On March 31, 2014, the Journal of Medical Ethics (JME) published an e-letter by Robert Van Howe, M.D. and Steven Svoboda, entitled, “Non-therapeutic circumcision: The problem of advcocacy-based medicine,” to close an exchange in the JME with notorious circumcision advocate Brian Morris and colleagues. (A final e-letter from Morris and colleagues was also concurrently...
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Tags: American Academy of Pediatrics, bill and malinda gates foundation, botched circumcision, Brian Morris, circumcision, Journal of Medical Ethics, M.D., Michael Brady, Robert Van Howe, steven svoboba, Van Howe
Posted in Abused Man, Children's' Rights, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Men by Men, Genital Mutilation, Health Boys, Health Men, Steven Svoboda, Esq. | 1 Comment »
NCFM UPDATE: The LA Times picked up the article posted the day before in the Glendale News-Press (below). It’s interesting that in the LA Times article things went missing, two comments that bolster our position. Same old chivalrous LA Times… then came FOX News! 1. “Just because you have a penis doesn’t mean you...
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Tags: discrimination against men], Glendale and its Commission on the Status of Women, misandry, national coalition for men, ncfm
Posted in Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Men by Men, Double Standard, NCFM in the news | 1 Comment »
NCFM Letter to California State Senators Regarding Senate Bill 967 War Against Men Continues You can stay up to date with this horrific piece of legislation at the California Legislation Information page: We recommend you read the entire bill, its strikingly anti-male and another piece of the sky is falling, circle the wagons, ideologically...
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Tags: california schools, california senate, colleges, hannah beth-jackson, SB 967, universities
Posted in Abused Man, Action, Activism, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Against Women, Discrimination Men by Men, Double Standard, Education, Legislation Bad, Schools Colleges and Universities, War Against Men | No Comments »
On Sunday, 16 Feb 2014 Kenedy Owino, NCFM’s Liaison in Kenya, reported a victory for Intactivists in Africa. Click on the picture to go to Intact Kenya’s Facebook page for more information. Mr. Owino and others have been fighting for males to keep their foreskins at the same time the United States and the Bill and...
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Tags: circumcision, circumcision africa, cut law, intact africa, intact kenya, intactivist, Kenedy Owino
Posted in Africa, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Discrimination Men by Men, Health Men | 1 Comment »
NCFM NOTE: Thank the City Journal for running this excellent article by Kay Hymowitz. She does a superb job of summarizing the adverse impact on boys from the breakdown of the intact family unit, meaning a family with both bio parents… Kay S. Hymowitz Boy Trouble Family breakdown disproportionately harms young males—and they’re falling...
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Tags: ADD, attention deficit disorder, boys, discrimination against boys, education, play time, reading, schools, single mother, single parent
Posted in Boys, Child Abuse, Children's' Rights, Dads, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Divorce, Education, Fatherlessness, Fathers | 2 Comments »
Council’s sexism hurts good cause; feminist bias in ads clouds message, from the blog Political Cowardice May 9th, 2011 I’ve adopted several animals and rescued house rabbits and even volunteered at a wildlife shelter, so I know a good cause when I see one. Promoting shelter pet adoption via the Ad Council’s “Shelter...
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Tags: discrimination, discrimination against men], gender discrimination, man bashing, media, media bias, national coalition for men, ncfm, sexism, sprint, verison
Posted in Action, Activism, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Media Bias, Other | 56 Comments »
NCFM NOTE: In the last week our Liaison in Kenya, Kennedy Owino, returned home, after traveling to help thwart legislation making circumcision in Kenya mandatory, only to find that his 10-year-old nephew had been forcefully “cut” (circumcised) by a one of two teams traveling the area circumcising boys. In another county a religious court...
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Tags: africa, bill and malinda gates foundation, circumcision, gates foundation, genital mutilation, intactivist, maria sanchez show, steven svoboda
Posted in Africa, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males | 1 Comment »
By J. Steven Svoboda Last month, the National Post published Mark Joseph Stern’s article (“’Intactivists’ against circumcision, Sept. 19) criticizing anti-circumcision activists, whom Mr. Stern dismissed as “fringe,” “paranoid” and “bizarre.” But individuals committed to safeguarding children from unnecessary surgical interference include leading scientists, pediatricians, public health researchers, bioethicists, medical historians, and human rights...
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Tags: circumcision, discrimination against boys, discrimination against men], men's health, mens health
Posted in Action, Activism, Circumcision, Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Health Men, Men's Rights, Steven Svoboda, Esq. | No Comments »
NCFM NOTE: The Fatherhood Coalition of Massachusetts was largely responsible for Governor Patrick convening a work-group to review state family law. The letter below makes one wonder if the good Governor appointed people to the work-group who he knew or should have known would sabotage its intent and protect the interests of stakeholders who...
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Tags: child abuse, child protective service, children's rights, cps, dads, father's rights, foster care, richard wexler, the fatherhood coalition
Posted in Discrimination Against Boys, Discrimination Against Males, Discrimination Against Men, Domestic Violence Industry, Father's Rights, Fathers, Health Men | No Comments »