Circumcision and informed decision making

NOCIRC has produced a 20-minute educational video about circumcision. http://www.nocirc.org/. This free video is available to download, copy, and distribute. You can even upload it to your own website, if desired. In addition, a Circumcision Resource page has been developed for educators at http://www.icgi.org/birth_care_providers.htm. Here you will find videos, articles, and pamphlets that discuss various aspects of the circumcision decision, as well as care of the intact child.

Please also check out the website http://peacefulbeginningsrosemary.wordpress.com/. A “New York Times” article reported that the U.S. circumcision rate has fallen from 56% in 2006 to 32.5% in 2009, according to the CDC. See http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html?_r=2.

Recent news articles have reported on African studies that claim to show that circumcision prevents HIV. Dr. Dean Edell discusses these studies, and how they relate to our own experience in the U.S. at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlsUg0sdAtE.

Presently, eighteen states no longer fund non-therapeutic Medicaid circumcisions, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho,
Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington.

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Posted by Patty Brennan on January 11, 2012 • Filed under Birth & Parenting News
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