Know the Facts That Discredit Infant Circumcision
In a typical example of the “Facts About Circumcision” genre of public health journalism, this version from Zimbabwe demonstrates the usual public health misunderstanding of consent. Reports that the...
View ArticleRenee Lute’s Circumcision Decision Deserves No Respect
At The Good Men Project Renee Lute makes a request: Please Respect Our Circum-Decision. It only requires a short response: No. Still, her essay is worth analyzing to explain why the only answer is...
View ArticleBrian Earp Confronts the Genital Cutting Double Standard
I’ve discussed the comparison between male circumcision and female genital cutting/mutilation in depth across various posts. In a great post, titled Female genital mutilation (FGM) and male...
View ArticleThe Equation Is Unnecessary Genital Cutting Minus Consent
Many have heaped scorn on Mary Elizabeth Williams’ Salon piece that criticized Alan Cumming for calling male circumcision genital mutilation and comparing it to female genital mutilation. This scorn is...
View ArticleThe Majority of This Post’s Authors Oppose Unethical Practices
It’s no longer surprising to see the hyperbole concocted to make circumcision appear legitimate. The latest example comes from the Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Regional Exchange, which summarized a...
View ArticleFlawed Circumcision Defense: The indecipherability of “ga ga goo goo ooga...
Daulton Gatto asked to interview me. I agreed on the condition that he first answer a question from my last post. In response to Daulton’s alleged critiques of my “stupid arguments which claim to show...
View Article“Voluntary” Never Means “Voluntary”, Part Who Can Keep Count?
Zimbabwe has a plan, because public health officials just know. THE ministry of health has launched an ambitious US$100 million male circumcision programme that is expected to see at least 80 percent...
View ArticleJoint Government Effort to Eradicate Consent
As always: The Ministry Of Information and Communication Technology in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the centre for Disease Control in America are collaborating on a National Strategic...
View ArticleI Guessed What Phase Two Involves
Oh, what could this transition be? The National Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision taskforce has rolled out the second phase of circumcision on regions with a high burden of HIV this time targeting...
View ArticleFlawed Circumcision Defense: Barbara Kay
[10/19 Update: Edited for clarity and to reduce speculation since late night posting is imperfect and probably unwise.] National Post columnist Barbara Kay used Brian Morris’ latest rehash on...
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