By REBECCA WALD
The Circumcision Resource Center, headed by Ronald Goldman, Ph.D., has issued a response to the American Academy of Pediatric's revised policy on circumcision. The AAP pronouncement, issued today, strengthens the organization's stance in favor of circumcision, but stops short of recommending the procedure for all male infants.
Parshat Lech L'cha: Why Infant Circumcision in Judaism Isn't Kosher
By AMY SOULE
Then God said to
Abraham, “You must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the
generations to come. This is my covenant with you and your descendants
after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be
circumcised. You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of
the covenant between me and you. For the generations to come every male
among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in
your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your
offspring. Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they
must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting
covenant. Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the
flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” (Gen. 17:9-14)
I realize I may be making myself enemies, within and
without, writing this essay, but here we go: I’m opposed to circumcision. To
me, it echoes one too many abusive procedures, on top of the whole consent
problem. An eight-day-old child cannot consent to any kind of procedure.
Eight Reasons Why an Intact Penis Is Better Than a Cut Penis
By ERAN SADEH
Shalom. I’m Israeli, I’m Jewish
and I’m an Intactivist, which means I strive to end male circumcision performed
on infants and children in Israel and around the world. My journey to Intactivism
began seven years ago when my son was born.
My wife and I had no doubts
about circumcision. Although I hated it, and knew I was only doing it because
it was a social dictate, I felt that putting my son through a surgical procedure
to make his penis look “normal” was a must. The thought of not circumcising
didn’t even cross my mind.
The German Circumcision Dilemma: Expanding the Debate and Proposing a Way Forward
By RONALD GOLDMAN
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