Draft:Intact America

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{{AFC comment|1=Vast majority of the sources are primary to Intact America's own website. Cut out all that content that's just linked to a primary source, and remove the sources that don't mention Intact American at all. Focus on finding three really strong secondary sources that provide significant coverage to the organisation without relying on an interview. qcne (talk) 22:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)}}

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{{Short description|Children's rights organization }}

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{{Infobox nonprofit

| name = Intact America

| logo = Intact_America_logo.png

| type = Nonprofit

| purpose = Children's rights

| formation = 2008

| headquarters = Tarrytown, NY

| merged = Genital Autonomy America (formerly NOCIRC)

| leader_title = Executive Director

| leader_name = Georganne Chapin

| website = https://intactamerica.org

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Intact America (IA) is a nonprofit children’s rights advocacy organization that opposes genital modification and mutilation of minors.{{Cite book |last=Sardi |first=Lauren |title=Cultural Encyclopedia of the Penis |date=2014 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=978-0-7591-2312-0 |editor-last=Kimmel |editor-first=Michael |location=Lanham |page=94 |chapter=Intactivism |editor-last2=Milrod |editor-first2=Christine |editor-last3=Kennedy |editor-first3=Amanda}}

The intactivist (anti-circumcision) organization’s position is that circumcision is genital cutting, and that the cutting or surgical alteration of the genitals of non-consenting minors (male, female, intersex, and non-binary) is unethical, medically unnecessary,{{Cite book |last=Sheehan |first=Michael |title=Manual of men's health: a practice guide for APRNs and PAs |date=October 11, 2018 |publisher=Springer Publishing Company |isbn=978-0-8261-9113-7 |editor-last=Quallich |editor-first=Susanne |location=New York |page=103 |chapter=Controversies in Circumcision |editor-last2=Lajiness |editor-first2=Michelle |editor-last3=Mitchell |editor-first3=Kenneth}} and traumatic. IA’s focus is on stopping newborn male circumcision. The organization argues that parental consent is poorly informed and often coerced,{{Cite book |last=Meddings |first=Jonathan |title=The Final Cut: The Truth about Circumcision |date=October 17, 2022 |publisher=(self-published) |isbn=978-0645368208 |pages=105–106}} and raises awareness that amputating the foreskin reduces sexual function and sensation.

Intact America’s strategy is public facing and noted for its “huge publicity drive.”{{Citation |last=Smith |first=David |title=Genital Autonomy: A New Approach |date=2013 |work=Genital cutting: Protecting children from medical, cultural, and teligious infringements |page=332 |editor-last=Denniston |editor-first=George C. |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-94-007-6407-1_22 |access-date=2024-12-11 |place=Dordrecht |publisher=Springer Netherlands |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-94-007-6407-1_22 |isbn=978-94-007-6406-4 |editor2-last=Hodges |editor2-first=Frederick M. |editor3-last=Milos |editor3-first=Marilyn Fayre}} Intact America has discussed the intactivist movement{{Cite web |last=Blakinger |first=Keri |date=April 14, 2017 |title='Intactivists' Oppose Circumcision of Children |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/Intactivists-oppose-circumcision-of-children-11074342.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525155950/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/Intactivists-oppose-circumcision-of-children-11074342.php |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=July 12, 2024 |website=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Deborah |date=August 27, 2009 |title=Under Knife, under Scrutiny |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-08-27-0908270167-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928194759/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2009-08-27-0908270167-story.html |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |website=Chicago Tribune}} and the circumcision controversy{{Cite journal |last=Collier |first=Roger |date=2012-01-10 |title=Ugly, Messy and Nasty Debate Surrounds Circumcision |journal=Canadian Medical Association Journal |language=en |volume=184 |issue=1 |pages=E25–E26 |doi=10.1503/cmaj.109-4017 |issn=0820-3946 |pmc=3255195 |pmid=22125336 }}{{Cite web |last=Briggs |first=Steven |date=April 24, 2021 |title=Why Is Circumcision so Common in the U.S.? |url=https://scrubsmag.com/why-is-circumcision-so-common-in-the-u-s/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620193715/https://scrubsmag.com/why-is-circumcision-so-common-in-the-u-s/ |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024 |website=Scrubs}}{{Cite journal |last=Bristol |first=Nellie |date=November 26, 2011 |title=Male Circumcision Debate Flares in the USA |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61796-0/fulltext |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220121731/https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(11)61796-0/fulltext |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |access-date=July 14, 2024 |journal=Lancet|volume=378 |issue=9806 |page=1837 |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(11)61796-0 |pmid=22125802 }}{{Cite web |last=Tillotson |first=Kristin |date=September 22, 2010 |title=Circumcision: Age-old Debate Still Going |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/circumcision-age-old-debate-still-going/ |access-date=July 21, 2024 |website=Seattle Times}} with news agencies. IA is also a journalistic resource for various intersectional aspects of genital mutilation including informed consent and decision making,{{Cite web |last=Tea |first=Kristen |date=February 22, 2016 |title=Should Doulas Talk to Mothers about Circumcision? |url=https://www.mothering.com/threads/should-doulas-talk-to-moms-about-circumcision.1624213/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309123359/https://www.mothering.com/threads/should-doulas-talk-to-moms-about-circumcision.1624213/ |archive-date=March 9, 2021 |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=Mothering}}{{Cite web |last=Mack |first=Lindsay |date=July 25, 2016 |title=Is Circumcision Healthy? There Are Pros & Cons |url=https://www.romper.com/p/is-circumcision-healthy-there-are-pros-cons-14885 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226001716/https://www.romper.com/p/is-circumcision-healthy-there-are-pros-cons-14885 |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=Romper}}{{Cite web |last=Rabin |first=Roni |date=August 22, 2011 |title=Circumcise or Don't? Quandary for Parents |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/health/23consumer.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204211754/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/23/health/23consumer.html |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |access-date=October 6, 2024 |website=New York Times}} education,{{Cite web |last=Elliot |first=Danielle |date=August 22, 2013 |title=Circumcision Rates Declining, Especially in Western States |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circumcision-rates-declining-especially-in-western-states/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525141016/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circumcision-rates-declining-especially-in-western-states/ |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=CBS News}}{{Cite web |last=Jeffries |first=Stuart |date=May 6, 2023 |title=And, Cut! What it Was Like Being Circumcised in My 60s |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/06/and-cut-what-it-was-like-being-circumcised-in-my-60s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314124224/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/06/and-cut-what-it-was-like-being-circumcised-in-my-60s |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=June 23, 2024 |website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |last=Rabin |first=Roni |date=December 2, 2014 |title=Circumcision Guidelines Target Teenagers |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/circumcision-guidelines-target-teenagers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819182126/https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/02/circumcision-guidelines-target-teenagers/ |archive-date=August 19, 2023 |access-date=March 10, 2024 |website=New York Times}} advocacy,{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Mother Agrees to Son's Circumcision in Exchange for Release from Florida Jail |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/22/florida-mom-agrees-sons-circumcision-jail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220122256/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/22/florida-mom-agrees-sons-circumcision-jail |archive-date=February 20, 2023 |access-date=July 6, 2024 |website=The Guardian}}{{Cite web |last=Oglesby |first=Adrienne |date=April 28, 2022 |title=North Dakota Mom Advocating for Medical Rights after 3-year-old's Foreskin Was Forcibly Retracted |url=https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/north-dakota-mom-advocating-for-medical-rights-after-3-year-olds-foreskin-was-forcibly-retracted/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205042631/https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/north-dakota-mom-advocating-for-medical-rights-after-3-year-olds-foreskin-was-forcibly-retracted/ |archive-date=February 5, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2024 |website=KXNET-TV}} activism,{{Cite web |last=Schute |first=Nancy |date=December 3, 2014 |title=CDC Considers Counseling Males of All Ages on Circumcision |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/12/03/368008742/cdc-considers-counseling-males-of-all-ages-on-circumcision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209074607/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/12/03/368008742/cdc-considers-counseling-males-of-all-ages-on-circumcision/ |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |access-date=March 12, 2024 |website=NPR}}{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Molly |date=October 26, 2015 |title=Protesters to AAP: No More Circumcision! |url=https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aap/54298 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616174334/https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aap/54298 |archive-date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=Medpage Today}}{{Cite news |last=Nahmod |first=David-Elijah |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Activists remember Conte, try to deliver petitions to AAP |url=https://issuu.com/bayareareporter/docs/bayareareporter_october_27_2016 |work=Bay Area Reporter |page=11}} anti-Semitism,{{Cite web |last=Ungar-Sargon |first=Eliyahu |date=May 16, 2022 |title=How to Deradicalize a Movement |url=https://jewschool.com/how-to-deradicalize-a-movement-173769 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231125010426/https://jewschool.com/how-to-deradicalize-a-movement-173769 |archive-date=November 25, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |website=Jewschool}}{{Cite web |last=JABEN-EILON |first=JAN |date=April 13, 2011 |title=Challenging the Circumcision Myth |url=https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/jewish-world/challenging-the-circumcision-myth-215800 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329032145/https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/jewish-world/challenging-the-circumcision-myth-215800 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Jerusalem Post}}{{Cite web |last=Leiter |first=Hayim |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Brit Milah is under Attack |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/brit-milah-is-under-attack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401150821/https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/brit-milah-is-under-attack/ |archive-date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |website=Times of Israel}} LGBTQ+,{{Cite web |last=Chapin |first=Georganne |date=July 7, 2016 |title=5 Reasons Why LBGTQ Supporters 'Get' Intactivism |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/5-reasons-why-lbgtq-suppo_b_10843430 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627014100/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/5-reasons-why-lbgtq-suppo_b_10843430 |archive-date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2024 |website=Huffington Post}} ethics, and foreskin restoration,{{Cite web |last=Nunn |first=Gary |date=July 20, 2019 |title=Foreskin Reclaimers: The 'Intactivists' Fighting Infant Male Circumcision |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/21/foreskin-reclaimers-the-intactivists-fighting-infant-male-circumcision |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112052136/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/21/foreskin-reclaimers-the-intactivists-fighting-infant-male-circumcision |archive-date=November 12, 2024 |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=The Guardian}} as well as engaging with the Hispanic community{{Cite web |last=Galavis |first=José Ángel |date=February 23, 2023 |title=Circuncisiones forzosas en EEUU: ¿procedimiento estético o preventivo? |url=https://www.telemundoutah.com/noticias/local/circuncisiones-forzosas-en-eeuu-procedimiento-estetico-o-preventivo/2190332/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003010932/https://www.telemundoutah.com/noticias/local/circuncisiones-forzosas-en-eeuu-procedimiento-estetico-o-preventivo/2190332/ |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=Telemundo Utah}} and celebrities.{{Cite web |last=Audenino |first=Abby |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Alan Cumming performs his cabaret show "UNCUT" at the Stissing Center |url=https://mainstreetmag.com/alan-cumming-uncut-at-the-stissing-center/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211235219/https://mainstreetmag.com/alan-cumming-uncut-at-the-stissing-center/ |archive-date=December 11, 2024 |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Main Street Mag}}{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Jon |date=January 9, 2021 |title=Andrew Yang's anti-circumcision stance cuts deep: Jewish leaders |url=https://nypost.com/2021/01/09/andrew-yangs-anti-circumcision-stance-cuts-deep-jewish-leaders/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605180857/https://nypost.com/2021/01/09/andrew-yangs-anti-circumcision-stance-cuts-deep-jewish-leaders/ |archive-date=June 5, 2023 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=New York Post}}

“Intact America is the largest charitable organization in the U.S. working to end unnecessary genital cutting.”{{Cite book |last=Adler |first=Peter |title=Circumcision Is a Fraud: And the Coming Legal Reckoning |date=August 7, 2022 |publisher=(self-pubished) |page=18 |asin=B0B92CRHDC}} Genital Autonomy America (previously known as the National Organizations for Circumcision Information Resource Centers or NOCIRC{{Cite web |date=June 28, 1997 |title=National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers |url=https://nocirc.org |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116005617/http://nocirc.org/ |archive-date=November 16, 2024 |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=NOCIRC}}) merged with IA in 2021. NOCIRC was founded in 1986 and is regarded as the first national, organized intactivist group.{{Cite book |last=Allan |first=Jonathan |title=Uncut: A Cultural Analysis of the Foreskin (The Exquisite Corpse) |publisher=University of Regina Press |isbn=978-1779400314 |publication-date=November 5, 2024 |page=266}}

Intact America is a 501(c)(3) non-governmental advocacy organization. IA has a Guidestar Platinum 2024 Rating,{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2024 |title=Intact America, Inc. |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/81-2887457 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213130159/https://www.guidestar.org/profile/81-2887457 |archive-date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=October 24, 2024 |website=Guidestar}} the highest level of recognition for commitment to transparency. The organization has no state or regional chapters, nor affiliates.