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Bollinger's involvement in [[intactivism]] grew out his commitment to equal rights; he fought to help pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Indiana when he was in college. "[[Circumcision]] was an issue I could relate to—not only because I was [[circumcised]], but because of the equal rights aspect. For most of my life I’ve been troubled by night terrors that I later became convinced were an early recollection of my [[circumcision]] at age three-days."

==Estimated cost of circumcision for Americans==

Bollinger estimated the total cost of [[circumcision]] in 2012 for Americans, when all costs are included, to be $3.6 billion annually.<ref>{{REFweb

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* [[Trauma]]

* [[United States of America]]

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* [http://circumcisiondecisionmaker.com/ Circumcision Decision Maker]

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