INTACT AMERICA

ABOUT INTACT AMERICA

Our Mission
Intact America works to end involuntary circumcision in America, and to ensure a healthy sexual future for people of all ages.

Intact America fulfills its mission by challenging social and sexual norms and by advocating for the health and wellbeing of all children and the adults they will become.

We do this through creative messaging, advocacy, education, public policy reform, and the empowerment of our supporters, partners and volunteers. You can read our Statement of Principles.

www.intactamerica.org/principles

Our Vision
Intact America envisions a world where children are free from medically unnecessary surgeries carried out on them without their consent in the name of culture, religion, profit, or parental preference.

Our Values

We are PASSIONATE
We are PROFESSIONAL
We are PRINCIPLED
We are HONEST
We are STRATEGIC
We are UNCOMPROMISING



The History of Intact America

Intact America, founded in 2008 thanks to funding from a private donor, is the most recent expression of a movement against infant circumcision that has been active and expanding for decades. Intact America counts among its advisors many long-term Intactivists, as well as many new people who have embraced Intact America’s commitment to protect all babies and children–male and female–from the forced modification of their genitalia.

Intact America operates under the auspices of the Hudson Center for Health Equity & Quality, a not-for-profit organization that is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. Georganne Chapin, a leader in the fight for ethical, cost-effective and high quality health care, is Intact America’s founding executive director. Ms. Chapin holds a BA in anthropology from Barnard College, an MPhil in sociomedical sciences from Columbia University, and a JD from Pace University School of Law. Her "Circumcision Debate" article, published in Hudson Valley Parent magazine, highlights her dedication to the intactivist cause. Read more about Georganne here.

www.intactamerica.org/gchapin


Intactivists of the Month
One of Intact America's greatest strengths is the diverse and supportive intactivist community. Our Intactivist of the Month series highlights some of the most ardent opponents of infant and childhood circumcision, whose tireless efforts will ensure a future where all babies are kept intact.

Intact America Boards
The following boards have been formed to help promote awareness of children’s rights and help Intact America increase financial and public support for our programs and policies. These boards do not participate in the general management of the organization.

I. Steering Committee
Much of what Intact America has accomplished over the last year and a half is due to the time, energy, and ideas so generously provided by long-time intactivists, volunteers, and supporters, people who have been in favor of ending infant circumcision for decades. Our Steering Committee is currently comprised of several such intactivists, including:

Daniel H. Bollinger, BA [Director, International Coalition for Genital Integrity (ICGI)]
Amber Craig [Director, NOCIRC of NC]
John D. Geisheker, JD, LLM [Executive Director and General Counsel, Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC)]
Gregory J. Hartley [Director, NOCIRC of PA]
Marilyn Milos, RN [Founder & Executive Director, National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC)]
Mark Reiss, MD [Vice President, DOC]
David Smith [Director, NORM- UK]
J. Steven Svoboda, Esq. [Founder and Executive Director, Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC)]


II. Board of Advocates
Intact America's Board of Advocates consists of outspoken advocates and leaders in the arts, media, and entertainment communities who are willing to come forward and stand up for baby boys' rights to bodily integrity. The following individuals currently serve on our Board of Advocates:

Adrian Colesberry
Alan Cumming
Anna Getty
Bill Irwin
Paul Joannides
Soraya Miré
Peggy O'Mara
Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon


III. Board of Health Professionals
The Intact America Board of Health Professionals includes physicians, nurses, childbirth professionals, mental health experts, and others in the medical or health field who support Intact America’s principles and agenda. Members of this board may be involved in work that has nothing to do with circumcision, or just a small facet of their professional interests. From having personal conversations with patients on the issue to publishing articles in internationally renowned medical journals, members of the Board of Health Professionals contribute to the cause on a variety of different levels.

Kenneth J. Baker, MD, FACOG
Paula Brinkley, MD, MPH, FAAP
Adrienne J. K. Carmack, MD
George C. Denniston, MD, MPH
Larry Dossey, MD
Sumathi Kasinathan, MD
Gloria LeMay [Contributing Editor, Midwifery Today]
Margaret (Peggy) Leonard, MS, RN-BC, FNP
Gillian Longley RN, BSN, MSS
Christiane Northrup, MD
Brian O'Donnell, MHS PA-C
James Pate, MD
Mark Reiss, MD
Martha Roth, CNM
Lauren Shaiova, MD
Michelle R. Storms, MD
Sarah E. Strandjord, MD, FAAP
John W. Travis, MD, MPH


IV. Board of Scholars
The Intact America Board of Scholars includes bioethicists, philosophers, educators, academicians, and authors who support Intact America’s principles and agenda. Members of this board have invested themselves in the issues and philosophies supported by Intact America in a way that ties them into the thought leadership on ending infant circumcision. They may speak out publicly, give lectures, write books, or advocate through academic writing and research.

Katherine Buechner-Arthaud, MDiv
David Cassuto PhD, JD
James Dwyer, PhD, JD
Linda Fentiman, JD, LLM
Leonard Glick, MD, PhD
Alexandro José Gradilla, PhD
Hanny Lightfoot-Klein, MA
Reverend Manish K. Mishra-Marzetti
Margaret A. Plumbo RN, MS, CNM
J. Steven Svoboda, Esq.
Reverend Nathan C. Walker, Minister