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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.
== Award for intactivism ==
Lewis was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]] in February 2011.
{{SEEALSO}}* [[Intact]]* [[Intactivism]]* [[Pain]]* [[United States of America]]
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* {{REFweb
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* {{REFweb
|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
}}
* {{REFweb
|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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