The Movement

A growing number of Americans are dedicated to ending newborn male circumcision in the United States. They include lawyers, doctors, men affected, pro-life and pro-choice activists, straight and gay men and women, parents, ethicists, religious leaders – in short, Americans of all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions and political persuasions.

Intactivism – the movement to allow baby boys to keep their foreskins intact – can be seen as a natural extension of human rights movements such as the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, the passage of laws prohibiting child labor, equal protection and LGBTQ rights.