U.S. Administration Violates Human Rights
Please use the contact information below to let the CDC know you do NOT want circumcision to be part of any government program. Let them know infant circumcision is a HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION.
An email address that you may use IN ADDITION TO the email addresses of the individuals below is [email protected]
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office of the Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 639-7000
[email protected]
Peter H. Kilmarx
Branch Chief
US Centers for Disease Control
Corporate Square, E45
Corporate Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30329
Tel (404) 639-8998
Fax (404) 639-6127
[email protected]
Dr. Dawn K. Smith
Division of HIV/AIDS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mailstop E-45,
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
Tel (404) 639-6146
Fax (404) 639-6118
[email protected]
David S. Janssen, MD, Director
Division of HIV/AIDS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Corporate Square Building, Room 5170
8 Corporate Square
Atlanta, CA 30329
Lee Warner, Ph.D
Centers for Disease Control
Division of Reproductive Health
4770 Buford Hwy NE
Mail Stop K-34
Atlanta, GA 30341
[email protected]
Additional CDC Committee Member Emails:
Patrick Sullivan
[email protected]
Thomas Peterman
[email protected]
Allan Taylor
[email protected]
Allyn Nakashima
[email protected]
Mary Kamb
[email protected]
Lee Warner
[email protected]
Stephanie Bailey
[email protected]
Stephen Blount
[email protected]
Kevin Fenton
[email protected]
Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator
SA-29, 2nd floor
2201 C. Street NW
Washington, DC 20522-2920
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• World AIDS Day at the White House
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In the Netherlands, the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG) issued a statement in 2010 stating that "The official viewpoint of KNMG and other related medical/scientific organizations is that non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors is a violation of children's rights to autonomy and physical integrity." Circumcision can cause complications, including infection and bleeding, and KNMG is asking doctors to insistently inform parents that the procedure lacks medical benefits and has a danger of complications. In addition to there not being any convincing evidence that circumcision is necessary or useful for hygiene or prevention, circumcision is not justifiable and is reasonable to put off until an age where any risk is relevant, and the boy can decide himself about possible intervention, or opt for available alternatives. They went on to say "There are good reasons for a legal prohibition of non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors, as exists for female genital mutilation."
http://tinyurl.com/dutchcirc
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