Steven Leads Team’s Work Completing United Nations Core Report
A team, the International NGO Coalition on Genital Autonomy (INGOCGA), has finished work in March 2022 on a core report [...]
Massive New Study Confirms Absolute Uselessness of Circumcision to Stop HIV
We are confident that at long last this will put to rest the frantic quest of circumcision advocates to find any shred of evidence to support the continued mutilation of babies.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Steven Appeared Tuesday November 1st, 2016, And Again on Sunday the 6th At Showings of Cassie Jaye’s “Red Pill” Movie
ARC Executive Director Steven Svoboda participated in a question and answer session following a showing on November 1, 2016 of [...]
Circumcision Is Unethical and Unlawful
Abstract The foreskin is a complex structure that protects and moisturizes the head of the penis, and, being the most [...]
The Draft CDC Circumcision Recommendations: Medical, Ethical, Legal, and Procedural Concerns
Abstract The CDC is poised to recommend that physicians counsel the parents of every newborn boy and heterosexually active adolescent [...]
Steven’s Response to American Journal of Bioethics Published, Also Responses by Earp and Van Howe
On February 12, 2015, the American Journal of Bioethics published the attached pro-circumcision target article "Ritual Infant Male Circumcision and [...]
Welcome to the New Era: Four Fatal Flaws in the German Bill Legalizing Male Circumcision
Steven Svoboda presented on September 16, 2013 at the "Promoting Children's Rights in Europe--Recent Developments" conference held by Genital [...]
Richmond Journal of Law and the Public Interest Publishes Article by ARC’s Peter Adler
We are pleased to announce that an article by ARC's Legal Advisor, Peter W. Adler, "Is Circumcision Legal?", has been [...]
Steven’s Paper on Genital Autonomy Published, Praised by Anti-FGC Scholar
Global Discourse has published on June 20, 2013 my attached article on genital autonomy, that is, on the importance of [...]
Berkeley Symposium Proceedings Published
Springer has published the proceedings of the 2010 Berkeley symposium. This is the eighth and last such book. It is [...]
Circumcision of Male Infants as a Human Rights Violation
Law, ethics and medicine J Med Ethics doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-101229 This article is part of the special issue on circumcision that also [...]
Anthony Levin Publishes Excellent Article in Punch
Anthony Levin, the Director of ARC-UK, has published an excellent article in Punch, an Australian magazine now published online. Here is [...]
Is It Lawful to Use Medicaid to Pay for Circumcision? – Peter W. Adler
Since 1965, tens of millions of boys have been circumcised under the Medicaid program, most at birth, at a cost [...]
Protecting All from Genital Cutting—Law, Human Rights, and Demedicalization
Steven Svoboda presenting his paper, "Protecting All from Genital Cutting—Law, Human Rights, and Demedicalization," at the 2011 Genital [...]
Gatto Bill to Protect Male Circumcision
By Jonah Lowenfeld June 15, 2011 On Tuesday, Congressman Brad Sherman announced he is preparing to introduce a bill in [...]
Circumcision: Your Legal Rights
Attorneys for the Rights of the Child Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC) is an organization dedicated to [...]
Tortured Doctrines, Tortured Bodies: How Legal Fictions Help Justify and Perpetuate Male Circumcision and Other Inhumane Practices
“Tortured Doctrines, Tortured Bodies: How Legal Fictions Help Justify and Perpetuate Male Circumcision and Other Inhumane Practices” By J. Steven [...]