George Hill

George Hill

George Hill (born 1 June 1937 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

Hill early became aware of the function and value of the foreskin. When his son was born at the later infamous Northside Hospital in February 1979, Hill refused to permit a circumcision, citing the position of the AAP on lack of medical indication, and resulting resulting in the displeasure of an OB-GYN who came early to the hospital hoping to collect a fee.

Hill attended the Second International Symposium at San Francisco in 1991 where he met many intactivists, including Ashley Montagu, Paul M. Fleiss, and Marilyn Milos.

American intactivists held a meeting at Evanston, Illinois that was timed to coincide with the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in nearby Chicago. The intent was to demonstrate at the AAP meeting. Hill attended that meeting where he met many intactivists, including Geoffrey T. Falk, who at that time was a graduate student from Canada. Falk had some knowledge of the creation of websites and wanted to create a website to provide information online about circumcision on the then new Internet. Hill was a reasonably good typist and could transcribe material into text files. A synergistic new partnership soon emerged that resulted in the creation of the Circumcision Information and Reference Pages (CIRP).

Hill is the Vice-President for Medical Science and Bioethics of Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.), and its prolific scribe. George joined DOC in 1997 and swiftly became a highly productive advocate. He has to his credit several published articles and letter-briefs questioning circumcision. He has kept up a lively correspondence with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the CDC, and state Medicaid agencies nationwide. He was the author of the original Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.) Genital Integrity Policy Statement, the framework for the new D.O.C. website.

Hill attended the Fifth International Symposium at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England on 5-7 August 1998.

Award for intactivism

Hill was chosen "Intactivist of the Month" by Intact America.

Standard work

• Boyle GJ, Hill G. Sub-Saharan African randomised clinical trials into male circumcision and HIV transmission: Methodological, ethical and legal concerns . Thompson Reuter. December 2011; 19(2): 316-34. PMID. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

Publications

• Hill G. Son's reaction to his circumcision was predictable. BMJ. 21 November 1998; 317(7170): 1453. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
• Hill G. Can anyone authorize the nontherapeutic permanent alteration of a child's body?. The American Journal of Bioethics. 2003 (Spring); 3(2): 16-8. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
• Hill, George (29 August 2004). The Holy Bible, circumcision, false prophets, and Christian parents, CIRP. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
• Geisheker JV, Hill G. US bioethics fall short of world standards . Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. November 2004; 89(6): F563. PMID. PMC. DOI. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
• Hill G, Geisheker JV. Edgar Schoen does not represent the North American view of male circumcision. Arch Dis Child. January 2006; 91(1): 92. PMID. PMC. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
• Hill G. The case against circumcision . Journal of Men's Health and Gender. 2007; 4(3): 318-23. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
• Hill, George: Genital Integrity Policy Statement , Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.). (June 2008). Retrieved 23 October 2023.
• Denniston GC, Hill G. Gairdner was wrong. Can Fam Physician. October 2010; 56(10): 986-7. PMID. PMC. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
• Hill, George (27 May 2012). Circumcision and human behavior: The emotional and behavioral effects of circumcision., Wordpress. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
• Hill, George (April 2013). Commentary on American Academy of Pediatrics 2012 Circumcision Policy Statement , Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
• Hill, George: Letter to Deborah L. Birx , Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.). (28 January 2021). Retrieved 13 February 2021.
• Hill, George (April 2021). Circumcision Incidence in Mississippi. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
• File:Can Anyone Authorize the Nontherapeutic Permanent Alteration of a Child s Body.pdf

See also

• United States of America