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The Darbon Institute advocates for everyone’s right to bodily integrity and genital autonomy, and works toward a future where no child is subjected to genital mutilation, and every baby is brought home whole.
Contents
Claim
Children are not the property of their parents – they are human beings with human rights.
All children have a right to the bodies they are born with, yet many non-consenting minors are subjected to harmful, medically unnecessary genital cutting practices.
Board
- Jonathan Meddings - chair
- Tim Arkell - secretary
- James Wright - treasurer
- Caroline Bayer - director
- Christa Buckland - director, education
- Damien Williams - director, communications
- Max Roberts - director, outreach
- Hugh Young - director, New Zealand
Expert advisory board
- Dr. Olivia Lesslar
- Prof. Pete Smith
- Travis Wisdom, Ph.D.[a 1] candidate
Video
Panel discussion on circumcision harms - WAS 2025
The impact of circumcision on penile sensitivity and sexual function - Jonathan Meddings - WAS 2025
The relationship between male circumcision and adult mental health - Leeanne Morris - WAS 2025
See also
External links
Official website. Retrieved 17 September 2021- Facebook page. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
Abbreviations
- ↑
Doctor of Philosophy
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 16 June 2021. (Also abbreviated as D.Phil.)