Alexandre Rotta
Dr. Alexandre Rotta, M.D.[a 1], is a pediatric critical care specialist in Durham, North Carolina, and a children’s rights intactivist. A strong opponent of any and all forms of genital modification involving minors, Dr. Rotta is committed to raising awareness among health care professionals, parents, and the general public of the ethical, medical, and moral issues surrounding genital cutting of children.[1]
In 2012, Dr. Rotta left the American Academy of Pediatrics to protest their support of infant circumcision. He then spent five years as Case Western Reserve University’s Linsalata Endowed Chair in Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. He is member of the Board of Directors at Your Whole Baby.
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Video
Dr. Alexandre Rotta explains in this video how difficult it was to gather death statistics from babies that die from their forced genital reductions:
See also
Abbreviations
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Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.
References
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Your Whole Baby - Board of Directors
. Retrieved 29 October 2019.