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 [...]
Genital Autonomy: Protecting Personal Choice
Genital Autonomy: Protecting Personal Choice is a book containing the proceedings from the 2010 NOCIRC Symposium held in Keele, [...]
Genital Integrity and Gender Equity (Updated 2010)
“Genital Integrity and Gender Equity”, an article by Steven Svoboda based on his July 13, 2007 presentation to the interdisciplinary [...]
Van Lewis Eulogy by Steven Svoboda
George Hill wrote the below summary of Van Lewis' recent memorial service. Steven Svoboda was honored to have been [...]
A Rose By Any Other Name? Symmetry and Asymmetry in Male and Female Genital Cutting
J. Steven Svoboda and Robert Darby “A Rose By Any Other Name? Symmetry and Asymmetry in Male and Female [...]
Fearful Symmetries: Essays and Testimonies Around Excision and Circumcision
The report below, written by Steven Svoboda in 2009, was also published in Volume 7, Issue 3 of the ARC Newsletter, [...]
Circumcision and Human Rights
Circumcision and Human Rights Denniston, George; Hodges, Frederick; Milos, Marilyn F. (Editors) 2009, 276 pages, 53 illustrations, 26 in [...]
A Treatise from the Trenches: Why Are Circumcision Lawsuits So Hard to Win?
J. Steven Svoboda A Treatise from the Trenches: Why Are Circumcision Lawsuits So Hard to Win? from Circumcision and Human Rights by [...]
Neonatal Pain Relief and the Helsinki Declaration
Robert S. Van Howe, M.D. and J. Steven Svoboda “Neonatal Pain Relief and the Helsinki Declaration” An article addressing—for the [...]
Neonatal Circumcision is Neither Medically Necessary nor Ethically Permissible: A Response to Clark et al.
Robert S. Van Howe, M.D. and J. Steven Svoboda “Neonatal circumcision is neither medically necessary nor ethically permissible: A [...]
Head2Head: Making the Cut – Infant Circumcision – Do parents have the right to intervene, or should they let their boys decide for themselves?-YES
“Head2Head: Making the Cut - Infant Circumcision - Do parents have the right to intervene, or should they let their [...]
Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?: A Debate
We are pleased to announce that Oxford University Press has published Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men?: A Debate (by [...]
A Rose by any other Name? Rethinking the Similarities and Differences between Male and Female Genital Cutting
We are pleased to announce that an article written by Robert Darby, Ph.D. and Steven Svoboda was published in [...]
Of Waste and Want: A Nationwide Survey of Medicaid Funding for Medically Unnecessary, Non-Therapeutic Circumcisions
"Of Waste and Want: A Nationwide Survey of Medicaid Funding for Medically Unnecessary, Non-Therapeutic Circumcision," with Amber Craig, Daniel H. Bollinger [...]
HIV Infection and Circumcision: Cutting Through the Hyperbole
Robert S Van Howe, MD, MS, FAAPMarquette, Michigan 49855, USA Tel: +1 906 228 7454 rsvanhowe@mgh.orgJ Steven Svoboda, JD (Harv)Attorneys [...]
Genital Integrity and Gender Equity
“Genital Integrity and Gender Equity,” in G.C. Denniston, M.F. Milos, and F. Hodges, eds., New Directions in Promoting Genital Integrity; Plenum/Kluwer, 2005. [...]
Educating the United Nations About Male Circumcision
“Educating the United Nations About Male Circumcision,” in G.C. Denniston, M.F. Milos, and F. Hodges, eds., Flesh and Blood: Perspectives [...]
Circumcision-A Victorian Relic Lacking Ethical, Medical, or Legal Justification
“Circumcision-A Victorian Relic Lacking Ethical, Medical, or Legal Justification,” American Journal of Bioethics, Spring 2003, Volume 3, No. 2, pp. 52-54. [...]
Circumcision a Human Rights, not Religious Issue
“Circumcision a Human Rights, not Religious Issue,” Harvard Law Bulletin, Summer 2003, p. 55 responding to “Religious Importance of Circumcision [...]
Informed Consent For Neonatal Circumcision: An Ethical And Legal Conundrum
J. Steven Svoboda, Robert S. Van Howe and James G. Dwyer “Informed Consent for Neonatal Circumcision: An Ethical and [...]
The Unkindest Cut
ARC's work was featured in a profile in the Fall 2002 issue of the Harvard Law Bulletin. The article was [...]
Male Circumcision: Pain, Trauma and Psychosexual Sequelae
Gregory J. Boyle, Ronald Goldman, J. Steven Svoboda and Ephrem Fernandez“Male Circumcision: Pain, Trauma and Psychosexual Sequelae”Journal of Health Psychology, [...]
Circumcision: A Violent Ritual in Search of a Rationale
The Men's Center, published April 2002. Birthing, Winter 2001, pp. 36-37. Birthlove, published July 2001. Online Birth Center News, Issue [...]