Peter W. Adler, MA, JD - Press Conference Statement скачать в хорошем качестве

Peter W. Adler, MA, JD - Press Conference Statement

Adler, a litigator and law professor, argues that since FGM is criminalized due to pain, risk, and rights violations, analogous male circumcision—removing tissue homologous to the clitoral hood—should be treated the same. He says circumcision is never medically necessary, carries significant complications (including psychological harm and rare fatalities), and is not recommended by any national secular medical association; the U.S. is an outlier compared to Europe. Claimed benefits (UTIs, penile cancer, HIV) don’t justify amputating healthy tissue, especially in infants who aren’t at risk for adult diseases. Citing human-rights instruments, a 2012 German court ruling on boys’ bodily integrity, and a 2013 Council of Europe resolution, he frames non-therapeutic genital cutting as a violation of autonomy and bodily integrity. He urges the Oregon court to expand the state’s anti-FGM law to protect all children equally, regardless of sex.