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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (GALDEF) is a | [[File:GALDEF-Trans-Teal-TM (official) copy.jpg|thumb|GALDEF logo]] | ||
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (GALDEF) is a non-profit, membership-based [[genital autonomy]] legal group, founded by pioneering activist [[Tim Hammond]], along with [[John Adkison]] and other spirited [[human rights]] advocates. | |||
== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||
GALDEF raises funds for "impact litigation" to establish legal precedents for recognition of children's rights to bodily integrity and [[genital autonomy]] regardless of gender, but especially for those not already protected by law (e.g. those assigned male at birth or intersex). | GALDEF raises funds for "impact litigation" to establish legal precedents for recognition of children's rights to [[Physical integrity| bodily integrity]] and [[genital autonomy]] regardless of gender, but especially for those not already protected by law (e.g. those assigned male at birth or [[intersex]]). | ||
GALDEF trains attorneys on the complexities involved in winning such cases and with the hope of building a coalition of attorneys who are prepared to bring viable cases to U.S. courts of law. | GALDEF trains attorneys on the complexities involved in winning such cases and with the hope of building a coalition of attorneys who are prepared to bring viable cases to U.S. courts of law. | ||
GALDEF is compiling resources | GALDEF is compiling resources — both educational and financial — to assist a new generation of attorneys to bring successful cases challenging inadequate [[circumcision]] consent forms, hospitals and doctors who aggressively solicit parents for harmful infant [[circumcision]], [[forced foreskin retraction]], and state Medicaid payments for medically unnecessary [[circumcision]]s. | ||
GALDEF seeks individuals for the Board of Directors, Board of Advisors, the Grant Review Committee, and other positions (media/social media, fundraising, graphics/website design, etc). GALDEF will emphasize being an inclusive and welcoming organization to ensure diversity with regard to sex/gender, race, religion and sexual orientation/gender identity within its board, officers and membership. | GALDEF seeks individuals for the Board of Directors, Board of Advisors, the Grant Review Committee, and other positions (media/social media, fundraising, graphics/website design, etc). GALDEF will emphasize being an inclusive and welcoming organization to ensure diversity with regard to sex/gender, race, religion and sexual orientation/gender identity within its board, officers and membership. | ||
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== Early endorsers of the GALDEF == | == Early endorsers of the GALDEF == | ||
* [[Peter Adler]], Prof. of International Law, {{UNI|Univ. of MA|UMass}} | * [[Peter W. Adler]], Prof. of International Law, {{UNI|Univ. of MA|UMass}} | ||
* [[David J. Llewellyn]], Attorney | * [[David J. Llewellyn]], Attorney | ||
* [[J. Steven Svoboda]], Exec. Dir., [[ARC – Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] | * [[J. Steven Svoboda]], Exec. Dir., [[ARC – Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] | ||
* [[George C. Denniston]], founder of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] | * [[George C. Denniston]], founder of [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] | ||
== Videos == | |||
=== Circumcision and Sexual Justice: What Can We Do? === | |||
<youtube>T_1YapOqpAQ</youtube> | |||
=== Kane Law & GALDEF's Equal Protection Project: Litigation === | |||
<youtube>7GU2jTiKauA</youtube> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | |||
* [[Intact Global]] | |||
* [[United States of America]] | |||
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[[Category:Lawsuit]] | [[Category:Lawsuit]] | ||
[[Category:Litigation]] | [[Category:Litigation]] | ||
[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]] | |||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||
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