The Case Against Circumcision - by Paul M. Fleiss, MD, - Mothering: The Magazine of Natural Family Living - Winter 1997 - Premier article describing the functions of the natural foreskin and why it is necessary for lifelong optimal health of the male.

Articles on Circumcision - Articles and resources presented by Men Web

Boys and Their Hoods - by Chris LaMorte - Westword - Two guys take personal growth to the extreme in a quest to bring foreskins to the fore. - Includes description of T-tape restoration technique.

The Uncut Truth - by Bruce LaBruce - Eye Magazine

Should You Circumcise Your Newborn Son? - by Dr. George Denniston - Nurturing Magazine Online - Issues Column

Circumcision - Genital Mutilation American Style - By Rio Cruz - Fathering Magazine Jan 1999 - How a father discovered, too late, that circumcision is not a good thing.

Is Circumcision the Right Choice? - by Louanne Cole Weston, PhD - On Health

The End of Circumcision in America - by George C. Denniston M.D., M.P.H - An ever­growing number of physicians are opposed to routine neonatal circumcision. These doctors recognize that no one has the right to forcibly remove sexual body parts from another individual. They recognize that doctors should have no role in this painful, unnecessary procedure inflicted on the newborn.

Negative Aspects Of Routine Infant Circumcision - By Wayne Hampton - 19 November 1994

The first cut - Do uncircumcised penises have more fun? - By R. Daniel Foster - Men's Fitness, September 1999

Oregon Retracts Foreskin Coverage: No More Clip Jobs - Napa Valley Men's Network, 1994 - "Of particular note, a newly un-insured item in the Oregon Plan is circumcision. The men's movement, tiny and underfunded as it is, has made some progress in eliminating the routine genital mutilation of men in America."

Don't Believe the Knife: Circumcision is a Bad Habit - by Trudy Goldenberg - Vice Magazine (Feb 1999)

Is Circumcision Necessary? - From the book - "Immaculate Deception II : Myth, Magic & Birth" by Suzanne Arms - Reprinted with permission from Celestial Arts.

Botched circumcision leads to $360,000 in damages; The cruel cut that ruined a man's life - By Bruce Butler - A 26 year old man receives damage settlement after a doctor admitted he botched a circumcision operation (on the victim when he was an infant) which left the man with a badly deformed penis. This article is presented in both Spanish and English.

Circumcision, Human Rights, and Ethical Medical Practice - The Humanist, May-June 1999 - "The AAP "Circumcision Policy Statement" continues, in effect, to endorse, whenever parents so choose, a concept that our common law condemns. This becomes particularly onerous when the beneficiary of this "forcible extraction" is an unknown future person where the incidence of alleged future diseases has been acknowledged by the AAP in the same statement to be insufficient to justify the application of routine circumcision."

Foreskin or against it? - Is circumcision the unkindest cut of all? - by Hank Hyena - Salon Magazine - "you need a flesh-cap," I snickered, "because winters are frightfully cold in Helsinki." My Finnish friend Paavo and I tease each other incessantly about cultural differences. A primary source of amusement is our differing penises: I am circumcised, while he carries a foreskin.

Is circumcision necessary? - The decision to circumcise is a highly personal one, and parents should only make the choice AFTER they've been armed with all of the facts

Dr. Greene's house calls - Dr. Greene discusses the advantages and disadvantages of performing a circumcision on a newborn.

The Right to Our Own Bodies - The History of Male Circumcision in the U.S. by Frederick Hodges and Jerry W. Warner - This article appeared in the Nov 1995 issue of M.E.N. Magazine

Who Is The Better Lover: Circumcised Or Intact Men? - Dr. Dean Edell - Health Central - January 20, 1999 - This is the first study to look at what women said in comparing sexual experiences with sexual partners who were circumcised versus intact sexual partners.

Circumcision: It's Not Necessary - Benjamin Spock, M.D. - Redbook - April 1989 - Dr. Spock now believes that circumcision of males is traumatic, painful, and of questionable value.

Modern Circumcision: An Escalation of Ritual - by George C. Denniston, M.D. M.P.H. - The Virtual Journal - Illustrated history of circumcision including materials and methods

Complications Of Circumcision - CIRP - Articles about the complications of circumcision and their treatments, not including repair of the circumcision itself.

Part of Us is Missing: The Ritual Mutilation of Male Children - In the 1800s, fundamentalist preachers, who equated sexual gratification with "sin", seized the Jewish tradition of circumcision as a method of reducing the potential for sexual pleasure by male children.

Circumcision In America - by Debra S. Ollivier - Salon Magazine feature article (Oct 1998) How did a medically pointless procedure become a routine practice performed on a majority of American males?

Rethinking Circumcision - Expert advice from Sesame Street Parents magazine. Article reviews the American Academy of Pediatrics stance against circumcision. (scroll down to article)

Unnecessary Circumcision - A physician's perspective on the issue of circumcision and whether cutting of the foreskin is a necessary procedure

Circumcision - The Daily Apple - Information on circumcision. Pros and cons, and how to decide based on AAP report.

Muslims genitalia in the Hands of the clergy - Article by Sami A. Aldeeb Abu-Sahlieh, Doctor of Law.