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- noun The
advocacy of a right togenital integrity , i.e., the right of a person to not be subjected toinvoluntary ,nontherapeutic modification of their genitals. This includes opposition toinfant male circumcision andfemale circumcision , and may also extend to supporting protection ofintersex people against involuntarygender reassignment and other nontherapeutic genital surgeries.
Etymologies
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Blend of intact and activism
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Mr. Loewen's experience propelled him toward "intactivism," a growing movement against male infant circumcision.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ZOSIA BIELSKI 2011
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Mr. Loewen's experience propelled him toward "intactivism," a growing movement against male infant circumcision.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ZOSIA BIELSKI 2011
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Mr. Loewen's experience propelled him toward "intactivism," a growing movement against male infant circumcision.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ZOSIA BIELSKI 2011
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Daniel Sandman, the director of the Anti-Defamation League, went on record to call Lloyd Schofield's intactivism
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