Our Work

Attorneys for the Rights of the Child has been active in a number of areas. None of our attorneys or support staff currently receives any compensation whatsoever.

Letters

ARC Letter to Dan Savage's Savage Love Column » Saturday, February 18, 2012

On Friday, February 17, 2012, ARC sent the following letter to Dan Savage, gay-identified author of the syndicated sex-related column...

Letter to the New York Times RE Aids Prevention and Circumcision » Tuesday, January 31, 2012

We sent a letter to the New York Times on January 31, 2012 in response to their article today entitled, "AIDS Prevention Inspires Ways...

Marc Angelucci Joins ARC, Marc Publishes Op-Ed, ARC Issues Letter of Support » Wednesday, November 23, 2011

We are proud to announce that Los Angeles attorney Marc Angelucci has joined forces with ARC as our Gender Equity Strategist. Marc has done...

ARC Letter to JAMA » Tuesday, November 8, 2011

In response to Aaron A.R. Tobian and Ronald H. Gray's terrible recent article, "The Medical Benefits of Male Circumcision,"...

Presentations

Circumcision: Past, Present, Future » 4/26/2009

Annual Convention of the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health (APPPAH), Pacific Grove, California, April 26, 2009 (with...

Three-Fourths Were Abnormal'-Misha's Case, Sick Societies, and the Law » 9/4/2008

Tenth International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity, and Human Rights, Keele, England, September 4, 2008.

Three-Fourths Were Abnormal'- Male Circumcision, Medicine, Culture and Law » 7/4/2008

Genital Cutting in a Globalized Age Interdisciplinary Conference, London, July 4, 2008.

Moving into the 21st Century with Joy: Protecting Boys from Circumcision » 7/4/2007

Men's Equality Conference, Washington, DC, July 14, 2007.

Media Work

Steven on "A Voice for Men" Internet Radio Show » 1/5/2012

I have just learned that I will be appearing on the Internet radio show "A Voice for Men" tonight. The show starts at 6PM...

January 5, 2011 Radio Show Successful » 1/12/2012

My appearance on the Internet radio show "A Voice for Men" on January 5, 2011 went well.

Hot Talk Radio Show » 1/31/2011

On January 31, 2003, we squared off against Thomas Wiswell on Fargo, North Dakota’s “Hot Talk” radio show. The debate was...

Parenting Unplugged Radio Interview » 6/1/2011

Steven Svoboda was interviewed by Todd and Laura Mansfield of the Parenting Unplugged radio show on June 1, 2011 (link).

Circumcision - Medical Myths » 10/3/2009 Uploaded by Bonobo3D on Oct 3, 2009 J. Steven Svoboda, founder and executive...	HIV/AIDS - Male Circumcision » 1/23/2010 Uploaded by Bonobo3D on Jan 23, 2010 J. Steven Svoboda, founder and executive...
Circumcision - Attorneys for the Rights of the Child » 1/24/2010 Uploaded by Bonobo3D on Jun 24, 2010 Steven Svoboda, founder of Attorneys for...	Circumcision Lawsuits » 7/31/2011 Uploaded by Bonobo3D on Jun 28, 2010 J. Steven Svoboda, founder of Attorneys...

Conferences

Biannual NOCIRC Symposium » 1/8/2011

Abstract submitted for the biannual NOCIRC Symposium, to be held September 4-6 in Keele, England. "Three-Fourths Were Abnormal...

London's Interdisciplinary "Genital Cutting in a Globalized Age" Conference Highly Successful » 4/7/2008

Projects

AAP Task Force on Circumcision » 1/27/2010

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is set to release its new policy on circumcision later this year. According to a January 19, 2010...

An update on the Boldt v. Boldt Oregon case » 1/24/2008

In Boldt v. Boldt, the Oregon case in which a recently converted Jewish father has been seeking the circumcision of his twelve-year-old son...

State Lawsuits over Misappropriation of Taxpayer Funds » 1/1/2006

We are currently preparing to file qui tam actions in a number of states regarding state expenditure of taxpayer money for medically...

Co-founding of PR Network » 1/1/2006

Under Al Fields’ leadership, ARC and NOCIRC worked together to create a PR Network (originally known as the “Fax Network...

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Swedish docs in circumcision protest

2/20/2012

The Swedish Paediatric Society is now calling for the banning of male circumcision as an assault on boys. http://m.thelocal.se/39200/20120219/

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Attorneys for the Rights of the Child

ARC Letter to Dan Savage's Savage Love Column

2/18/2012

On Friday, February 17, 2012, ARC sent the following letter to Dan Savage, gay-identified author of the syndicated sex-related column Savage Love. The letter is responding to some incorrect comments regarding male circumcision in the Savage Love column this week, made in response to a reader, Uncut About Anchorage, whose partner had asked...

ARC Issues Press Release Re Colorado Medicaid

1/31/2012

We issued a press release on January 31, 2012, to be sent out to thousands of media outlets through prweb.com, regarding efforts in Colorado to undo the state's recent cessation of Medicaid funding for circumcisions.

Thanks to board member David Wilton for helping make this happen....