That makes our responsibility to protect them greater... not smaller.
That makes our responsibility to protect them greater... not smaller.
Circumcision removes normal, functional tissue from a healthy baby. Let him keep what he was born with.
Circumcision removes normal, functional tissue from a healthy baby. Let him keep what he was born with.
Infants can’t.
Before we celebrate freedom, let’s ask why we routinely make permanent decisions about a child’s body that they can never undo.
Protect bodily autonomy. Protect children.
Infants can’t.
Before we celebrate freedom, let’s ask why we routinely make permanent decisions about a child’s body that they can never undo.
Protect bodily autonomy. Protect children.
But what happens when the evidence changes?
Parents deserve the full picture... not outdated talking points.
But what happens when the evidence changes?
Parents deserve the full picture... not outdated talking points.
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When money changes hands for procedures, conflicts of interest can exist. That makes full, unbiased disclosure even more important.
Parents deserve information, not persuasion.
When money changes hands for procedures, conflicts of interest can exist. That makes full, unbiased disclosure even more important.
Parents deserve information, not persuasion.
Parents deserve information... not pressure. And when money is involved, we have to ask: is this about the child’s interests, or the system’s interests?
Parents deserve information... not pressure. And when money is involved, we have to ask: is this about the child’s interests, or the system’s interests?
Parents deserve better.
Full transparency. Current evidence. Genuine informed consent.
Parents deserve better.
Full transparency. Current evidence. Genuine informed consent.
If a healthy newborn has normal anatomy, normal function, and no medical problem, what exactly are we treating?
Sometimes the most important medical decision is knowing when NOT to operate.
If a healthy newborn has normal anatomy, normal function, and no medical problem, what exactly are we treating?
Sometimes the most important medical decision is knowing when NOT to operate.
You'd want the right to make that decision yourself.
Give that same right to boys.
Their bodies deserve their consent.
You'd want the right to make that decision yourself.
Give that same right to boys.
Their bodies deserve their consent.
So why are people still citing it as if it were current?
Expired policies shouldn't be used to justify permanent decisions for newborns.
So why are people still citing it as if it were current?
Expired policies shouldn't be used to justify permanent decisions for newborns.
If a healthy boy can grow up intact without needing corrective surgery, why take an unnecessary risk before he can even speak?
Protect his future.
If a healthy boy can grow up intact without needing corrective surgery, why take an unnecessary risk before he can even speak?
Protect his future.
So why make an exception for the most intimate part of his body?
His body. His future. His choice.
So why make an exception for the most intimate part of his body?
His body. His future. His choice.
Could the procedure itself create problems that require treatment later?
A 2024 Journal of Pediatric Surgery study found penile problems were more common among circumcised boys
Could the procedure itself create problems that require treatment later?
A 2024 Journal of Pediatric Surgery study found penile problems were more common among circumcised boys
Especially when the patient is a newborn.
Potential financial incentives + irreversible surgery + a non-consenting patient = a conflict-of-interest question worth asking.
Especially when the patient is a newborn.
Potential financial incentives + irreversible surgery + a non-consenting patient = a conflict-of-interest question worth asking.