Circumcision Trauma

David Chamberlain Ph.D. of the Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health and James W. Prescott, Ph.D. discusses the trauma associated with genital mutilation of infants.

"The greatest crime against humanity is the torture and mutilation of children. Child abuse and neglect, particularly in its extreme forms, represents a form of torture and mutilation. Not commonly recognized as child abuse and neglect and a form of torture and mutilation is the ritual mutilation of genitals of children (male and female). One reason for the non-recognition of these crimes of genital mutilation and torture is their common occurrence and their support by religious and social traditions of various kinds. Another reason is the denial and/or indifference to the pain that is being inflicted upon these children."
James Prescott, Ph.D.
Developmental Neuropsychologist, Cross-Cultural Psychologist

This clip is from the award winning video, "Whose Body, Whose Rights" and is used with permission. For a videotape or dvd of this title go to circumcision videos dot com

Read and sign The Ashley Montagu Resolution to End the Genital Mutilation of Children Worldwide at montagunocircpetition dot org

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[Rachel Cohen]

Abortion and circumcision should both be parental choices.

[RoseFink]

What a ridiculous statement. Of course abortion can only be the parent's choice. Cutting the genitals is NOT a parental choice. That is the problem.

[David George]

Wow, the repulsion of women (probably guys in your case) to your cheesy penis has really screwed you up.

[Phelps Ronny]

I was circumcised as an adult, about ten years ago. I don't regret it at all. My penis is in fact more pleasurable now during sexual activity, since the head is always exposed.

Talk to guys who've actually had it done as adults, and they can cue you in on before/after comparisons in penile sensations. Everything else is just speculation.

[brittybby2010]

Fuck that. If I ever have a boy, he's NOT getting circumcised.

[Hansjakopp]

hopefully you learned your lesson: think first, then talk...

[Hansjakopp]

let me put it this way: are u fucking retarted? obviously u didn't even watch the video, it is just really terrifying to see how narrow-minded likely american users are.. every human is an individual, it should highly not be allowed for parents to mutilate their children nor determine their religious imaginations !! concerning circumcision hygiene is not an argument that counts at all, nor is it the so called religious self-unfolding, since a babies can of course hardly decide for themselves...

[RoseFink]

Cheesy penis or cheesy vulva is easily rectified by washing. Ignorance and and reviling normal, natural and whole genitals as "cheesy" is learned behaviour, like all other hate, its taught. Go somewhere else to spread your ignorance, or better yet get informed and start speaking the truth.

All children have a basic human right to the body they were born with.