circumcision, baptism:
The Birth of Pain - MRC News (London) - Summer 1998 - Pain has been a puzzle for many years. Now researchers are discovering that babies have quite different pain mechanisms to adults. -- "Reports in clinical and psychological literature indicate early injury or trauma can have long-term consequences on sensory or pain behavior that extend into childhood and beyond."
The Birth Scene - Circumcision: The Cruelest Cut - Articles and book excerpts: Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom - Circumcision: The Root of Misogyny - The Selling of Circumcision - Circumcision: Echoes in the Body
The Holy Bible, Circumcision, False Prophets, and Christian Parents - by George Hill - This file compiles New Testament scripture about the act of circumcision, false prophets, and Christian parenting.
The Mother of all Circumcision Posts - List of Quotes from medical sources by an anonymous author.
To Mutilate in the Name of Jehovah or Allah - Article about legitimization of male and female circumcision.
Uncut Entertainment Central - Feature film production company creating quality media that is both entertaining and thought provoking
US also practices genital mutilation - By Scott Allen Miller
What Does The Bible Really Tell Us About Circumcision - Selective interpretation of the Holy Christian Book has been a great deception for centuries. But quite simply, if one looks deeper there is a lot more said than many theologians ever let us know!
Which is Worse -- Adult or Infant Circumcision? - Article discussing the difference in levels of pain.
Why Christians No Longer Circumcise - Midwife Archives - [scroll down to near bottom of page]
Why I Won't Circumcise - by Bonni Elizabeth Hall - I am not necessarily trying to tell anyone "what to do" with this essay, although I don't mind giving some food for thought or rattling a few cages.
Why people say they circumcise - Some straight talk about the excuses we hear about why boys should be circumcised.