male circumcision
On World AIDS Day, Remember Women
by Elisha Dunn-Georgiou, Population Action International
December 1, 2011 - 8:29am (Print)
December 1st marks World AIDS Day and this year’s theme is “Getting to Zero.” Much of this day will be focused on a celebration of new technology and science that can help prevent HIV through daily treatment and male circumcision. And we should celebrate those advances – but we should also not lose sight of women who need both family planning and HIV services.
Voters in Two California Cities Asked to Ban Male Circumcision Based on Scientifically Inaccurate Claims
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
June 6, 2011 - 1:39pm (Print)
Activists opposed to male circumcision hope that someday cutting a boy's foreskin will be a federal crime. In the meantime, they're working to ban the procedure in two California cities.
New Study Suggests Male Foreskin is a Reservoir for HPV; May Have Implications for Vaccinations and Circumcisions
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
May 24, 2011 - 7:37am (Print)
A new stdy found that male foreskin is a reservior for HPV. The authors suggest that this shows we should be vaccinating boys as well. Others question its implications for circumcision.
Morning Roundup: Anti-abortion Group Disparaging Rep. Giffords
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
January 10, 2011 - 11:20am (Print)
Earthquake that has not happened yet is pre-blamed on gay marriage, Lifesite.com wastes no time in calling Congresswoman Giffords a "pro-abort," male circumcision may reduce spread of HPV, teen pregnancy in DC, a "gay hot potato," and a beautiful tribute to the work of Planned Parenthood from an unlikely patient.
To Cut Or Not To Cut: A Circumcision Debate
by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check
October 7, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
There are many, many things in this pregnancy that I get to control. But this decision, I'm leaving up to my husband, and he's still undecided.
IAC Panel on Male Circumcision Ignores Social Realities and Ramifications
by Abbey Marr, Advocates for Youth
August 7, 2008 - 12:22pm (Print)
