I woke up this morning and saw a friend’s post in my Facebook feed, talking about the pain her son was in after his circumcision. I had given her so much information on the myths and lies of circumcision, but apparently, it didn’t do any good. I failed as an activist, and I feel so […]
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YouTube: Nigeria Criminalizes Female Genital Mutilation (Circumcision)
The African country of Nigeria has passed a bill that makes Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) a crime. This is WONDERFUL news for women’s rights in Africa and hopefully will spread to other parts of the world that still carry out circumcision on minors. In fact female circumcision was only outlawed in the United States in […]
OpEd: #SavingChase Court Case Comes to a Bad End as the Mother Signs Consent to Forced Circumcision
The topic of non-consensual circumcision has routinely made the nightly news as the fate of a four-year-old boy and his intact penis have been the center of attention of news coverage in America and beyond. As you know, I am a staunch body integrity activist, and in the situation of circumcision, we activists who fight […]
NEWS: Florida Boy Will Be Circumcised Against Mother’s Wishes as Court Refuses Appeal
A Florida court won’t allow the state’s Supreme Court to hear Chase Ryan Nebus-Hironimus’ case in which the father wants the 4-year-old boy circumcised, while the mother has fought valiantly against the unnecessary mutilation of her son. The mother has been put on a gag order, which is a violation of her First Amendment rights as […]
Why Is Routine Infant Male Circumcision Still Considered a Humane Procedure?

© 2013 by Trish Causey. All Rights Reserved. In my current class on Methods of Inquiry, one topic that came up is the ethics of the social sciences and research. My professor shared a power point presentation from a friend of hers, and in it, various points were made in regard to research on human […]
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