Male circumcision is an outmoded, harmful practice lacking any valid justification in law, medicine, ethics, and religion.
No rationale can excuse such starkly different protection of male and female children.
Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
ARC Mission
To secure equal protection for, and broaden public and legal recognition of, children’s legal and human rights to bodily integrity and self-determination that are violated by unnecessary genital cutting of male, female and intersex children.
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ARC Accomplishments
United Nations Project
We gave oral and written presentations putting the issue of male genital mutilation on the United Nations record for the first time…
Unofficially Winning Circumcision Debate with AAP Task Force Member
The Twentieth Pitts Lectureship in Medical Ethics, held on October 18-19, 2013, marked a debate regarding the ethics of male circumcision in which Steven Svoboda unofficially defeated Michael Brady, M.D., a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force on Circumcision…
Recent Blog Posts
Los Angeles Conference Great Success; Steven’s Talk Very Well Received
The 2026 Intact Global Conference took place on April 17-19, 2026 in downtown Los Angeles. This was a truly incredible, breathtaking event that excited and enlightened us all. The estimated 110 attendees were very diverse [...]
Steven Speaking Regarding MGC and FGC at Intact Global Conference in Los Angeles
ARC Executive Director Steven Svoboda is speaking at the upcoming 2026 Intact Global Conference in Los Angeles from April 17-19, 2026. More information can be obtained at https://www.intactglobal.org/events/2026-intact-global-conference.Steven's talk is titled, "Circumcision/FGM Gender Equity" and [...]
Los Angeles Times Publishes Story About Los Angeles Baby That Dies After Circumcision Including Quotations from Steven
The Los Angeles Times has published a long story providing details about the baby that died after a circumcision on February 27, 2024. As we previously reported, the baby died the day after its birth [...]
Circumcision – Know Your Legal Rights
In this video – which was commissioned, arranged, and introduced by Attorney for the Rights of the Child’s (ARC’s) J. Steven Svoboda – ARC’s original board member David Llewellyn discusses circumcision and potential litigants’ legal rights. The following questions are answered:
- Who may bring about a circumcision-related lawsuit?
- What is “informed consent”?
- Who may be responsible for damages?
- What are the time limits?
- What sort of damages may be awarded?
