Legal Issues Additional Resources
Circumcision: Legal Issues
This page describes and indexes legal material relevant to the performance of male circumcision in chronological order of publication. Includes US State Medical Boards section plus information for the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.
http://www.cirp.org/library/legal/
Protection of Infant Boys from Wrongful Circumcision in Hospital
Addresses the needs of parents who do not want the surgical procedure performed on their child.
http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/
Child Circumcision: Legal Issues
Links to articles that discuss the legal aspects of neonatal male circumcision.
http://www.nocirc.org/legal/
BoysToo
Boys deserve the same protections as girls. Explores the inequity of allowing genital cutting for males but disallowing it for females.
http://www.boystoo.com/
Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
A non-profit organization, with international attorney affiliates, secures equal protection and broadens judicial and public recognition of children's inherent legal and human rights.
http://www.noharmm.org/ARC.htm
Noharmm Litigation Program
Contains sections on rights detailing options for legal recourse, constitutional and human rights library, and attorney referrals. Articles and news stories regarding circumcision-related court cases and related legal precedents.
http://www.noharmm.org/litigation.htm
How to Bring Criminal Charges Against Your Circumcisers
While the information presented is specific for Canada, it is generally applicable to other countries.
http://www.intact.ca/criminal.htm
Intact's Class-Action Circumcision Lawsuit
Information on the Canadian class-action lawsuit.
http://www.intact.ca/class.htm
Sue Circumcisers
Links to sources dealing with the legal issues of circumcision.
http://www.sexuallymutilatedchild.org/sue.htm
Circumcision: Doctors liable for criminal assault
Attorneys for the Rights of the Child press release Feb 2000
http://www.sexuallymutilatedchild.org/arc-pr.htm