Male Circumcision

The "Best Hope" for AIDS Vaccine Advocacy

Mitchell Warren | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Hiv, Prep, Research and Development, Science, Male Circumcision, Vaccine, Aids, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Antiretroviral Drugs, Impact News
Mitchell Warren

If the world acts with strategy and speed to implement the proven and emerging options, the epidemic should be on a measurable downward trajectory over the next five to ten years. Why, then, do we still need an AIDS vaccine? Because we want to end the epidemic.

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Captain Israel vs. Foreskin Man

John Shore | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: mgmbill.org, Matthew Hess, Arlen Schumer, Captain Foreskin, Captain Israel, San Francisco Circumcision Ban, Religion and Politics, Intactivism, Male Circumcision, Circumcision, Religion News
John Shore

As you might expect, Captain Israel has issues with Foreskin Man. And here's the proof.

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Circumcision Gets Caught Up In Budget Crisis

AP | By IVAN MORENO | Posted 08.24.2011

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DENVER -- A nationwide debate about circumcisions for newborn boys, combined with cash-strapped public health budgets, has Colorado taking sides with ...

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Are the Circumcision Opponents Anti-Semitic or Sexually Repressed?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Circumcision Ban, San Francisco Circumcision Ban, Male Circumcision, Circumcision, Religion News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

San Francisco is supposed to be the city of live-and-let-live even as it now betrays a curious attachment to the male foreskin, with its ludicrous attempt to punish its large Jewish community for simply honoring the oldest of all Jewish practices and rituals.

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Congressman To Introduce Bill To Protect Male Circumcision Rights

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act, San Francisco Circumcision Ban, Foreskin Man, Matt Hess, Male Circumcision Ban, Religious Freedom, Male Circumcision, Rep. Brad Sherman, Religion and Politics, Mgm Bill, Religion in America, Rep. Keith Ellison, Religion News

A new bill aims to cut short a proposed ban on circumcision in San Francisco. US. Representative Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) will introduce the Religi...

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Evangelicals Wade Into Circumcision Debate

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Circumcision Ban, San Francisco Circumcision Ban, Foreskin Man, Jewish Circumcision, National Association of Evangelicals, Male Circumcision, San Francisco, Foreskin Man Comic, Religion News

By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) The National Association of Evangelicals is siding with Jews and Muslims in opposition of a proposed b...

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San Francisco's Curious Attachment to the Male Foreskin

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Circumcision Ban, Male Circumcision, Circumcision, Circumcision Aids, Politics News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

This November, believe it or not, a measure will be on the ballot in San Francisco to ban circumcision for all males under the sage of 18, making it an offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 or up to one year in jail. Talk about putting skin in the game.

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Mass Circumcision 'Party' Not As Much Fun For Some

AP | Posted 07.07.2011

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MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of boys in a Philippine city turned out Saturday for a daylong "circumcision party" to provide a safe, free proce...

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Making Male Circumcision Humane: A Jewish Moral Imperative

Joshua Stanton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Circumcision, Human Rights, Babies, Ritual, Judaism, Torah, Ethics, Jewish Circumcision, Circumcision Anesthesia, Male Circumcision, Lifestyle, Health, Living News, Living, Religion News
Joshua Stanton

Human rights start at home. We must defend them for children in the Jewish community as much as adults in others. Day eight in the life of Jewish boys should be no exception.

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Balancing Jewish Birth Celebrations So They Include Baby Girls

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kimba Wood, Differences Between the Sexes, Male Circumcision, Jewish Life Cycle, Gender Equality, Judaism and Circumcision, Simchat Bat, Jewish Circumcision, Gender Equality in Judaism, Brit Milah, Jewish Baby Naming, Birth in Judaism, Jewish Naming Ceremony, Judge Kimba Wood, Jewish Feminism, Celebrating Women, Religion News
Rabbi Jason Miller

For generations, the birth of a baby boy in Judaism was cause for great celebration. The birth of a baby girl often meant nothing more than a synagogue honor for the newborn's father while mother and baby were still in the hospital

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New Prevention Advances: Can We Now Imagine a World Without AIDS?

Jeffrey L. Sturchio | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Usaid, HIV Vaccine, Male Circumcision, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Thailand, National Institutes of Health, World AIDS Day, Home News
Jeffrey L. Sturchio

Because the science is so promising, we urge everyone -- from scientists to policymakers to the public -- to use World AIDS Day on December 1 as a catalyst to build on recent groundbreaking advances.

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San Francisco May Vote On Circumcision Ban

Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Medical Ethics, Lloyd Shofield, Penis, Ballot Initiative, Men's Health, Hiv, Male Circumcision, Bris, San Francisco Around Town, Parenting, Circumcision Ban, Video, Glans, Circumcision, Foreskin, Proposition, San Francisco, Los Angeles News

San Francisco residents may vote on a ballot measure next year that would outlaw circumcision. The initiative, which requires 7,000 signatures befo...

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South African Prisoners Are Offered Circumcision For AIDS Campaign

Posted 05.25.2011

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In an effort to slow the spread of HIV in one of the country's highest-infected regions, prisoners in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province are now be...

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For Some, a "Little" Female Genital Mutilation Is Okay

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights Violations, Female Circumcision, Half the Sky, Female Genital Mutilation, The Girls Protection Act, Male Circumcision, American Association of Pediatrics, Female Genital Cutting, The Handmaid's Tale, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

Some American doctors are recommending that maybe just a little clitoral cutting in pediatricians' offices across America should be acceptable as a way to keep more extreme forms of FMG from happening.

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Male Circumcision Helps Africa Fight AIDS, But It Isn't The Sole Solution

GlobalPost | Greg Warner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mfangano Island on Lake Victoria, two hours by motorboat from mainland Kenya, is a popular destination spot for honeymooners on safari: a verdant fish...

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Circumcision For Boys, Men?: Health Officials Weigh Recommendation To Fight HIV Risk

The New York Times | Roni Caryn Rabin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Public health officials are considering promoting routine circumcision for all baby boys born in the United States to reduce the spread of H.I.V., the...

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