June 2011
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May 2011
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Saving Babies: Female Genital Mutilation: Not so... →
A discussion of the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Act that was passed in 1996 in the United States. Girls are protected from genital cutting by law. Boys are not protected from genital cutting.
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Saving Babies: Freedom from Religion →
No one is born Catholic, Protestant, or Jewish. Religion is a personal choice made by the person based on his beliefs. Religion cannot be forced on another. Unfortunately, a Brit Milah is a forced male infant circumcision and is a religious rite for the benefit of the parents, not the child. It forces the parents’ religion upon the boy by cutting off part of the boy’s body, a part that...
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Shea's Blog: An Open Letter to Mohel Michael... →
Shea’s Blog: An Open Letter to Mohel Michael Henesch
A young man writes an open letter to the Mohel who circumcised him as a baby. He is not happy being circumcised because he can tell that his penis is not all that it should be. He feels the irritation of the mucosal tissue rubbing against his underwear. He can feel the loss of sensitivity from the calloused layer building up on his...
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Circumcision, Religion, Law, and My Road To Being... →
greaterthanlapsed:
I’m fairly certain that I am done with arguing about circumcision for right now, but here is a link to an updated list of everything I’ve written about it the last couple days for anyone who is interested in perusing it.
I highly recommend checking out Uncutting here on Tumblr if anyone is interested in learning more about infant circumcision as well as foreskin restoration.
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The Volokh Conspiracy: Proposed San Francisco... →
The second half of a legal analysis of the proposed San Francisco infant circumcision ban. This half of the analysis addresses the constitutionality of the proposed male infant circumcision ban in San Francisco, California, with respect to religious freedom. The author makes no conclusion regarding a circumcision ban. This is typical for lawyers. Nothing is black and white, particularly...
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Sun News Networked - Canada: Circumcision Conflict →
A television interview of filmmaker Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon, Director of Cut: Slicing Through the Myths of Circumcision and Bernie Farber, president of Canadian Jewish Congress. Bernie asserts that infant circumcision is a traditional rite that must continue. Eliyahu closes by pointing out that the issue is a conflict of rights. The human right of the infant to a complete body and the right to...
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Circumcision ban to appear on San Francisco ballot →
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thinklauren:
I know what I think about this. What about all of you?
(I would also like to note that the San Francisco Chronicle is using an AP Press article on something IN San Francisco…I really think the publication should get rid of its NEWSpaper altogether and stick with features and magazine writing - that’s obviously what they have decided to favor anyway, so cut the crap...
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Anti-circumcision movement reaches Santa Monica →
Another report of the circumcision ban effort in Santa Monica, California. This is a straight news article without any commentary for or against the recently filed petition to get the ban on the ballot.
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WatchCBS 6: CBS 6 INVESTIGATION: Circumcision Errors all too common in Central Virginia
A news report on the significant number of botched circumcisions. Even though circumcision problems are common, the risk of complications does not seem to deter doctors and parents from cutting the sex organs of baby boys.
Later on, little boys I can tell you, their penis becomes their best buddy and it means...
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Lawn Cares: May San Francisco voters ban... →
Commentary on the announcement of the San Francisco MGM Bill making the November ballot and the media response. Too many parents and would-be parents will get their dander up, claiming such a law undermines their rights to parenting.
Sadly social movements — even when the injustice is so self-apparent — have to endure long waits to get traction. Conservatives wanting to preserve the status...
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WatchFOX8.com: Parenting: Circumcision
“Have you scarred your child for life? Some groups believe that many babies are getting unnecessary surgery just days after birth.” A television report on male infant circumcision.
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NewsTime: Who’s Your Daddy: Whose penis is it... →
A man who had an adult circumcision advocates against circumcising infant boys. “If you are religious and you believe you have to do this terrible thing to yourself, go ahead and do it. But let it be your choice!” A newborn boy has no clue what religion he is. He has no idea why all of a sudden he is experiencing pain and discomfort after being circumcised.
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normblog: Male circumcision and Jewish identity →
A Jewish man speaks out against male infant circumcision. The right of infant circumcision violates the rights of a non-consenting person.
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The LookOut News: Initiative to Ban Circumcision... →
An intactivist files a petition to gather signatures in Santa Monica, California. The intactivist seeks a ballot measure to outlaw male infant circumcision in Santa Monica, CA. The news of the petition was quickly picked up by the media.
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Pre-Meal Dietary Supplement Can Overcome Fat and... →
ScienceDaily (May 23, 2011) — A little bitter with a little sweet, in the form of a nano-complex dietary supplement taken before meals, can result in a substantial reduction of fat and sugar absorption in the body, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Harvard University researchers have found.
The researchers previously showed that naringenin, the molecule responsible for the bitter taste in...
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