WIBM supports the right to genital autonomy being recognized for all persons regardless of sex.
Doctors Opposing Circumcision
Doctors Opposing Circumcision is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Seattle, Washington. In the video below, the president of DOC, George Denniston, M.D., M.P.H., discusses circumcision and why ethical doctors oppose genital cutting of children. The video is age-restricted, so you must click “Watch on YouTube” to view it.
Promoting Genital Autonomy
We recommend reading this article: Promoting genital autonomy by exploring commonalities between male, female, intersex, and cosmetic female genital cutting – J. Steven Svoboda, Global Discourse (2013, Vol.3, No.2: 237-255)
Here is an excerpt from the article:
All forms of genital cutting – female genital cutting (FGC), intersex genital cutting, male genital cutting (MGC), and even cosmetic forms of FGC – are performed in a belief that they will improve the subject’s life. Genital autonomy is a unified principle that children should be protected from genital cutting that is not medically necessary. Safeguarding genital autonomy helps societies and individuals explore wounds (common across different forms of genital cutting) regarding gender, power, the quest for cultural belonging, and social and sexual control. [emphasis added]
– J. Steven Svoboda, Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, Berkeley, CA
German Circumcision Documentary from 2022
The video is age-restricted, so you must click “Watch on YouTube” to view it. Turn on closed captions for English subtitles.
Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy
May 7 each year is Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy, commemorating the the Regional Court of Cologne (Germany) ruling on May 7, 2012, that a non-therapeutic “circumcision” of a boy who is unable to give consent qualifies as an assault.
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