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New BBC Documentary Questions Circumcision

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A new BBC documentary A Cut Too Far? Male Circumcision, presented by Adnan Sarwar, questions whether or not infant male circumcision should be legal.

A producer of the documentary, Ali May, wrote an op-ed in Huffington Post titled Child Protection Laws Are Clear – Except When It Comes To Male Circumcision, in which he concludes:

“Perhaps it is time to allow men the opportunity to consent to their own non-therapeutic circumcision when they are old enough to do so.”

UK viewers can watch the documentary on the BBC website here.

New Documentary Explores Circumcision Trauma And Healing

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Healing The Hidden Wound, a new documentary by somatic sexologist Pyasa Neko Siff and filmmaker Chris Harrigan, aims to explore the long-term effects of infant circumcision.

The film’s indiegogo page says:

A variety of experts discuss the hidden effects of this preverbal trauma to empower men with the knowledge that can help them reclaim pleasure, heal themselves, their families & ultimately make the world a better place.

One of the campaign rewards includes a “Healing from Circumcision” program, to be released in 2020.

You can contribute to the film on Indiegogo.

Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Confirms He Has Seen American Circumcision Documentary

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In a recent article in Washington Post Magazine, Presidential candidate Andrew Yang confirmed that he seen the award-winning documentary American Circumcision.

Yang’s “intactivist” alignment began before the birth of his first son and at Evelyn’s behest. A pediatrician had described circumcision as an aesthetic decision, which shocked Evelyn: “Why would I [have] a surgery performed on him for something strictly aesthetic?” With this thought in the back of her mind, Evelyn was browsing Netflix when she saw a documentary called “American Circumcision.” “I have no idea what we were watching to have ‘American Circumcision’ be a recommended movie,” she told me, but she watched. Andrew’s memory is that he “watched at least half of that documentary and then was like, ‘Yup, I find this convincing, too.’ “

Yang has previously said he is against circumcision, and “highly aligned” with the Intactivist movement, but later walked back his comments after political pressure.

The film American Circumcision is currently streaming on Netflix, and available at CircumcisionMovie.com.