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'''Van Lewis''' was an American intactivist ({{LifeData|birth=1943-05-17|birthplace=Tallahassee, {{USSC|FL}}|death=2011-06-06}}). | The late '''Van Lewis''' was an American intactivist ({{LifeData|birth=1943-05-17|birthplace=Tallahassee, {{USSC|FL}}|death=2011-06-06}}). | ||
Van Lewis and his brother [[Benjamin Lewis]] carried the first modern [[intactivist]] protest, on December 17th of 1970 in front of the [https://www.tmh.org/ Tallahassee Memorial Hospital] in Florida. Van and Benjamin were arrested for "shouting and disturbing the peace". Charges were dismissed the following days. | Van Lewis and his brother [[Benjamin Lewis]] carried the first modern [[intactivist]] protest, on December 17th of 1970 in front of the [https://www.tmh.org/ Tallahassee Memorial Hospital] in Florida. Van and Benjamin were arrested for "shouting and disturbing the peace". Charges were dismissed the following days. | ||
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}}</ref> [https://www.saint-john.org/ St. John's Episcopal Church] was packed full for his memorial service. [[J. Steven Svoboda]] spoke. | }}</ref> [https://www.saint-john.org/ St. John's Episcopal Church] was packed full for his memorial service. [[J. Steven Svoboda]] spoke. [[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]] was represented by [[George Hill]]. | ||
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== Award for intactivism == | == Award for intactivism == | ||
Lewis was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]] in February 2011. | Lewis was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]] in February 2011. | ||
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* [[Intact]] | |||
* [[Intactivism]] | |||
* [[Pain]] | |||
* [[United States of America]] | |||
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|date=2007-04-28 | |date=2007-04-28 | ||
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|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tallahassee/name/van-lewis-obituary?id=20411211 | |||
|title=Van Lewis 1943-2011 | |||
|publisher=Tallahassee Democrat | |||
|date=2011-06-12 | |||
|accessdate=2024-04-29 | |||
}} | |||
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|url=https://www.arclaw.org/publications/van-lewis-eulogy-by-steven-svoboda | |||
|title=Van Lewis Eulogy | |||
|last=Svoboda | |||
|first=Steven | |||
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|publisher=Attorneys for the Rights of the Child | |||
|date=2011-06-20 | |||
|accessdate=2024-03-26 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:Person]] | [[Category:Person]] | ||
[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||
[[Category:Christian]] | [[Category:Christian]] | ||
[[Category:Intactivist]] | [[Category:Intactivist]] | ||
[[Category:Intactivist of the month]] | [[Category:Intactivist of the month]] | ||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased]] | |||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||