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ABOUT
US
The Circumcision
Resource Center is a nonprofit educational organization with
the purpose of informing the public and professionals about
the practice of male circumcision. Our mission is to raise
awareness and facilitate healing. The Center is a valuable
source of male circumcision information for parents and
children's advocates; childbirth educators and allied
professionals; medical, mental health, and academic people;
Jews; and others. Our Directors (majority is Jewish*) and
Professional Advisory Board members (one-third is Jewish*)
consist of researchers and clinicians in the fields of
medicine, mental health, and social
science.
Based on a review of medical and
psychological literature and our own research and experience,
we conclude that male circumcision causes serious, generally
unrecognized harm and is not advisable. Circumcision
is a social and psychological issue that is disguised as
a medical issue.
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Circumcision:
The Hidden
Trauma |
| The first intensive exploration of the
unrecognized psychological and social aspects of this
increasingly controversial American cultural practice.
Endorsed by dozens of professionals in psychology, psychiatry,
child development, pediatrics, obstetrics, childbirth
education, sociology and anthropology.
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The arguments in
favor of male circumcision are readily available and promoted
in American media. Because the reasons to question male
circumcision are not well known and do not fit into sound
bites, they are the focus here. We encourage visitors to seek
other sources of information and come to their own
conclusions.
For more
discussion of our perspective, please see About Cultural Bias and Why Many Other Sources, Even Reputable
Ones, Are
Misleading.
WHY
NOT SAY
"UNCIRCUMCISED"?
The term
"uncircumcised" suggests that to be circumcised is the norm,
the standard. This is an assumption made by a culture that
practices male circumcision. However, nonreligious male infant
circumcision is not "normal" in any culture outside of the
United States. From a global perspective, to be
"uncircumcised" is to be normal, the way males are born, and
the way most of the world’s males remain.
As the American
debate about male circumcision develops, the words "intact"
and "natural" are being used in place of "uncircumcised" to
reflect this global view. This website uses the three words
interchangeably. "Intact" means "not altered, complete,
whole." "Natural" means "formed by nature, inborn, in its
original state." For various reasons, circumcising cultures
generally do not recognize that the circumcised penis is not
natural or intact.
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GENERAL
INFORMATION
Attitudes toward circumcision are changing because of
new awareness. As a result, there is growing concern
about this often misunderstood genital surgery. If you are
considering circumcision for a child, please take the time to
read below. Your child's health depends on your being
informed.
Summary of General
Circumcision Information
Why Many Other Sources, Even
Reputable Ones, Are Misleading
SEXUAL
EFFECTS
Circumcision Permanently Alters the Brain
Circumcision and HIV
Medical Studies on
Circumcision
If Your Son is Not Circumcised
Response to American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Policy
Circumcision Positions of Advocates
and Critics
Circumcision Policies in English-Speaking
Countries
Explaining Claims of Medical
Benefits
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