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Removal of the [[foreskin]] is the most common operation performed on boys worldwide - for religious, cultural or medical reasons. But more and more doctors are saying that the damage outweighs the health benefits and that far too often surgeries are being performed without medical necessity.
Affected people who suffer from their [[circumcision ]] are increasingly daring to go public. They demand that boys be protected from circumcisions that are not medically necessary, so that their right to [[physical integrity ]] is protected. Just like Florian. The 22-year-old is certain that his circumcision as a child was not medically necessary. At the time, the doctor treating him did not inform his parents about alternative options. Now Florian wants to clarify in court whether the doctor acted wrongly.
Despite growing criticism, the notion that circumcision brings many benefits is still widespread. In Africa, the [[WHO]] recommended circumcision in the fight against [[HIV|AIDS]]. As a result, millions of infants and boys have been preventively [[circumcised]]. However, many scientists doubt that this can actually reduce the risk of infection with [[HIV]]. After growing criticism, the [[WHO]] stopped the circumcision program in 2020, but the effects of the campaign are still being felt today.
The documentary investigates when circumcision actually makes medical sense and critically questions the ethics of this millennia-old practice.
* 10:10: The [[WHO]] recommends "[[Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision]]" in Africa as a preventive measure against [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]]. It is shown with which advertising campaigns the [[WHO]] tried to achieve their [[Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision|goal of 2007]] to circumcise at least 27 million men in the African countries most affected by AIDS by 2021.
* 11:08: Dr. [[Jutta Reisinger]] from [[Aktion Regen]] has been fighting against [[FGM]] for many years. Now she's taking action against [[MGM]].
* 12:47: Two Kenyan boys describe how they were persuaded to be [[circumcised]].
* 14:12: The Kenyan philosopher and educator Dr. Atieno Kili K'Odhiambo speaks out clearly against medically unfounded circumcision of boys.
* 15:34: French health demographer Prof. [[Michel Garenne]] explains why the preventive protection provided by [[VMMC]] against [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] is exactly 0.0%.
* 32:15: The film briefly touches on Jewish circumcision [[Brit Milah]], which is usually performed on the 8th day after the birth of a boy.
* 32:34: It then introduces a bloodless alternative Jewish ritual, the [[Brit Shalom]].
* 32:48: The French organization [[Brit Shalom l'Alliance sans Souffrance]] supports [[Brit Shalom]] in France. The Jewish couple Victor and Sarah are introduced, who did not have their son [[circumcised]].
* 35:15: In a video conversation with them, the Israeli Rabbi Nardy Grün made it clear that the topic [[circumcision]] is still taboo in Israel and that an estimated 2% of all Jewish boys and men are not circumcised. But as a liberal rabbi, he sees no obligation to "mark" someone's body to enter into covenant with God.