Public Service Announcement about Infant Circumcision
As public awareness grows about the harm caused by circumcision, increasing numbers of people are speaking out against it. This historic clip documents a protest against Olympic Medical, the company which manufactures the Circumstraint, a restraining device used to immobilize infants during unnecessary genital reduction surgery. Nurses from St. Vincent's Hospital in New Mexico, who have set a historical precedence by refusing to assist in any more infant circumcisions, attended. Protesters placed flowers in a circumstraint commemorating the many lives lost and damaged by circumcision with Olympic Medical products.
See this link: http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9712/23/circumcision.anesthetic/
This video is provided here as an educational resource for healthcare professionals, parents/guardians, and others who are interested in learning more about what circumcision entails -- including the Doctor's before and after talks. Actual surgery done by a doctor in a hospital is shown, so viewer discretion is advised. The video is unedited except for the muting out of the baby's name.
American Academy of Pediatrics covers infant circumcision statement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation
Why not keep your whole baby?
Intersex activist Cheryl Chase and members of Hermaphrodites with Attitude (a.k.a. Intersex Society of North America) and Transexual Menace protest genital reassignment and "confirmation" surgery on infants and children.
When he was a boy, part of his body was cut off against his will.
News clip reporting circumcision related infant death. Despite the brevity of the report the newscaster manages to be an apologist calling the death "strange" and "almost unheard of" despite the fact that there have been several deaths as a direct result from infant circumcision in Canada in recent years. Following the death newspapers reported that the parents, if given the chance with another child, would circumcise again.
It covers cultural history, ethics, and restoration including men speaking out about involuntary partial genital amputations.
This video is provided here as an educational resource for healthcare professionals, parents/guardians, and others who are interested in learning more about what circumcision entails. Actual surgery done by a doctor in a hospital is shown, so viewer discretion is advised. See my other video to watch the full version.
Not finding what you want? View results from YouTube.
Comments