Longtime Activist and Author Jim Bigelow Passes Away
I am sad to report that Jim Bigelow passed away on December 4th, 2019. Jim and I met several [...]
Brussels Group Including Steven Publishes Major Ethical Article in American Journal of Bioethics
The American Journal of Bioethics (AJOB) has published a paper written by 91 mostly academic co-authors including Steven, the [...]
Steven’s Presentation in Chicago on United Nations Work and Legal Cases Well Received
Steven Svoboda presented a talk, "Genital Autonomy, the United Nations, and the Law" presented at the International Conference on [...]
Steven’s Presentation in Leeds, UK on United Nations Work Well Received
The talk on April 27, 2019 in Leeds, England by Steven Svoboda and his friend and colleague Antony Lempert [...]
Svoboda/Adler/Van Howe Rebuttal Article to Brian Morris Published
The Journal of Medical Law and Ethics has published a rebuttal paper written by Peter Adler, Robert S. Van Howe [...]
Groundbreaking Author Rob Darby Passes Away
I am sad to report that my friend and colleague, Australian author Robert Darby, has passed away. Rob and [...]
First Conviction for FGM in United Kingdom
The first conviction in the United Kingdom took place in early 2019 under the UK's law forbidding female genital mutilation [...]
Peter and Steven Co-Author Reply Article Published regarding Danish Circumcision Registry
BMC Medical Ethics has published the attached paper by Bob Van Howe, Morten Frisch, ARC Legal Advisor Peter Adler, and [...]
Important New Article Published About Steps Toward Artificial Regeneration of Foreskin
After years of work by a startup operating under the name of Foregen, a team of [...]
Steven Leads Team’s Submission to United Nations
Following the sad and unexpected passing of Australian human rights attorney Paul Mason, Steven Svoboda took over from Paul to [...]
District Court Judge Rules Federal FGC Law Unconstitutional
A federal district court judge has found the federal law barring female genital cutting unconstitutional. The basis for the judge's [...]
Four-Year-Old Boy Receives Record $31 Million for Circumcision Damage in Georgia Court Case
In September 2018 a four-year-old boy received $31 million from an Atlanta jury for a botched circumcision that amputated [...]
Danish Parliament Considering Ban on Circumcising Minors
The Danish parliament is evaluating an initiative to legally protect the genital autonomy of Danish boys. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Danish parliament [...]
American Circumcision Film Is Available Now
You can watch or purchase American Circumcision here: Amazon Prime Video: https://amzn.to/2LKm5yh Google Play: http://bit.ly/2N3pgWI iTunes: https://apple.co/2MJ7vZB Vimeo: http://bit.ly/2LJJv75 [...]
Report on Circumcision in Canada Submitted to United Nations
In July 2018, an international team submitted to the United Nations a report on circumcision as a human rights [...]
Attorney and Activist Paul Mason Passes Away
I am sad to report that my friend and colleague, Australian human rights lawyer Paul Mason, has passed away. [...]
ARC’s Peter Adler Featured in Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly
ARC Legal Advisor Peter Adler was recently quoted by the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly in the attached article regarding recent [...]
Steven Married!
Steven Svoboda was married on Saturday, July 28, 2018 to Gina Maria Mele, whom he met at a showing [...]
London Men’s Conference Proves Smashing Success
The London International Conference on Men's Issues (ICMI) in late July 2018 went fabulously. Steven's talk on July 21 [...]
Important Paper on Deaths Caused by Circumcision
A team headed by Brian Earp is publishing a forthcoming paper in Clinical Pediatrics that does probably the most careful, [...]
San Francisco Symposium 2018
The 15th International Symposium on Genital Autonomy & Children's Rights, organized by Genital Autonomy America, was held in San [...]
Primer on Genital Cutting Customs (Circumcision), Bodily Integrity and Children’s Genital Autonomy
Compiled by Tim Hammond - Outreach Coordinator, Attorneys for the Rights of the Child The primer below is also [...]
Brian Morris Responds to Steven’s Charleston Article
On January 10, 2018, Brian Morris published this response to the Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics article by [...]
AMA Recognizes Steven Svoboda’s Article
The American Medical Association (AMA) Journal of Ethics notified us on December 20, 2017 that my article was "among [...]
ARC Releases Video from Charleston Debate Victory over American Academy of Pediatrics
ARC is releasing a series of six short videos from the October 18, 2013 debate between J. Steven Svoboda and [...]