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'''Intact America''' (IA) is a (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008. It was originally part of the [https://thehudsoncenter.org/ Hudson Center], but is ~~not~~ its own entity. It was founded by [[Georganne Chapin]], MPhil, J.D., 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 [http://www.austinventures.com/team/entrepreneurs/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

'''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, J.D., 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 [http://www.austinventures.com/team/entrepreneurs/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

|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/health/Medical_groups_may_recommend_procedure_on_boys_but_opponents_say_benefits_exaggerated.html

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==Merger==

~~Intact America has announced the merger of~~ [[Genital Autonomy America]] 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]], GA-America's director, is now a member of the Board of Directors of Intact America.

==Videos==

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-'''Intact America''' (IA) is a (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2008. It was originally part of the [https://thehudsoncenter.org/ Hudson Center], but is not its own entity. It was founded by [[Georganne Chapin]], MPhil, J.D., 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 [http://www.austinventures.com/team/entrepreneurs/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
+'''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, J.D., 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 [http://www.austinventures.com/team/entrepreneurs/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
   |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/health/Medical_groups_may_recommend_procedure_on_boys_but_opponents_say_benefits_exaggerated.html
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 ==Merger==
-Intact America has announced the merger of [[Genital Autonomy America]] 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]], GA-America's director, is now a member of the Board of Directors of Intact America.
 ==Videos==