BAN MALE CIRCUMCISION!
Target:
mothers, fathers, victims of circumcision, doctors, nurses
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Ritual infant circumcision is still practiced in the world today, mostly in the USA and parts of Africa. Most countries do not practice it as a matter of policy, such as Europe, Latin American countries and Asia. In the USA, Female Genital Mutilation has been outlawed, but Male Genital Mutilation (aka circumcision) is still being done. The rates are dropping however as more and more people find out the truth about it, which is it's an unnecessary procedure that does NOT prevent STD's or other infections. Anesthesia is rarely used, and when it is used, it is most ineffective. Please support a ban on male infant circumcision. It's a basic human right to choose...HIS right! It's banned for baby girls, so why not baby boys?
Ritual infant circumcision is still practiced in the world today, mostly in the USA and parts of Africa. Most countries do not practice it as a matter of policy, such as Europe, Latin American countries and Asia. In the USA, Female Genital Mutilation has been outlawed, but Male Genital Mutilation (aka circumcision) is still being done. The rates are dropping however as more and more people find out the truth about it, which is it's an unnecessary procedure that does NOT prevent STD's or other infections. Anesthesia is rarely used, and when it is used, it is most ineffective. Please support a ban on male infant circumcision. It's a basic human right to choose...HIS right! It's banned for baby girls, so why not baby boys?
We urge people to start taking an objective look at the ritual infant circumcision and stop the practice of circumcising infant boys in the USA and other countries like Africa that still practice this unnecessary procedure. In the USA, Female circumcision was banned and made illegal, as well as not being covered by insurance. Why is this not applied to boys as well? The myths that 'it's cleaner', 'it prevents STDS/cancer/urinary infections are just that- myths that keep being perpetuated by medical personnel and others who have no real knowledge about the real function of the penis and foreskin. If the foreskin was not necessary, it would have become extinct a long time ago. Mother Nature does things for a reason...and Man seems to think he is smarter than Ma Nature. Not quite.
Retraction is the biggest source of infection, and if it truly prevented STDs then they would hardly be in existence in the US as most adult males living nowadays are circumcised. It also does not prevent cancer of the penis.
Most male circumcision operations performed today are done with either no anesthetic or ineffective pain measures. Some 'pain meds' used are sugar water (does sugar really dull pain?), EMLA cream (which doesn't work) and a block that is usually not given enough time to become effective. It is a cosmetic procedure only, and an excruciating one at that. Babies that have been circumcised have trouble breastfeeding, sleeping and develop a lower threshold for pain. Babies have been found to sense pain more keenly than adults. Circumcision can make babies go into shock, which is why some parents mistakenly believe that their baby 'took it just fine'. Then there is the risk of infection from MRSA.
Please sign this petition to get the word out to others so more people can challenge the mainstream attitude about circumcision. It was wrong for baby girls, and it's also wrong for baby boys.
Thank you for taking time out to read this and/or sign it.
Retraction is the biggest source of infection, and if it truly prevented STDs then they would hardly be in existence in the US as most adult males living nowadays are circumcised. It also does not prevent cancer of the penis.
Most male circumcision operations performed today are done with either no anesthetic or ineffective pain measures. Some 'pain meds' used are sugar water (does sugar really dull pain?), EMLA cream (which doesn't work) and a block that is usually not given enough time to become effective. It is a cosmetic procedure only, and an excruciating one at that. Babies that have been circumcised have trouble breastfeeding, sleeping and develop a lower threshold for pain. Babies have been found to sense pain more keenly than adults. Circumcision can make babies go into shock, which is why some parents mistakenly believe that their baby 'took it just fine'. Then there is the risk of infection from MRSA.
Please sign this petition to get the word out to others so more people can challenge the mainstream attitude about circumcision. It was wrong for baby girls, and it's also wrong for baby boys.
Thank you for taking time out to read this and/or sign it.
We signed the "BAN MALE CIRCUMCISION!" petition!
# 89:
8:11 am PDT, Apr 27,
Name not displayed, Japan
Anyone who still thinks male infant circumcision is okay should read David Reimer's story, "As Nature made Him, the boy who was raised as a girl" This tragic story started with a medically unnecessary botched circumision that his identical twin brother didn't get or need.
Anyone who still thinks male infant circumcision is okay should read David Reimer's story, "As Nature made Him, the boy who was raised as a girl" This tragic story started with a medically unnecessary botched circumision that his identical twin brother didn't get or need.
# 88:
6:10 am PDT, Apr 27,
Name not displayed, Nevada
# 87:
9:19 pm PDT, Apr 24,
Randy Wicklund, Oklahoma
# 86:
10:07 pm PDT, Apr 19,
Gregory Sovell, New York
Parents who continue to endorse circumcision; the message appears to be quite clear. Nothing says love like parents consenting to the amputation of 40,000 nerve endings and erogenous tissue which will affect their son sexually for the rest his life.
Parents who continue to endorse circumcision; the message appears to be quite clear. Nothing says love like parents consenting to the amputation of 40,000 nerve endings and erogenous tissue which will affect their son sexually for the rest his life.
# 84:
11:44 am PDT, Apr 11,
Eric Marshall, Canada
The only people who should be circumcised, for whatever reason should be concenting adults, not helpless infants.
The only people who should be circumcised, for whatever reason should be concenting adults, not helpless infants.
# 83:
5:19 pm PDT, Mar 27,
Trevon Paraison, Massachusetts
we should not mess with a baby's penis unless it is for health reasons
we should not mess with a baby's penis unless it is for health reasons
# 82:
2:04 pm PDT, Mar 21,
Kira Carlson, California
If you believe that male circumcision is right for your kid, then let them decide at eighteen years old to have it done by a qualified plastic surgeon.
If you believe that male circumcision is right for your kid, then let them decide at eighteen years old to have it done by a qualified plastic surgeon.
# 81:
2:03 pm PDT, Mar 21,
Kira Carlson, California
If you believe that male circumcision is right for your kid, then let them decide at eighteen years old to have it done by a qualified plastic surgeon.
If you believe that male circumcision is right for your kid, then let them decide at eighteen years old to have it done by a qualified plastic surgeon.
# 80:
2:06 am PDT, Mar 21,
Cheri Howard Osborn, California
To me it's simple, part of being free is having a right to choice, especially pertaining to your own body. I am not saying that people should have circumcisions performed, I just think everyone should have the right to say yes or no for themselves. As free people we take our freedom as being American but we take away the rights of babies when we cut a part of their bodies away forever. Why take away someone's rights? Let people have their freedom of their birth right to a whole body and if they choose to do things to their bodies latter so be it! After all that's their freedom of choice! Which is the whole concept of America, freedom!
To me it's simple, part of being free is having a right to choice, especially pertaining to your own body. I am not saying that people should have circumcisions performed, I just think everyone should have the right to say yes or no for themselves. As free people we take our freedom as being American but we take away the rights of babies when we cut a part of their bodies away forever. Why take away someone's rights? Let people have their freedom of their birth right to a whole body and if they choose to do things to their bodies latter so be it! After all that's their freedom of choice! Which is the whole concept of America, freedom!
# 79:
1:24 am PDT, Mar 20,
Zalecia Metcalf, New Zealand
# 78:
10:40 pm PDT, Mar 16,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 77:
11:39 pm PDT, Mar 13,
Sean Jobst, Alabama
I am an intact man whose parents refused to have this practice done on their baby boy. I wish that more parents would feel the same way and think about the consequences. How can violating the basic rights of an infant be justified by any stretch of the imagination?
I am an intact man whose parents refused to have this practice done on their baby boy. I wish that more parents would feel the same way and think about the consequences. How can violating the basic rights of an infant be justified by any stretch of the imagination?
# 76:
1:20 am PDT, Mar 12,
Roger "Kevin" Williams, Oklahoma
I was circumcised as a newborn so I was NEVER given the opportunity to control what was done to MY body. Now as an adult I'm attempting to restore my foreskin...something I should've NEVER had to do if I had only been left intact (the way God had perfectly designed).
I was circumcised as a newborn so I was NEVER given the opportunity to control what was done to MY body. Now as an adult I'm attempting to restore my foreskin...something I should've NEVER had to do if I had only been left intact (the way God had perfectly designed).
# 75:
2:57 pm PST, Feb 15,
Joshua W, United Kingdom
I respect the male concerned's own personal decision in ADULTHOOD if he has considered every aspect of circumcision and understands fully the decision, pros and cons, everything. Circumcision in infancy decided by others is cruel, unnecessary and should be made illegal. The foreskin serves a purpose, is very valuable and its presence should ONLY be decided by the owner by his own personally informed decision. Such cruelty should be banned.
I respect the male concerned's own personal decision in ADULTHOOD if he has considered every aspect of circumcision and understands fully the decision, pros and cons, everything. Circumcision in infancy decided by others is cruel, unnecessary and should be made illegal. The foreskin serves a purpose, is very valuable and its presence should ONLY be decided by the owner by his own personally informed decision. Such cruelty should be banned.
# 74:
8:21 am PST, Feb 12,
Peter Keay, Pennsylvania
Having experienced significant, persistent discomfort, and knowing many who have had worse complications, I know that circumcision not only removes much that is good; it also introduces much that is harmful. It may be socially acceptable mutilation in the US, but it's still mutilation.
Having experienced significant, persistent discomfort, and knowing many who have had worse complications, I know that circumcision not only removes much that is good; it also introduces much that is harmful. It may be socially acceptable mutilation in the US, but it's still mutilation.
# 73:
6:38 pm PST, Feb 9,
Jesse Windels, Missouri
I was circumcised before I could talk. I can never regain my body as nature intended it. I was not consulted. I will never forgive my parents for their disrespectful objectification of me as their posession, not as a legitimate other. This practice is backwards, sick, and unbecoming of us as a modern society. Please ban optional circumcision.
I was circumcised before I could talk. I can never regain my body as nature intended it. I was not consulted. I will never forgive my parents for their disrespectful objectification of me as their posession, not as a legitimate other. This practice is backwards, sick, and unbecoming of us as a modern society. Please ban optional circumcision.
# 72:
3:31 pm PST, Feb 5,
Cory Ginther, North Dakota
i am a victim of circumcision do not do this to your child it is not right nor has it ever been
i am a victim of circumcision do not do this to your child it is not right nor has it ever been
# 71:
3:56 pm PST, Jan 27,
Joseph StClair, California
I was circumcised as a baby. I resent my parents and the doctor, and the society that clames Genital mutilation with out concent of the victim is ok. It is NOT. What concenting adults do to their body is their buisness. A baby can not concent. I did not concent. I want to press charges on the doctor. SEXUAL ASSULT ON A MINOR seems appropriate. I am expecting a child. I will give my child the choice I never had.
I was circumcised as a baby. I resent my parents and the doctor, and the society that clames Genital mutilation with out concent of the victim is ok. It is NOT. What concenting adults do to their body is their buisness. A baby can not concent. I did not concent. I want to press charges on the doctor. SEXUAL ASSULT ON A MINOR seems appropriate. I am expecting a child. I will give my child the choice I never had.
# 70:
8:51 pm PST, Jan 24,
Alex A, New York
I can't believe we still even think of doing this. With all the talk of "change" lets hope this is one thing that actually can happen.
I can't believe we still even think of doing this. With all the talk of "change" lets hope this is one thing that actually can happen.
# 69:
8:38 pm PST, Jan 22,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 68:
5:41 pm PST, Jan 22,
Christopher Sewell, United Kingdom
# 67:
9:51 am PST, Jan 22,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 66:
12:13 am PST, Jan 12,
David Lee, Oregon
I circumcised my son out of ignorance because I was told, 'the best thing for your son is to match his father." It is important we educate all expectant parents that routine infant circumcision damages infant boys long before they are old enough to know what they have been deprived of and able to enjoy the full pleasure of intimacy. This is an elective cosmetic medical procedure rarely medically necessary.
I circumcised my son out of ignorance because I was told, 'the best thing for your son is to match his father." It is important we educate all expectant parents that routine infant circumcision damages infant boys long before they are old enough to know what they have been deprived of and able to enjoy the full pleasure of intimacy. This is an elective cosmetic medical procedure rarely medically necessary.
# 65:
9:28 am PST, Jan 11,
Mark Wills, Kansas
Parents need to educate themselves before having children. The procedure is purley cosmetic and causes a decrease in sensitivity since most of the nerve endings are contained within the foreskin. 85% of all men in the world are intact.
Parents need to educate themselves before having children. The procedure is purley cosmetic and causes a decrease in sensitivity since most of the nerve endings are contained within the foreskin. 85% of all men in the world are intact.
# 64:
11:37 pm PST, Jan 9,
Hugh Young, New Zealand
Infant circumcision is a "cure" looking for a disease. Remember, circumcision came first, the reasons given for doing it came afterwards. That is why there are so outlandishly many of them (see www.circumstitions.com for a list). There need be only one good reason for not doing it, and there is: we have no right to cut a healthy non-renewable part off someone else's body. And human rights apply to all humans, regardless of age, sex or (parents') religion.
Infant circumcision is a "cure" looking for a disease. Remember, circumcision came first, the reasons given for doing it came afterwards. That is why there are so outlandishly many of them (see www.circumstitions.com for a list). There need be only one good reason for not doing it, and there is: we have no right to cut a healthy non-renewable part off someone else's body. And human rights apply to all humans, regardless of age, sex or (parents') religion.
# 63:
2:06 pm PST, Jan 9,
Philip Chesonis, Florida
# 62:
9:35 pm PST, Jan 8,
Terry Begley, Canada
Male circumcision should be declared illegal just as female circumcision is. The child has no right to choose his fate in an unnecessary, and demoralizing procedure. Forward thinking people already have stopped circumcising their sons. It is time for the laws to change and protect males from this gential mutilation
Male circumcision should be declared illegal just as female circumcision is. The child has no right to choose his fate in an unnecessary, and demoralizing procedure. Forward thinking people already have stopped circumcising their sons. It is time for the laws to change and protect males from this gential mutilation
# 61:
1:36 pm PST, Jan 8,
Rood Andersson, Arizona
Male genital mutilation, as experienced by unconsenting infants and children is sexual child abuse. Both medical personnel and consenting parents should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Male genital mutilation, as experienced by unconsenting infants and children is sexual child abuse. Both medical personnel and consenting parents should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
# 60:
12:35 pm PST, Jan 8,
Name not displayed, California
How dare we decide for the man the child will become? Circumcision is clearly a violation of human rights! It needs to be stopped.
How dare we decide for the man the child will become? Circumcision is clearly a violation of human rights! It needs to be stopped.
# 59:
12:20 pm PST, Jan 8,
Delmar Asbill, Oklahoma
This barbaric practice needs to stop.
This barbaric practice needs to stop.
# 58:
1:16 am PST, Jan 5,
Michael Warrior of Love, California
Anybody that promotes this cruel rape of children and all who have the nerve to stick a knife into a defenseless boy's penis have to be arrested and locked up. They are brain sick, perverted sex criminals that play naïve and deceive parents with soft spoken slimy lies. They are the evil in disguise; they are a danger for any society. Just think straight for about five minutes about circumcision. What they are actually doing to children's sex organs is beyond rape, it is genital torture and mutilation. It is sexual assault and sexual oppression in the most blatant and barbaric way. Don't believe their lies anymore. They enslaved the human race. The Circumcisers masks have been unveiled. Thousands of children have died or lost their genitals throughout history and many still die today at the hands of this evil circer pack. Let’s stop this insanity by getting rid of the Circer Pigs in black and white ropes that make this crime of all crimes on humanity possible. Let’s lock them up forever so our baby boys and children across this world are finally protected from their knives and torture clamps.
Anybody that promotes this cruel rape of children and all who have the nerve to stick a knife into a defenseless boy's penis have to be arrested and locked up. They are brain sick, perverted sex criminals that play naïve and deceive parents with soft spoken slimy lies. They are the evil in disguise; they are a danger for any society. Just think straight for about five minutes about circumcision. What they are actually doing to children's sex organs is beyond rape, it is genital torture and mutilation. It is sexual assault and sexual oppression in the most blatant and barbaric way. Don't believe their lies anymore. They enslaved the human race. The Circumcisers masks have been unveiled. Thousands of children have died or lost their genitals throughout history and many still die today at the hands of this evil circer pack. Let’s stop this insanity by getting rid of the Circer Pigs in black and white ropes that make this crime of all crimes on humanity possible. Let’s lock them up forever so our baby boys and children across this world are finally protected from their knives and torture clamps.
# 57:
1:34 pm PST, Jan 4,
Bill Higgins, Maine
Ban this senseless and needless torture.
Ban this senseless and needless torture.
# 56:
1:27 am PST, Jan 4,
Name not displayed, Arkansas
This is not a necessary procedure. I truly feel that anyone who knows what circumcision entails and still does it for cosmetic purposes alone is completely unfit to parent. It's not your decision. You're not having sex with your son...leave his sex organ alone.
This is not a necessary procedure. I truly feel that anyone who knows what circumcision entails and still does it for cosmetic purposes alone is completely unfit to parent. It's not your decision. You're not having sex with your son...leave his sex organ alone.
# 55:
7:56 pm PST, Jan 2,
Matthew Frushour, Kentucky
I question the constitutionality of a federal law that protects only the female half of the population? I am not a lawyer, but common sense tells me that the 1995-1996 law passed by the federal gov't wouldn't stand up if challenged.
I question the constitutionality of a federal law that protects only the female half of the population? I am not a lawyer, but common sense tells me that the 1995-1996 law passed by the federal gov't wouldn't stand up if challenged.
# 54:
1:14 pm PST, Jan 2,
Adam Minor, Vermont
stop circumcision, his body, his rights.
stop circumcision, his body, his rights.
# 53:
11:44 am PST, Jan 2,
Charline Roldan, Arizona
His Body, His Decision!
His Body, His Decision!
# 52:
10:56 am PST, Jan 2,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Every person should have a right to decide what procedures should be done to them. Circumcision is not reversible and should be up to the individual to decide whether it is right for him, not his parents, guardians, or doctors.
Every person should have a right to decide what procedures should be done to them. Circumcision is not reversible and should be up to the individual to decide whether it is right for him, not his parents, guardians, or doctors.
# 51:
8:51 am PST, Jan 2,
Name not displayed, New York
