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WE ARE A NO-CIRC FACILITY                                                                  << Back to Previous Page

At AquaNatal Birth Center, we are advocates of non-violent childbirth, women-centered childbirth, Leboyer birth, immediate breastfeeding with skin-to-skin contact. That said, we see no medical, cultural, or ANY REASON for male genital mutilation! I have 2 sons (ages 21 & 12) and neither are mutilated. Neither have had ANY problem with their penis -- and my older son Jaye (my tiny 2 1/2 pound preemie born at 31weeks at Loma Linda University Medical Center) has thanked me for making that decision for him.

Did you know that at Loma Linda University Medical Center, you CANNOT have your baby son "mutilated" there? As a Seventh Day Adventist hospital, they do not allow such a mutilation procedure with no medical indication, to be performed at their facility.

Some helpful resource links --

http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/   An organization of physicians, and others who are opposed to non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision.

http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/video.htm   Observe a Circumcision Before You Decide

http://www.mothering.com/sections/experts/milos-archive.html#regret mothering dot com ask the experts Marilyn Milos

http://www.mothering.com      the birthplace of natural family lifestyle

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/   mothering.com discussion forums

http://www.nurses.cirp.org/Nurses for the Rights of the Child

http://www.noharmm.org/ National Organization to Halt the Abuse and Routine Mutilation of Males

http://www.icgi.org/ International Coalition for Genital Integrity

http://www.undonet.com/circumcision/christian.html       What the Bible Really Says About Routine Infant Circumcision - Christian perspective

http://www.jewishcircumcision.org/    Critical examination of circumcision in Judaism

http://www.jewsagainstcircumcision.org/ Jews Against Circumcision

http://www.sueeasy.com/class action detail.php?_id=258 Class Action Lawsuit by those who were circumcised against their will

http://www.birthpsychology.com/birthscene/circ.html Circumcision: The Cruelest Cut

http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/boyle6/ Male Circumcision:Pain, Trauma and Psychosexual Sequelae

http://www.intactwiki.org/Main_Page Material related to intactivism, genital integrity, restoration, sexual integrity, et cetera

http://.cafemom.com/home/say_no_to_circ Discussion on circumcisions by mom's

http://.arclaw.org/ A non-profit organization founded to secure equal protection for children's legal and human rights to bodily integrity and self-determination.

http://www.mgmbill.org A Bill to end male genital mutilation in the States

http://www.sexasnatureintendedit.com/ Sex as Nature Intended It

http://www.circumstitions.com/ This site differs from others opposed to genital mutilation - its focus is on intactness, rather than on circumcision.

http://www.norm.org/    Information on foreskin restoration

http://theridgedband.info scientific information about the prepuce (foreskin)