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'''Intact America''' (IA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008. It was originally part of the [https://thehudsoncenter.org/ Hudson Center], but is now its own entity as of 2020. It was founded by [[Georganne Chapin]], MPhil, {{JD}}, a healthcare leader, CEO and [[intactivist]] and a group of interested parties including [[Marilyn Milos]] and [[Dan Bollinger]]. IA's founding was facilitated by Texas businessman [https://austinventures.com/about/ Dean Pisani] who pledged $1 million to Intact America because he and his wife were pressured in 1999 by a physician at [https://www.nm.org/locations/northwestern-memorial-hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital] to circumcise their first child, a boy. The Pisani's rebuffed the doctor's pressure tactics, and in turn funded the creation of IA.<ref name="shelton2009">{{REFnews
'''Intact America''' (IA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008. It was originally part of the [https://thehudsoncenter.org/ Hudson Center], but is now its own entity as of 2020. It was founded by [[Georganne Chapin]], MPhil, {{JD}}, a healthcare leader, CEO and [[intactivist]] and a group of interested parties including [[Marilyn Milos]] and [[Dan Bollinger]]. IA's founding was facilitated by Texas businessman [https://www.entact.com/team-member/dean-pisani/ Dean Pisani] who pledged $1 million to Intact America because he and his wife were pressured in 1999 by a physician at [https://www.nm.org/locations/northwestern-memorial-hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital] to circumcise their first child, a boy. The Pisani's rebuffed the doctor's pressure tactics, and in turn funded the creation of IA.<ref name="shelton2009">{{REFnews
  |title=Medical groups may recommend procedure on boys, but opponents say benefits exaggerated
  |title=Medical groups may recommend procedure on boys, but opponents say benefits exaggerated
  |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/health/Medical_groups_may_recommend_procedure_on_boys_but_opponents_say_benefits_exaggerated.html
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[http://circumcisiondebate.com The Circumcision Debate] is Intact America's entry-level companion website designed for non-intactivists. It is meant to be a source of information on issues about male [[circumcision]].
[http://circumcisiondebate.com The Circumcision Debate] is Intact America's entry-level companion website designed for non-intactivists. It is meant to be a source of information on issues about male [[circumcision]].
Intact America has no chapters and is not affiliated with other groups imitating its name [e.g. Intact (geographic name)].


==Merger==
==Merger==


[[Genital Autonomy America]] merged into Intact America, effective 1 July 2021. [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]], GA-America's director, is now a member of the Board of Directors of Intact America.
[[Genital Autonomy America]] merged into Intact America, effective 1 July 2021. [[Marilyn Fayre Milos]], R.N., GA-America's director, is now a member of the Board of Directors of Intact America.


==Association==
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/what-is-making-these-guys-so-angry/
|title=“What Is Making These Guys So Angry”
|last=Chapin
|first
|init=G
|author-link=Georganne Chapin
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2022-06-15
|accessdate=2025-03-21
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/?s=consent
|title=“Do You Know?” About the Limits of Parental Consent
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-02-01
|accessdate=2024-01-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/pros-and-cons-of-circumcision/
|title=Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to)
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-11-10
|accessdate=2024-03-22
}}
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-gone-wrong/
|title=Circumcision Gone Wrong: Damage, Deformity, Death
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-11-04
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/pros-and-cons-of-circumcision/
|title=Pros and Cons of Circumcision (Spoiler: You’ve Been Lied to)
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-11-10
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-trauma/
|title=Circumcision Trauma: The Invisible Elephant in the Room
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-12-17
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-phobia-intact-penis-shamed/
|title=Foreskin Phobia: How The Intact Penis Has Been Shamed
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-12-21
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/economics-of-circumcision/
|title=The Economics of Circumcision: A Full Breakdown of This Penis Business
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-12-21
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/negative-effects-of-circumcision-in-later-life/
|title=Negative Effects of Circumcision in Later Life: Long-term Implications
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-12-23
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/disadvantages-of-circumcision/
|title=10 Disadvantages of Circumcision & Horrifying Facts
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-01-09
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/constitutional-case-against-circumcision/
|title=Foreskins and Forefathers: A Constitutional Case Against Circumcision
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-01-24
|accessdate=2024-05-17
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-injuries/
|title=7 Ways Circumcision Injuries and Traumas Are Underreported
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-01-29
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/intactivism-anti-circumcision/
|title=Intactivism 101: An Anti-Circumcision Guide for Foreskin Activism
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-02-02
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/timeline-of-circumcision-suffering/
|title=A Timeline of Circumcision Suffering: A Detailed Look
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-02-02
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/what-do-the-eyelids-lips-fingertips-the-intact-penis-have-in-common/
|title=What Do The Eyelids, Lips, Fingertips & The Intact Penis Have in Common?
|last=Garret
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-02-17
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/intact-penis/
|title=6 Things You Need to Know About The Intact Penis
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-02-19
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/assent-vs-consent/
|title=Assent vs Consent (in Regards to Bodily Autonomy and Circumcision)
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-03-03
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/adult-circumcision-cost/
|title=Adult Circumcision Cost: The Profit Motives and Hidden Toll
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-03-07
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/intact-penis-care/
|title=Intact Penis Care: Embracing Natural Well-being
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-03-09
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ways-to-support-intactivism/
|title=Championing Change: Effective Ways to Support Intactivism
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-05-14
|accessdate=2024-05-15
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-victims/
|title=Why Circumcision Victims Don’t Always Make The Best Advocates
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-08-07
|accessdate=2023-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/nurses-against-circumcision/
|title=Nurses on the Frontline: Exposing the Brutal Reality of Circumcision
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-08-09
|accessdate=2024-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/oh-no-canada/
|title=Oh (no) Canada!
|last=Ashford
|first=Jeannie
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-08-16
|accessdate=2024-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/author/bryan-garner/
|title=The Circumcision Decision: Unpackaging Anger and Resentment
|last=Garner
|first=Bryan
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-08-26
|accessdate=2024-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-a-barbaric-practice-with-consequences/
|title=Circumcision: A Barbaric Practice with Consequences No One Talks About
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-08-28
|accessdate=2024-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/the-daycare-risk-for-intact-uncircumcised-babies-and-boys-forcible-foreskin-retraction/
|title=The Daycare Risk for Intact, Uncircumcised Babies and Boys: Forcible Foreskin Retraction
|last=Ashford
|first=Jeannie
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-09-12
|accessdate=2024-09-13
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/truth-about-circumcision-media/
|title=The Dark Side of Circumcision: Why the Media Needs to Speak Up
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-09-12
|accessdate=2024-09-13
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-crisis/
|title=The U.S. Circumcision Crisis: Why Your Support Matters
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-10-20
|accessdate=2024-10-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-crisis/
|title=The U.S. Circumcision Crisis: Why Your Support Matters
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-10-20
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/rethinking-circumcision/
|title=Why Humans Are the Only Circumcised Animal: A Cut Too Far?
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-11-17
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/exposing-circumcision-propaganda/
|title=The Unkindest Cut: Exposing the Propaganda That Normalized Circumcision—and How We Reclaim the Truth
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-11-19
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/arguments-against-circumcision/
|title=Cutting Through the Myths: 5 Compelling Arguments Against Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-11-19
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-reevaluation/
|title=Circumcision: An Outdated Practice in Desperate Need of Re-Evaluation
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-16
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/emotional-weight-of-circumcision/
|title=The Emotional Weight of Circumcision: Beyond the Physical Cut
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-22
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/the-case-against-circumcision/
|title=The Case Against Circumcision: A Bold Look at a Quiet Epidemic
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-22
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/protecting-intact-boys-from-harm/
|title=Where Circumcision Advocates Strike: Protecting Intact Boys From Harm
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=K
|author-link=Alissa Kristel
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-12-23
|accessdate=2024-12-30
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-dating-intimacy/
|title=Dating, Sex, and the Unspoken Pressure of Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-23
|accessdate=025-01-28
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-social-media/
|title=The Role of Social Media in Circumcision Decisions: A Double-Edged Sword
|last=Alissa
|first=K
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-23
|accessdate=2025-01-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-impact-early-bonding-between-mother-child/
|title=How Circumcision Affects the Early Bonding Process Between Mother and Child
|last=Alissa
|first=K
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-26
|accessdate=2025-01-28
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/expose-how-brutal-circumcision-is/
|title=9 Comparisons to Expose How Brutal Circumcision Is
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-27
|accessdate=2025-01-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/
|title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right
|last=Alissa
|first=K
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-23
|accessdate=2025-03-24
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/locker-room-argument-circumcision/
|title=The Locker Room Argument Is Weak—Here’s Why
|last=Alissa
|first=K
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-25
|accessdate=2025-03-04
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-restoration-journey/
|title=Taking Back What Was Stolen: A Foreskin Restoration Journey
|last=Alissa
|first=K
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-26
|accessdate=2025-03-04
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ethical-debate-behind-circumcision/
|title=Are We Sacrificing Newborns for Tradition? The Ethical Debate Behind Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-in-the-media/
|title=The Science Behind Circumcision and How It’s Misrepresented in the Media
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
*{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/post-circumcision-infections/
|title=The Risk of Infections Post-Circumcision: What They’re Not Telling You
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
*{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/what-doctors-should-know-about-circumcision/
|title=What Every Doctor Should Know About Circumcision: A Call for Better Medical Practices
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-03-25
|accessdate=2025-03-29
}}
*{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-surgery-screaming/
|title=Circumcision: The Only Surgery Where the Patient Screams—and No One Stops
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-04-24
|accessdate=2025-04-25
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-cosmetic-surgery-on-newborns/
|title=The World’s Oldest Cosmetic Surgery Is Still Performed on Newborns—Without Consent
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact Ameriac
|date=2025-04-24
|accessdate=2025-05-16
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-trauma-gaslit-generation/
|title=How Circumcision Gaslit an Entire Generation
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2022-05-21
|accessdate=2022-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-body-trauma/
|title=Circumcision: The Original Body Horror You Were Told Was Necessary
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-05-21
|accessdate=2025-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-cleanliness-myth/
|title=“Clean” vs. “Natural”: When Language Becomes a Weapon
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-05-21
|accessdate=2025-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-amputation-truth/
|title=The Word They Don’t Want to Use: Amputation
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-05-21
|accessdate=2025-05-23
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/we-demand-action-end-nicu-circumcisions-now/
|title=We Demand Action! End NICU Circumcisions Now!
|last=Chapin
|first=
|init=G
|author-link=Georganne Chapin
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-06-04
|accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/intact-america-launches-a-petition-drive-to-end-nicu-circumcisions/
|title=Intact America Launches a Petition Drive to End NICU Circumcisions
|last=Ashford
|first=Jeannie
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-06-19
|accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/my-afternoon-at-barnes-noble-in-kingston-ny/
|title=My afternoon at Barnes & Noble in Kingston, NY
|last=Chapin
|first=
|init=G
|author-link=Georganne Chapin
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-07-01
|accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-restoration-tiktok-trend/
|title=TikTokers Are Talking About Foreskin Restoration—Here’s What They’re Not Saying
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-07-03
|accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-functions-you-were-never-told/
|title=The Penis You Were Supposed to Have: 10 Functions of the Foreskin You Were Never Taught
|last=Alissa
|first=
|init=K
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-07-03
|accessdate=2025-09-05
}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Intact]]
* [[United States of America]]
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* {{URLwebsite|https://www.intactamerica.org/|2019-09-15}}
* {{URLwebsite|https://intactamerica.org|2019-09-15}}
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Intact America companion websites:
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* [http://adversechildhoodexperiences.net/ AdverseChildhoodExperiences.net (ACEs)]
* [http://adversechildhoodexperiences.net/ AdverseChildhoodExperiences.net (ACEs)]
* [http://intact.gay/ Intact.gay]
* [http://intact.gay/ Intact.gay]
 
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|title=Intact America blog
|publisher=Reddit
|accessdate=2026-02-22
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