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The Sisterhood http://forward.com/sisterhood/217043/say-no-to-the-c/ Say No to the ‘C’ March 20, 2015 by Dorri Olds Courtesy of Jennifer Margulis According to a 2014 study by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, the United States is the only developed…
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875686710000503 Abstract Background Elective circumcision in newborns has always been a controversial issue. The purpose of this study was to determine whether personal factors play a role when physicians provide advice to parents regarding elective circumcisions in infants. Methods Questionnaires…
An important new article unravels how the WHO (World Health Organization) came by its circumcision policy: “little room was allowed for contradictory discussions, as if the decision had already been made before the Montreux consultation.” Global Public Health, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2014.998697 Hybrid…
Boys and girls alike An un-consenting child, an unnecessary, invasive surgery: is there any moral difference between male and female circumcision? by Brian D Earp 2,800 words Originally posted at http://aeon.co/magazine/philosophy/male-and-female-circumcision-are-equally-wrong/ Malaysian boys wait for their turn during a mass-circumcision…
Dr. Avshalom Zoossmann-Diskin, a geneticist and director of Ben Shalem, tells host Ilene Prusher that some of the conclusions about health benefits in this recommendation are simply wrong. He believes that those in favor of circumcision for religious reasons are looking for medical justifications…
http://www.west-info.eu/the-jewish-doctor-campaigning-against-circumcision/ by Ivano Abbadessa – 2014.11.07 | Print | Share on Facebook | Share on Twitter | Send by Email | Male circumcision should be banned, just as female genital mutilation is prohibited. Jewish doctor Avshalom Zoossmann-Diskin tells West…
By Maggie Sharpe, Correspondent Posted: 10/01/2014 03:57:24 PM PDT 2 Comments Updated: 10/01/2014 03:57:26 PM PDT PIEDMONT — Piedmont resident Lisa Braver Moss is collaborating with Rebecca Wald of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a book called “Celebrating Brit…
Lisa Braver Moss Author, The Measure of His Grief Posted: 09/30/2014 3:58 pm EDT Updated: 09/30/2014 3:59 pm EDT It used to be that when Jewish friends and acquaintances from my synagogue would first find out about my work, they’d…
http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.613096 There is no Jewish death penalty. There are no rabbinic executioners, or people who amputate limbs for violations of Jewish law. Ritual circumcision is the only act of physical harm that remains. By Avraham Burg | Aug. 29, 2014 | 12:13…