International Coalition for Genital Integrity - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/44430.xml International Coalition for Genital Integrity - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Male Circumcision Ineffective in HIV Battle According to New Future HIV Therapy Report http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb916104.htm Promoting male circumcision in Africa is risky and dangerous and could lead to more HIV infections, warns a new paper published today in the May issue of Future HIV Therapy. Promoting circumcision will drain millions, possibly billions, of dollars away from more effective prevention strategies, and cause tens of thousands of infections and other surgical complications. (PRWeb May 6, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb916104.htm Physician's Group Applauds Oregon Supreme Court for Protecting Boy from Circumcision http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb661243.htm Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.), www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org], celebrated the decision by the Oregon Supreme Court this week for the case of a 12-year-old Washington boy facing a religious circumcision, calling it a step forward for children's rights. (PRWeb Jan 30, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb661243.htm MRSA Deaths in the US Exceed AIDS Deaths: Circumcision is a Culprit http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564917.htm The National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC) issued a cautionary statement today about the increased risk of ‘Super-Bug’ methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections for circumcised infants. NOCIRC’s statement follows a CDC report warning about MRSA as a major public health problem. (PRWeb Oct 31, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564917.htm ICGI Report: Circumcised Men Get HIV http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563935.htm The International Coalition for Genital Integrity released its advisory board report on circumcision and the US HIV epidemic today. Recent news of African studies has given American physicians and parents cause for concern, raising the question of whether or not circumcision is a valid deterrent for the US and other developed countries. The report concludes that there is no evidence that the African studies showing a reduction in female-to-male transmission of HIV have any relevance to the HIV epidemic in America. (PRWeb Oct 26, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb563935.htm No Amount of Bad Science Will Desensitize the Male Foreskin http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb543230.htm Poor research investigating the sensitivity of the intact (not circumcised) and circumcised penis does not serve men according to the International Coalition for Genital Integrity (ICGI). (PRWeb Jul 31, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/07/prweb543230.htm WHO and UNAIDS Promoting Circumcision to Prevent HIV is Misguided and Will Backfire Says ICGI http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515287.htm The International Coalition for Genital Integrity (ICGI), a group of human rights organizations, denounces the recent WHO and UNAIDS calls for mass adult male circumcision in Africa. Circumcision is unnecessary, risky, and not cost-effective. (PRWeb Apr 2, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb515287.htm Circumcision Cuts Penis Sensitivity, Research Praised by Children's Rights Group http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb513003.htm Circumcision removes the most sensitive part of a man's penis, a conclusion NOCIRC finds obvious. (PRWeb Mar 28, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb513003.htm Study Confirms Male Circumcision is Genital Mutilation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb512999.htm A new study in the British Journal of Urology International shows that men with normal, intact penises enjoy more sexual sensitivity — as much as four times more — than those who have been circumcised. Circumcising slices off more of a male's sensitivity than is normally present in all ten fingertips. (PRWeb Mar 22, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb512999.htm International Physician's Group Questions Circumcision to Prevent HIV http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb494164.htm Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DCO), the Seattle-based physician’s non-profit educational organization, announces the online publication of its statement, "The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection." (PRWeb Dec 30, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb494164.htm NIH Circumcision Policy Circumspect http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb491707.htm A coalition of international medical experts and bioethicists denounce the National Institutes of Health (NIH) endorsement of circumcision as a solution to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa as being irresponsible. (PRWeb Dec 16, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb491707.htm NOCIRC: The United Nations Ignores the Suffering of Male Children by Not Including Forced Circumcision in their “World Report on Violence against Children” http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb450131.htm According to the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers, the UN fails in its humanitarian mission by choosing to ignore boys. Are they ignorant, sexist, or sadly just indifferent to boys’ suffering? The first sentence in the just released, 34-page report, which took four years to compiles, is “No violence against children is justifiable.” The United Nations’ silence on these crimes is nothing less than justification for them. (PRWeb Oct 14, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb450131.htm Genital Integrity Group Petitions Gates Foundation to Reconsider Circumcision as HIV/AIDS Preventative in Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb429684.htm International experts on circumcision, epidemiology and public health, assembled at the Ninth International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity & Human Rights, signed a petition cautioning the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation against encouraging a policy of mass circumcision in Africa as a way of containing the HIV pandemic. (PRWeb Aug 28, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb429684.htm 9th International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity, and Human Rights -- Circumcision and HIV/AIDS: Preventative or Panacea? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb425992.htm Thursday, Aug. 24th through Saturday, Aug 26th, at the University of Washington, Seattle. Presenters from around the world will present research and discuss advancements on the subjects of female genital mutilations, male infant circumcision, and HIV/AIDS. (PRWeb Aug 21, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb425992.htm Physicians Group Warns “Flesh-Eating Bacteria” puts Circumcised Boys at Risk http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb348103.htm Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC) issued a special statement on its website today regarding the threat to newborn boys with circumcision wounds from the new epidemic of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA). (PRWeb Feb 18, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb348103.htm Male Circumcision May Increase HIV Risk for Women http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb316865.htm Coinciding with World AIDS Day, the international physicians’ charity, Doctors Opposing Circumcision, (DOC), warns that recent worldwide news reports suggesting that circumcision is a magic bullet for HIV/AIDS are a dangerous distraction from less-expensive, proven solutions. The group points out that circumcision is likely to embolden males to abandon condoms, engage in risky behavior, and neglect the risk to females. (PRWeb Dec 2, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb316865.htm MRSA Epidemic Targets Circumcised Boys http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb301604.htm Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.), a Seattle based physician’s organization, issued an important statement today alerting health officials of a newfound link between the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) epidemic and recently circumcised baby boys. D.O.C. asks that hospitals take immediate action to increase aseptic protocols in nurseries, and doctors to “say no” to circumcisions.http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/ (PRWeb Oct 25, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb301604.htm Circumcision Can't Prevent HIV http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb292355.htm Circumcision may result in a false belief that safe-sex practices are no longer required, implying a worsening of the incidence of HIV infection, according to a joint statement issued September 29, 2005 with: National Organisation of Circumcision Information Resource Centres,South Africa (NOCIRC-SA) www.nocirc-sa.co.za. (PRWeb Oct 2, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/10/prweb292355.htm Circumcision Unethical and Unlawful Says Ethics Article http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb270519.htm Male circumcision is ethically inappropriate and unlawful says an article by M. Fox and M. Thomson, both in the School of Law, Keele University, UK, in the current issue of the Journal of Medical Ethics. (PRWeb Aug 10, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb270519.htm Circumcision Not a Cure-all for AIDS http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb267228.htm Circumcision may result in false belief that safe-sex practices are no longer necessary. The result could be a worsening of the incidence of HIV infection, especially for women. (PRWeb Jul 31, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb267228.htm New History of Circumcision Says It's Outmoded and Harmful http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb255445.htm A newly published book by Oxford University Press traces the history of circumcision from its Middle Eastern origins to its unlikely reincarnation in modern America. (PRWeb Jun 28, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb255445.htm Nearly Half of American Boys Escape the Knife http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb217505.htm Today’s Parents Say “No” to Circumcision, according to Federal statistics just released, says international human rights group. (PRWeb Mar 14, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb217505.htm Circumcision Not Cost-Effective Says Study http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb180294.htm Circumcision increases health-care costs and decreases wellness. Insurance companies would be better off PAYING parents and doctors to NOT circumcise boys. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb180294.htm Victim of Circumcision Takes Own Life http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb125619.htm The National Organization of Circumcision Information Resources Centers sadly reports the death of David Reimer, 38, who took his own life in Winnipeg last week. (PRWeb May 14, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb125619.htm Circumcision Protesters Picket Obstetricians in Philadelphia http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb121476.htm The fourth annual Genital Integrity Awareness Week is in Philadelphia May 1-7 with demonstrations at the Pennsylvania Convention Center lead by the International Coalition for Genital Integrity (ICGI) picketing the national conference of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for performing non-therapeutic infant circumcisions. (PRWeb Apr 27, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/04/prweb121476.htm Doctors' Mistakes Causing Penile Damage http://www.prweb.com/releases/2002/07/prweb42218.htm Complications from circumcision are much higher than previously thought;over two-thirds of penile trauma cases seen in hospitals are due to doctors'mistakes during circumcisions a new study says. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2002)

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