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[[Eric Clopper]] is the founder and president of Intact Global.
[[Eric Clopper]] is the founder and president of Intact Global.


Intact Global observes that the 14<sup>th</sup> Amendment to the United States Constitution, Section 1 states in part that States shall not "<i>deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."</i>
Domashevskiy & Domashevskiy (2016) have concluded that non-therapeutic child circumcision violates numerous rights and that U.S. states have a Constitutional requirement to enforce equal protection of the laws.<ref name="domashevskiy2016">{{REFjournal
|last=Domashevskiy
|first=
|init=JA
|last2=Domashevskiy
|first2=
|init2=AV
|etal=no
|title=Ethics pertaining to the legalities of male routine infant circumcision and surrogate consent to non-therapeutic
surgery
|journal=J Clin Res Bioeth
|date=2016
|volume=7
|issue=4
|article=1000276
|url=https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1244&context=jj_pubs
|archived=
|quote=
|doi=10.4172/2155-9627.1000276
|accessdate=2026-06-23
}}</ref>
 
Intact Global observes that the 14<sup>th</sup> Amendment to the United States Constitution, Section 1, states in part that States shall not "<i>deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."</i>
==Inaugural conference==
==Inaugural conference==
Intact Global held its inaugural conference in Portland, Oregon on 29-30 March 2025 and followed it with a press conference on 31 March 2025. A suit has been filed on behalf of certain injured Oregonians.<ref>{{REFweb
Intact Global held its inaugural conference in Portland, Oregon on 29-30 March 2025 and followed it with a press conference on 31 March 2025. A suit has been filed on behalf of certain injured Oregonians.<ref>{{REFweb
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==Popularity of circumcision in Oregon==
==Popularity of circumcision in Oregon==
Child circumcision is not popular in Oregon. Data Panda (2024) reports the incidence of [[circumcision]] of boys in Oregon in 2024 is 17 percent,<ref>{{REFweb
Child circumcision is not popular in Oregon. Data Panda (2024) reports the incidence of [[circumcision]] of boys in Oregon in 2024 is 17 percent,<ref name="panda2024">{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/circumcision-rate-by-state
  |url=https://www.datapandas.org/ranking/circumcision-rate-by-state
  |title=Circumcision Rate by State
  |title=Circumcision Rate by State
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==Video==
==Video==
Intact Global maintains a [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=intact%20global channel] at YouTube.
===Intact Global Launch - Collaboration with GALDEF and LIVE Viewer Q&A!===
===Intact Global Launch - Collaboration with GALDEF and LIVE Viewer Q&A!===
<youtube>v=gujPtfh1Y0g&t=12s</youtube>
<youtube>v=gujPtfh1Y0g&t=12s</youtube>
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===A Landmark Case for Children’s Rights: Intact Global’s SECOND Constitutional Challenge===
===A Landmark Case for Children’s Rights: Intact Global’s SECOND Constitutional Challenge===
<youtube>v=oPka-aU3O1Q</youtube>
<youtube>v=oPka-aU3O1Q</youtube>
===Intact Global 2026 Conference Livestream – Day 1===
<youtube>?v=otFj_dNVLD0</youtube>
===Intact Global 2026 Conference Livestream – Day 2===
<youtube>v=I3iEeuJseLE</youtube>


==News on Intact Global lawsuit==
==News on Intact Global Oregon lawsuit==
The counsel for the Defendant had filed a petition to dismiss the Intact Global lawsuit. A hearing was held in Portland before Judge Melvin Oden-Orr on 23 October 2025. The Court rejected the claims of the Defendant and dismissed the petition. Apparently the way is now clear to adjudicate the case on its merits.
The counsel for the Defendant had filed a petition to dismiss the Intact Global lawsuit. A hearing was held in Portland before Judge Melvin Oden-Orr on 23 October 2025. The Court rejected the claims of the Defendant and dismissed the petition. Apparently the way is now clear to adjudicate the case on its merits.


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}}</ref>
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Intact Global has announced that discovery is complete.


<HR>
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===Courageous Conversations: The Fight Against Newborn Genital Mutilation===
===Courageous Conversations: The Fight Against Newborn Genital Mutilation===
<youtube>v=mZpzr-351M4</youtube>
<youtube>v=mZpzr-351M4</youtube>
===Is circumcision child abuse? Attorney Eric Clopper meets TheTinMen===
<youtube>v=-BSsvUdAPR4</youtube>
==Intact Global conference in Los Angeles in April 2026==
==Intact Global conference in Los Angeles in April 2026==


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Tickets are required.
Tickets are required.
==Intact Global announces a suit against the State of Colorado==
Intact Global has selected [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado Colorado] as the next state to be sued regarding equal protection.<ref name="pressrelease2026-06">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.intactglobal.org/press/releases/2026-06-09-huff-v-colorado-filed
|title=Press Release
|last=
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact Global
|date=2026-06-09
|accessdate=2026-06-17
</ref>  <ref name="kelley2026">{{REFnews
|title=Lawsuit wants male circumcisions outlawed in Colorado
|url=https://www.westword.com/news/lawsuit-wants-male-circumcisions-outlawed-in-colorado-40897996/
|last=Kelley
|first=Sage
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Westwood
|website=https://www.westword.com
|date=2026-06-12
|accessdate=2026-06-16
|quote=Intact Global has set its sights on stopping circumcision for years, and now the “intactivists” are ready to make the final cut in Colorado by banning it entirely.
</ref> <ref name="wingerter2026">{{REFnews
|title=Lawsuit seeks to expand Colorado’s ban on female genital mutilation to also prohibit male circumcision
|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2026/06/10/colorado-circumcision-lawsuit-female-genital-mutilation-child-abuse/
|last=Wingerter
|first=Meg
|init=
|publisher=Denver Post
|website=https://www.denverpost.com
|date=2026-05-16
|accessdate=2026-06-16
|quote=The plaintiffs said they experienced pain, scarring and lower sexual sensitivity, which they attributed to circumcision.
}}</ref>
A complaint on behalf of plaintiffs Tristan Huff and Adam Schwartz in the [https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/denver-district City & County of Denver District Court] on 9 December 2026.<ref name="rubane2026">{{REFdocument
|title=Tristan Huff and Adam Schwartz, Plaintiffs, v. The State of Colorado
|trans-title=
|language=
|url=https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66119b8c4d0c10f195159122/6a3185315bbad632a188ed5f_2026-06-09---Huff-v.-Colorado-Complaint---Equal-Protection-Challenge-(Conformed)---For-Press.pdf
|archived=
|contribution=
|quote=
|trans-quote=
|quote-lang=
|last=Rubane
|first=Thomas F.
|author-link=
|last2=Clopper
|first2=Eric
|author2-link=
|format=PDF
|date=2026-06-09
|accessdate=2026-06-17
}}</ref> The case number is 2026CV32110.
There will be an [https://www.reddit.com/r/IntactGlobal/comments/1ttk657/colorado_were_coming/#lightbox Colorado Launch Dinner announcement] on Monday, 14 December 2026.
The Launch Dinner will be held in the [https://wrightroom.co/ Wright Room] of the [https://appaloosagrill.com/ Appaloosa Grill].
The Bill of Rights of Colorado is found in Article II of the Constitution of 1876.<ref>{{REFdocument
|title=Constitution of the State of Colorado
|url=https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-00.pdf
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=State of Colorado
|format=PDF
|date=1876
|accessdate=2026-06-07
}}</ref>
The allegedly unconstitutional law is found within [https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_18-6-401 Colorado Revised Statute 18-6-401] where laws against child abuse are found.
The Attorney-General of Colorado is [https://coag.gov/ Phil Weiser], who would be in charge of the defense of Colorado in the [https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/denver-district Denver District Court].
Data Panda said the incidence of [[circumcision]] in Colorado was 56 percent in 2015.<ref name="panda2024" /> This datum is 11 years out-of-date. The incidence of circumcision is believed to have declined by 5.5 percentage points in that time to 50.5 percent in 2026.


{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
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{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* {{URLwebsite|https://www.intactglobal.org/|2024-08-16}}
* {{URLwebsite|https://www.intactglobal.org/|2024-08-16}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.youtube.com/@IntactGlobal
|title=Intact Global YouTube Channel
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=YouTube
|date=
|accessdate=2026-04-18
}}
* {{REFdocument
|title=Non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/knmg-non-therapeutic-circumcision-of-male-minors-27-05-2010.pdf
|contribution=
|last=Kruseman
|first=Arie Nieuwenhuijzen
|publisher=Royal Dutch Medical Association
|format=PDF
|date=2010-05-27
|accessdate=2023-04-26
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IntactGlobal/
|title=Intact Global blog
|publisher=Reddit
|accessdate=2025-04-02
}}
* {{REFdocument
|title=Constitution of Oregon
|url=https://constitutionus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/oregon-state-constitution-2020.pdf
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=State of Oregon
|format=PDF
|date=2020
|accessdate=2025-04-01
}}
* {{REFjournal
* {{REFjournal
  |last=Povenmire
  |last=Povenmire
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  |pages=87-123
  |pages=87-123
  |accessdate=2025-05-04
  |accessdate=2025-05-04
}}
* {{REFjournal
|last=Bond
|init=SL
|author-link=https://www.lawyers.com/chicago/illinois/shea-lita-bond-2071633-a/
|url=https://repository.law.uic.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1579&context=lawreview
|title=State Laws Criminalizing Female Circumcision: A Violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
|journal=John Marshall Law Review
|date=1999
|volume=32
|issue=Winter
|pages=353-80
|accessdate=2026-08-06
}}
}}
* {{REFdocument
* {{REFdocument
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  |date=2008-06
  |date=2008-06
  |accessdate=2025-04-03
  |accessdate=2025-04-03
}}
* {{REFdocument
|title=Non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/knmg-non-therapeutic-circumcision-of-male-minors-27-05-2010.pdf
|contribution=
|last=Kruseman
|first=Arie Nieuwenhuijzen
|publisher=Royal Dutch Medical Association
|format=PDF
|date=2010-05-27
|accessdate=2023-04-26
}}
}}
* {{REFweb
* {{REFweb
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  |title=Circumcision and The United States Constitution: Forced Genital Cutting of Minors is Illegal  
  |title=Circumcision and The United States Constitution: Forced Genital Cutting of Minors is Illegal  
  |last=Day
  |last=Day
  |first=
  |first=Danelle
  |init=D
  |init=
  |author-link=
  |author-link=http://www.savingsons.org/search?q=Day Danelle
  |publisher=Saving Our Sons
  |publisher=Saving Our Sons
  |date=2014
  |date=2014
  |accessdate=2025-10-18
|accessdate=2026-08-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.youtube.com/@IntactGlobal
|title=Intact Global YouTube Channel
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=YouTube
|date=2024
|accessdate=2026-04-18
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IntactGlobal/
|title=Intact Global blog
|publisher=Reddit
  |accessdate=2025-04-02
}}
}}
* {{REFdocument
|title=Constitution of Oregon
|url=https://constitutionus.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/oregon-state-constitution-2020.pdf
|contribution=
|last=
|first=
|publisher=State of Oregon
|format=PDF
|date=2020
|accessdate=2025-04-01}}
* {{REFnews
* {{REFnews
  |title=Lawyers say Oregon genital cutting law discriminates against boys; seek circumcision ban
  |title=Lawyers say Oregon genital cutting law discriminates against boys; seek circumcision ban
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  |date=2025-07-25
  |date=2025-07-25
  |accessdate=2025-10-18
  |accessdate=2025-10-18
}}
* {{REFnews
|title=U.S. Circumcision Lawsuit Advances as Doctors Behind Policy Backtrack
|url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/u-s-circumcision-lawsuit-advances-as-doctors-behind-policy-backtrack/
|last=Wald
|first=Rebecca
|author-link=Rebecca Wald
|publisher=The Times of Israel
|date=2025-10-28
|accessdate=2026-04-30
|quote=At issue is whether gender-specific protections against genital cutting can withstand constitutional scrutiny in an era of increasing legal and ethical focus on bodily autonomy.
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.galdef.org/2026/07/25/intact-global-files-colorado-equal-protection-legal-challenge/
|title=Intact Global files Colorado Equal Protection Legal Challenge
|last=Thompson
|first=Troy
|publisher=GALDEF
|date=2026-07-25
|accessdate=2026-08-05
}}
}}
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