In October of 2013, The WHOLE Network contacted magazine Fit Pregnancy with recommended corrections to an article they published that was heavily biased in favor of circumcision. See the official letter we sent them here.

We never heard back, but clearly they weren't listening. Today Fit Pregnancy released a new article, Your Newborn: A User's Guide. This article includes incomplete instructions on how to care for a circumcision wound, and absolutely no information whatsoever regarding intact care. Once again, Fit Pregnancy is sugar coating what is truly a life-threatening, excruciatingly painful surgical amputation that forever violates the rights of an innocent child and the man he will one day grow up to be.

Here's an excerpt from their article:

Fit Pregnancy: where is the information for care of baby boys that AREN'T circumcised? Intact care is easy- never retract the foreskin, just clean the outside of the penis as you would clean any other body part. By only including care for the circumcised infant and neglecting to mention intact care, you make an apparent assumption that all of your readers will be circumcising their sons. We know based on the most recent statistics from the CDC that more and more parents are taking their WHOLE babies home, and you have just effectively alienated that portion of your readership. Not only that, but by including circumcision wound care alongside advice about umbilical cord care, you make infant circumcision seem like a completely normal, even necessary part of the infant care process. Well we are here to let you and your 500,000 subscribers know that circumcision is NOT normal. It is NOT necessary. It is NOT natural. Here's the rest of the truth about what you may face when dealing with a post-surgical circumcision wound:
 
Post Operative Complications to Watch For Immediately Following the Circumcision:
Bleeding, infection, urinary retention, urethral fistula, dislodged Plastibell circumcision device, complications from anesthetics, pain, abnormal sleep patterns, excessive crying, unwillingness to feed, and death.

Long-Term Complications to Watch For Following the Circumcision:
Adhesions, meatal stenosis, preputial stenosis, buried penis, curved penis, excessive scarring, tight erections, keratinization, desensitization, erectile dysfunction, and sense of loss. 


Intactivists: it's time to take action. Let Fit Pregnancy know that we are fed up with them normalizing the genital cutting of infants! Share this TWN News article, leave a comment on Fit Pregnancy's Facebook page, call them at 800-423-5590, and write them a letter and mail it to:

The WHOLE Network is proud to educate all members of the general public from every background about the functions of the foreskin and the benefits of not circumcising. On our website we provide literature and support specific to the Jewish community, Christians, Muslims, and Mormons. Now this coming April 17th through the 20th we’ll be heading to the American Atheists 2014 National Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah to bring our message to the over 1,000 people attending. We'll be doing interviews and live broadcasts from the convention that you can watch online. 

But we need your help!

In order to attend this conference, we need to raise $1000. Here's how the costs break down:

$100 - Booth registration
$50   - Internet access at the booth 
           (so we can show Youtube videos)
$50   - Electricity for the booth
$400 - Travel expenses
$200 - Signs and banners (which can be reused at
            future events)
$200 - Printing educational leaflets and pamphlets
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$1000 total


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Atheists are natural allies to the intactivist cause. Here are quotes from notable atheists throughout the years:

Clinton Richard Dawkins, British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, author, atheist, vice president of the British Humanist Association, and a supporter of the Brights movement sounds off about circumcision on Twitter.

Christopher Eric Hitchens, British-American author, polemicist, antitheist, debater, and journalist debates Rabbi Harold Kushner on circumcision.

Penn Fraser Jillette is an American atheist, illusionist, comedian, musician, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller in the team Penn & Teller. Their television episode Circumcision is Bullsh*t has proven to be an invaluable tool for educating the masses about the harms of circumcision. 

Atheist, Dutch politician, and author, Ayaan Hirsi Ali was subjected to female circumcision as a girl. She shared her feelings on male genital cutting: "The foreskin is cut off the penis. That's a form of mutilation. You should leave the child as he is, as he comes out of the womb. He's finished, he's complete. You shouldn't take things off, especially when there's no medical reason. I think male circumcision is worse than an incision of a girl. With boys, a lot of skin is removed. The consequences can be worse for boys than for girls."

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