First International Symposium
The First International Symposium on Circumcision convened in Anaheim, California, USA on March 1-3, 1989.
Proceedings
Eleven persons presented papers to the symposium.
- Altschul, Martin, M.D.
The Issue of Urinary Tract Infections
- Badawi, Mohamed, M.D., Ph.D.
Female Circumcision: Field Observations in Egypt
- DeMeo, V. James, Ph.D.
Attacks Upon the Sexuality of Children: The Global Distribution of Male and Female Circumcision
- Duffy, John, Ph.D.
Clitoridectomy: A Nineteenth Century Answer to Masturbation
- Fleiss, Paul, M.D., M.P.H.
- Hosken, Fran P.
The Practice and Politics of Female Circumcision
- Morris, Richard, J.D., Ph.D.
The First Circumcision Lawsuit
- Prescott, James, Ph.D.
Genital Pain vs. Genital Pleasure, Why the One and Not the Other?
- Riner, Reed, Ph.D.
The Ritual of Circumcision: An American Cultural Riddle
- Robertson, James, Ph.D.
Childhood Circumcision: Long-Term Emotional Consequences
- Snyder, James L., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Testimony Against Circumcision
Inertia of the Scientific Community
The proceedings of the 1st International Symposium were published in The Truth Seeker, (July/August 1989).
Declaration
The Symposium adopted the Declaration of the First International Symposium on Circumcision (1989).
Sponsor
The Symposium was sponsored by the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers.