circumcision
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.
Afternoon Roundup: Republicans Set to Strip Health Care From Millions, Abstinent Teens with STDs?
by Amie Newman
January 3, 2011 - 6:26pm (Print)
It's the dawn of a new year and with it comes new stories on the same old issues, I'm afraid. Republicans in the House are looking to pass a repeal of the health reform law, a new study shows a surprising percentage of "abstinent" teens with STDs, and Iran is gearing up for HIV/AIDs prevention efforts with a new campaign targeting women and young people.
Forced Gential Mutilation of 120 Women and Girls in Uganda Sparks Public Debate
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 6, 2010 - 6:39pm (Print)
Forced mutilation of some 120 young women and girls in Uganda last week has sparked a public debate inside the country about the limitations of a new law and the politics behind the practice.
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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.
Roundup: Circumcision and HIV, Patient Care and Catholic Teaching
by Brady Swenson, RH Reality Check
October 8, 2008 - 10:20am (Print)
The No-Brainer Syndrome
by Alexander Sanger, International Planned Parenthood Council
March 4, 2008 - 7:51am (Print)
Both male circumcision and the new HPV vaccine have been called "no-brainers" in the fight to reduce HIV and HPV infection rates. But are they really the magic bullet solutions that they seem to be?
Gimme Some Skin
by J.W. Proctor, POZ.com
July 12, 2007 - 7:00am (Print)
In defense of the foreskin: One writer argues that using circumcision to combat AIDS gives prevention the shaft.
