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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 [[FlorianPorsch|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 Porsch|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.
== Sequence ==
* 00:00: A teaser presents key scenes from the documentary.
* 01:45: Main thread of the documentation: [[FlorianPorsch|Florian]], 22, from Germany, was circumcised when he was 5 years old. Reason: [[phimosis]]. Was he circumcised unnecessarily?
'''History and statistics of circumcision'''
* 21:10: [[Kennedy Owino Odhiambo]], the director of [[Intact Kenya]], describes that they took on this missing educational work.
* 21:58: In 2020, the [[WHO]] reacted to the criticism of the [[VMMC]] and has since recommended that only young people aged 15 and over are circumcised. It remains questionable whether everyone on site will adhere to it.
* 22:15: Back to [[FlorianPorsch|Florian]]: He discusses his case with the urologist Dr. [[Thomas Kreutzig-Langenfeld]] who confirms [[FlorianPorsch|Florian]]'s assumption that he was circumcised unnecessarily.
'''Intactivism'''
'''Study about circumcision trauma'''
* 37:47: Back to [[Florian Porsch|Florian]] again. The film presents a study by Prof. [[Matthias Franz]] at the {{UNI|Uni Düsseldorf|HHU}} that examines the long-term psychological consequences of circumcision in early childhood.
'''Africa VMMC in children and infants'''
'''Florian's lawsuit'''
* 47:03: Back to [[Florian Porsch|Florian]]. He is shown in front of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, where his lawsuit is ultimately dismissed in the second instance. The circumcising doctor would have done everything right. "The plaintiff was unable to prove that the diagnosis made was incorrectly. There were also no proven medical errors and the duty to provide information was not breached." This verdict is surprising because [[FlorianPorsch|Florian]]'s mother was never informed about alternative methods.* 49:14: The medical lawyer Prof. [[Jörg Scheinfeld]], who accompanied the trial, found that children's interests are often evaluated differently in court than the interests of adults. It is incomprehensible to [[Florian Porsch|Florian]] that the doctor was allowed to circumcise him at the time, even though he was symptom-free.
'''New guidelines for phimosis, requirements, conclusion'''
* 50:13: Under the leadership of Prof. [[Maximilian Stehr]], new guidelines for circumcision of boys<ref>{{REFweb