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, [...]
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 [...]
Congress Introduces State of Men’s Health Act
Welcome news came down recently that could eventually help men across the United States with a panoply of different [...]
NHS Scotland Funding Religious Violence Against Children’s Genitals
Coming on the heels of the news we reported last month (that the Crown Prosecution Service is preparing to [...]
News from Bangladesh – Doctors Charged in Circumcision Death of 5-year-old Boy
Arrest warrants have been issued against three doctors (one surgeon and two anesthesiologists) who were involved in the death [...]
A Very Special Day: Bloodstained Men and My Son’s 24th Birthday
Today was a very special day. Several different strands of my activist life came together today. I am always [...]
The Guardian UK: Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document
Update, March 5th, 2026: In the new official guidance for criminal prosecutors, the violent amputation of part of a [...]
AAP Task Force Members Admit Circumcision Recommendations not Valid Medical Advice
Two of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP’s) most prominent circumcision committee members are once again in the news, [...]
California to Establish Men’s and Boys’ Workgroup; Similar Virginia Legislation Coming Soon
ARC joined and is participating in biweekly meetings with the other members of the Coalition to Create a White [...]
Intact America’s first Skin in the Game Award goes to…
...Alan Cumming, of course! This post by ARC board member David Wilton is also published on his platform here. [...]
Petition to Stop Circumcision of Babies in Neonatal Intensive Care
Recently a newborn baby boy in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was circumcised despite serious surgery he had [...]
Steven Publishes Comprehensive Paper on Differential Treatment of MGC and FGC
A paper of Steven Svoboda's has just been published on June 10, 2025 by the Cardozo Journal of Equal [...]
Esquire Magazine Publishes Article About Male Circumcision and Genital Integrity
Esquire Magazine just published an article about male circumcision and genital integrity that is one of the most extensive [...]
Video Interview with Steven about ARC’s Work and History
We recently obtained and have posted here a copy of a video interview shot in Atlanta on February 20, 2024 [...]
Steven Appeared via Video on Louisiana Law Info Radio, Thursday April 3
Steven Svoboda appeared on The Delphin Law Info Radio Show, broadcast on video from Lake Charles, Louisiana on Thursday [...]
State by State Medicaid Coverage for Neonate Elective Infant Circumcision
Our brilliant colleagues at the Health Equality Campaign have recently published this excellent map illustrating the current state of affairs [...]
ARC Submits Testimony on New Hampshire Bill to Stop Medicaid Funding of Circumcision
On January 28th, 2025, on behalf of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, Steven Svoboda submitted feedback to [...]
Followup on Good News From the UK: Retired British Physician Publishes Powerful Rapid Response to English Surgeon’s Jailing
Further good news from the UK regarding the doctor who was recently sentenced to more than five years for [...]
Good News From the UK: English Surgeon Jailed for Over Five Years for Operating Unsafe Circumcision Service
The British Medical Journal reports that a former pediatric surgeon in England has been jailed for over 5.5 years for [...]
Brussels Collaboration Releases Landmark Article on Genital Cutting
The Brussels Collaboration on Bodily Integrity, headed by Brian Earp, is very proud to announce the release of its followup [...]
ARC Hosting “Ask Me Anything” About Intactivism and the Law
Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC) is sponsoring an "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) event regarding Intactivism and [...]
ARC Submits Testimony on Two New Hampshire Bills regarding Circumcision
On January 24, 2024, on behalf of Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, Steven Svoboda submitted feedback to [...]
Message from the Executive Director – Volume 14, Number 1
It’s been an interesting year. I was very pleased to be able to “go public” in a peer-reviewed journal [...]
Journal Publishes Steven’s Article about Circumcision Decision-Making as a Parent and His Activism
We are pleased to report that on October 20, 2023, the journal Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics published Steven Svoboda's short [...]
Unabridged – Charleston Debate Marks Turning Point in Movement to Recognize Circumcision as a Human Rights Violation
The abridged version, originally published in November 2013, is available here. This unabridged version delves briefly into some issues [...]