Adrienne Carmack's Blog, page 6
May 25, 2015
Circumcision Violates a Child’s Rights: the Importance of the Hironimus-Nebus Case
The popularized Hironimus-Nebus legal case regarding a parental dispute about the circumcision of a 4-year-old boy has made headlines. Unfortunately, this legal battle has failed to address the core issue at hand. In this case, what was act […]
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Circumcision Violates a Child’s Rights: The Real Issue at Hand in the Hironimus-Nebus Case
The popularized Hironimus-Nebus legal case regarding a parental dispute about the circumcision of a 4-year-old boy has made headlines. Unfortunately, this legal battle has failed to address the core issue at hand. In this case, what was act […]
April 10, 2015
December 6, 2014
The Culture Behind the CDC’s New Proposal
The Centers for Disease Control has recently proposed making the recommendation that doctors inform parents, boys, and men that circumcision can reduce their risk of contracting HIV and other STDs. This proposal reflects a dangerous mix of […]
October 21, 2014
“Preventive” Male Infant Circumcision
What about non-“routine” “preventive” male infant circumcision? Should I circumcise my child whose medical condition puts him at risk from UTIs? I see this question raised quite often–should a child with vesico […]
September 25, 2014
Paternalism in Medicine, or, How You Should Give Birth
Some anti-home birth physicians have mistaken my message as the paternalistic opposite to their message that hospital birth is the “correct” choice. They believe I am saying, “Home birth is better. Healthy women should hav […]
September 23, 2014
Why My Homebirths Were Safe Choices for Me
Some have suggested the reason home birth was a safe and good choice for me is because of my knowledge and experience as a physician. Yet the only time I ever used this knowledge set was to convince my midwife to give me 24 hours before doi […]
August 29, 2014
Development of the Male and Female Foreskin
Women, grab a mirror and take a good look at your clitoris. A really good look. Underneath the fold of skin, you can probably see a little knob of tissue. Try to peel the skin back so you can see this knob better. You probably can’t p […]
August 24, 2014
The Religion of Medicine
I recently had the pleasure of attending a talk by Janet Heimlich about her book, Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment. She has done great work to break many barriers of silence, work that will hopefull […]
August 15, 2014
On Ethics, Authority, and Professional Responsibility
I am often asked why, if the ethics of childhood genital cutting seem so simple and obvious to me, are there so few other physicians who agree. If male infant circumcision is so clearly wrong, why do physicians continue to support this prac […]
