Questo Blog nasce per Informare sulla Circoncisione Maschile, contro le Violenze-le Menzogne-i Falsi Miti, la Disinformazione e la Violazione dei Diritti Umani. La Circoncisione maschile non previene ne riduce HIV, MST/STD's, anzi, rende il pene più esposto a infezioni, virus e batteri, aumenta le IVU nei bambini, incoraggia escissioni sulle bambine, viola l'etica medica e il diritto di scelta per il proprio corpo. Negli Stati Uniti è la 1°causa di mortalità infantile sotto i 2 anni. Stop Now!
sabato 30 giugno 2012
Germania, circoncisione religiosa maschile è un'aggressione
Germania, sentenza paragona circoncisione religiosa maschile ad “aggressione”
Il tribunale di Colonia si è recentemente pronunciato sul tema della circoncisione imposta ai bambini per motivi religiosi. La pratica, attuata da ebrei e musulmani, è stata giudicata una vera e propria forma di mutilazione, che crea danni ed è paragonabile ad un’aggressione. La decisione è arrivata sul caso di un bambino di quattro anni, che era stato circonciso da un medico islamico, ma che poi ha avuto necessità di cure al pronto soccorso perché aveva ricominciato a sanguinare dopo un paio di giorni dall’intervento. Il procuratore ha aperto un fascicolo e il medico è stato denunciato. Prima assolto, il dottore è stato condannato in appello.
Sarebbero migliaia in Germania i minori che subiscono la circoncisione per motivi religiosi e non per necessità mediche. Secondo Holm Putzke dell’Università di Passau, la corte prendendo questa importante decisione “al contrario di molti politici non si è fatta spaventare dal timore di essere criticata come anti-semita o come ostile alla religione”. Tema spinoso visto che si parla proprio della Germania, dove è consistente la minoranza islamica e vivo il ricordo delle persecuzioni anti-ebraiche da parte dei nazisti.
È probabile che la battaglia legale sarà portata fino alla Corte Costituzionale Federale. Le confessioni religiose sono tornate infatti sul piede di guerra e parlano di attacco alla “libertà di religione”, chiedendo di fatto un trattamento riservato che dia tutela legale a pratiche che in altri contesti sarebbero giudicate non lecite.
FONTE: http://www.uaar.it/news/2012/06/27/germani...le-aggressione/
Etichette:
News Circoncisione,
Vietare la Circoncisione?
Ubicazione:
Germania
mercoledì 27 giugno 2012
TRENTO, RISCHIO INFIBULAZIONE PER BIMBA
TRENTO, RISCHIO INFIBULAZIONE PER BIMBA DI 5 ANNI. ALLONTANATO IL PAPÀ EGIZIANO
Mercoledì 27 Giugno 2012 - 11:37
TRENTO - Una mamma trentina teme che il marito, di origini egiziane, intenda fare praticare l'infibulazione sulla loro figlia di 5 anni. Una pratica, quella delle mutilazioni genitali femminili, molto diffusa nei Paesi africani nonostante i divieti ufficiali, e clandestinamente anche in Italia. Fatto è che il timore ha spinto la donna a rivolgersi al Tribunale dei minori. Il risultato è un provvedimento del gip di allontanamento dell'uomo dalla famiglia, anche se nega di avere queste intenzioni. Tutto è nato dopo che l'uomo era andato in Egitto, portando con sè il figlio minore, 2 anni. Al ritorno la madre aveva scoperto che il piccolo era stato circonciso: non una mutilazione, come noto, ma la donna non era d'accordo, mentre la religione musulmana lo impone. A rassicurarla sulla bimba ora non sembra bastare che il marito si dichiari un musulmano moderno e che dica di non avere mai pensato all'infibulazione per la propria bambina.
FONTE: http://www.leggo.it/news/cronaca/trento_ri...ie/185798.shtml
Etichette:
Mutilazioni Genitali Femminili
Ubicazione:
Trento, Italia
sabato 23 giugno 2012
Rigenerazione prepuzio del pene
TECH MILITARE: Recupero da catastrofiche lesioni del pene attraverso la medicina rigenerativa
"... I progressi nella medicina rigenerativa hanno registrato un'impennata nel corso dell'ultimo decennio . Al Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine , un team guidato da Anthony Atala ha riferito lo scorso anno di aver rigenerato il pene, la pelle del prepuzio di 12 conigli bianchi della Nuova Zelanda. Una volta guariti, i conigli sono stati posti in gabbie con coniglie femmine. Tutti hanno tentato l'accoppiamento entro un minuto e quattro femmine si sono impregnate(sono state ingravidate). "
For years, politicians and pundits have justified military spending and war to the skeptical civilian by the assertion that from these necessary evils spring new and lifechanging civilian applicable technologies. No example is clearer than the internet itself.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/21/b...tml?view=screen
Whether the premise is valid or not, now comes something that may benefit those who have suffered unwanted circumcision and related physical and psychological complications. Foregen's cause could be catapulted forward if the US military and their supporters get behind this, initially to support soldiers with catastrophic genital injuries, and then to roll out the regenerative technology to civilians.
“… i medici potrebbero presto essere in grado anche di far ricrescere un pene dalla muscolatura liscia delle cellule endoteliali dei pazienti. “
E 'importante rendersi conto che stiamo parlando di progressi nella medicina rigenerativa per le lesioni genitali, tra cui la circoncisione…
martedì 19 giugno 2012
Circoncisione aumenta rischio UTI nei bambini
A
costly covenant: ritual circumcision and urinary tract infection. - Toker
O, Schwartz S, Segal G, Godovitch N, Schlesinger Y, Raveh
D.
Source
Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Ritual circumcision in neonates may cause a urinary tract infection within 2 weeks of the procedure.
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the prevalence of urinary tract infection among Jewish male circumcised neonates < or = 28 days old) evaluated for fever in the emergency room.
METHODS:
All available medical records of neonates presenting to the pediatric emergency room for evaluation of fever over a 10 year period were reviewed. Data included gender, ethnic background, age (in days) on presentation to the emergency room, age (in days) when circumcision was performed (in males > or = 8 days of age), and results of urine, blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures. Families of males older than 8 days of age who had a UTI were contacted by telephone to verify the circumcision status when the infant presented to the ER, to ascertain whether the circumcision had been performed ritually by a mohel* or by a physician, and, if not recorded in the chart, to verify the day of life on which circumcision was performed.
RESULTS:
Among neonates older than 8 days of age, 60 (24.7%) of the 243 febrile Jewish males had a UTI, as compared to 12 (8.4%) of 143 females (P < 0.0001). In 39 of 54 male neonates (72%) for whom circumcision was performed ritually on the eighth day of life, UTI occurred within 9 days of the circumcision. For females, there was no such clustering of UTI cases in the second week of life, nor during any other time period.
CONCLUSIONS:
Febrile male neonates who have undergone ritual circumcision have a high prevalence of UTI and must be evaluated and treated accordingly.
“.. neonati maschi che sono stati sottoposti a circoncisione rituale hanno un'alta prevalenza di UTI (infezioni del tratto urinario) ”
Isr Med Assoc J. 2010 May;12(5):303-4.
FONTE: http://www.circumcisionandhiv.com/2011/04/...-infection.html
Source
Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Ritual circumcision in neonates may cause a urinary tract infection within 2 weeks of the procedure.
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the prevalence of urinary tract infection among Jewish male circumcised neonates < or = 28 days old) evaluated for fever in the emergency room.
METHODS:
All available medical records of neonates presenting to the pediatric emergency room for evaluation of fever over a 10 year period were reviewed. Data included gender, ethnic background, age (in days) on presentation to the emergency room, age (in days) when circumcision was performed (in males > or = 8 days of age), and results of urine, blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures. Families of males older than 8 days of age who had a UTI were contacted by telephone to verify the circumcision status when the infant presented to the ER, to ascertain whether the circumcision had been performed ritually by a mohel* or by a physician, and, if not recorded in the chart, to verify the day of life on which circumcision was performed.
RESULTS:
Among neonates older than 8 days of age, 60 (24.7%) of the 243 febrile Jewish males had a UTI, as compared to 12 (8.4%) of 143 females (P < 0.0001). In 39 of 54 male neonates (72%) for whom circumcision was performed ritually on the eighth day of life, UTI occurred within 9 days of the circumcision. For females, there was no such clustering of UTI cases in the second week of life, nor during any other time period.
CONCLUSIONS:
Febrile male neonates who have undergone ritual circumcision have a high prevalence of UTI and must be evaluated and treated accordingly.
“.. neonati maschi che sono stati sottoposti a circoncisione rituale hanno un'alta prevalenza di UTI (infezioni del tratto urinario) ”
Isr Med Assoc J. 2010 May;12(5):303-4.
FONTE: http://www.circumcisionandhiv.com/2011/04/...-infection.html
lunedì 18 giugno 2012
ISRAEL: Another baby has penis cut off
Bambino ricoverato in ospedale dopo circoncisione mal
riuscita
June 2012
Un neonato di soli 2 giorni di vita di un villaggio della Galilea è stato ricoverato in un ospedale di Haifa Venerdì dopo una circoncisione mal riuscita.
The infant’s Muslim parents brought their child to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa after the ritual circumciser accidentally dismembered the child’s penis.
Urologists and surgeons worked to reattach the detached organ and said they expect the procedure to be successful.
Questa è la seconda volta nell'ultimo mese che il Rambam Medical Center ha dovuto affrontare un caso analogo.
FONTE: http://www.timesofisrael.com/baby-hospital...d-circumcision/
June 2012
Un neonato di soli 2 giorni di vita di un villaggio della Galilea è stato ricoverato in un ospedale di Haifa Venerdì dopo una circoncisione mal riuscita.
The infant’s Muslim parents brought their child to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa after the ritual circumciser accidentally dismembered the child’s penis.
Urologists and surgeons worked to reattach the detached organ and said they expect the procedure to be successful.
Questa è la seconda volta nell'ultimo mese che il Rambam Medical Center ha dovuto affrontare un caso analogo.
FONTE: http://www.timesofisrael.com/baby-hospital...d-circumcision/
Etichette:
Circumcision is Wrong,
Il Trauma della Circoncisione
Ubicazione:
Israele
domenica 17 giugno 2012
Norvegia: partiti di centro contro la circoncisione
The practice of ritually circumcising infant boys is outdated, dangerous, and should be banned, according to Centre Party justice policy spokeswoman Jenny Klinge.
Norvegia: partiti di centro contro la circoncisione rituale
Ban ritual circumcision of boys: Centre Party
"A mio parere, questo è un costume che non possiamo accettare in una società moderna e civile. Il nostro obiettivo è quello di dare priorità ai diritti dei bambini. Per fortuna, è diventato illegale per legge praticare alle ragazze l’escissione rituale o altre forme di FGM, ora è il momento per i ragazzi di ottenere la stessa protezione legale ", ha detto Klinge quotidiano Dagbladet.
" Non c’è alcuna differenza tra una circoncisione e un’escissione. "
Although the Centre Party is itself a junior partner in Norway’s Red-Green coalition government, the politician also criticized the government’s decision to consult experts on the possibility of introducing circumcision into the public healthcare system, a move she fears would legitimize the practice.
She stressed that she was not opposed to circumcision in cases where it was deemed a medical necessity, less 1% of all case.
“But circumcision based on ritual and religion is actually about holding down a newborn baby boy and cutting off part of a healthy sexual organ, with all the consequences that this might have for an individual’s future health and sex life,” said Klinge.
… eseguire una circoncisione per motivi religiosi, dovrebbe essere considerato un reato penale, ha aggiunto.
Jan Helge Solbakk, professore di etica medica presso l'Università di Oslo, è d'accordo con la critica di Klinge alla pratica della circoncisione rituale.
"E 'una operazione irreversibile, piena di rischi e complicazioni, su un ragazzo che non è in grado di proteggere e difendere se stesso, e come tale è una violazione dei diritti umani fondamentali", ha detto Dagbladet.
FONTE: www.thelocal.no/
Etichette:
Vietare la Circoncisione?
Ubicazione:
Norvegia
venerdì 15 giugno 2012
Colorado vota NO alla circoncisione
Circumcision funding killed
A COMBINATION of fiscal conservatives, health professionals,
and “intactivists” (people who oppose circumcision of newborn males for a
variety of reasons) convinced the Colorado House Appropriations Committee last
week to kill a bill that would have restored state Medicaid funding for
circumcisions.
The bill failed in the committee on May 4 by a vote of eight to four, putting an end to the move to restore funding for this year’s legislative session, which ended Wednesday, May 9, and likely for the foreseeable future, since its co-sponsor, ?Senator Joyce Foster (D-Denver), is now retired from the State Legislature.
In earlier committee hearings this session, including the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in February and the House Health and Environment Committee last week – and in the overall Senate debate – proponents and opponents of the bill clashed over a wide range of issues related to the state helping pay for newborn circumcision procedures.
Opponents disputed much of that testimony, while so-called intactivists argued that circumcision actually increases risks of certain infections and diminishes sexual sensitivity among adult males.
Read Chris Leppek's previous coverage "Colorado debates circumcision"
They also often argued their own social justice position, pointing out that newborn infants have no say in whether they are circumcised or not.
Adding to the oppositional chorus were those who oppose state funding for such elective procedures as circumcision, although proponents argued that the annual cost to the state – estimated at $186,500, based on 2010 figures – was not only comparatively minimal but currently available.
FOSTER, a former Denver city councilwoman and wife of retired senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel Rabbi Steven Foster, told the Intermountain Jewish News this week that the bill failed primarily because the intactivist movement was able to convince legislators of their side of the argument, while she carried virtually the entire burden of arguing the pro-circumcision side.
“I never had any lobbying effort,” she said. “It was just me the whole time. I tried to get the Jewish Community Relations Council to work on it, but the JCRC did not have a majority vote on this issue. It was just so impossible. I can’t be in two chambers at one time.”
Foster tried to debate the bill primarily on social justice and health grounds and leave religious freedom out of it, even though many Jews and Muslims, and even some Christians, view circumcision as a religious obligation.
She was disappointed, Foster told the IJN, that the Jewish community did not seem willing to engage in the legislative debate on circumcision.
“When they decided to remove funding for circumcision last year, I spent a whole year working on this. Now it’s going to be up to our community, the Jewish community.”
She added that she expects the now-encouraged intactivist movement to begin working to ban circumcision altogether throughout Colorado, similar to ultimately unsuccessful efforts to do the same thing in California.
That’s when the issue will almost surely be argued on grounds of religious freedom and Foster says the Jewish community will have little choice but to get involved.
Foster warned the Jewish community that the anti-circumcision movement is not likely to go away anytime soon.
“I think that’s the direction the country is going. When you have 17 states that deny Medicaid for circumcision, that’s the direction, absolutely. I think that people just aren’t paying attention.”
In the aftermath of redistricting, Foster chose not to oppose fellow Democrat Sen. Pat Steadman in this year’s primary, thus putting an end to her own political career. She hopes that Steadman may pick up the effort to restore state funding for circumcision.
“He’s a good person and I’m hoping that he will carry the torch for issues that are important to the district,” Foster says. “I’ve done the best I could with it.
The bill failed in the committee on May 4 by a vote of eight to four, putting an end to the move to restore funding for this year’s legislative session, which ended Wednesday, May 9, and likely for the foreseeable future, since its co-sponsor, ?Senator Joyce Foster (D-Denver), is now retired from the State Legislature.
In earlier committee hearings this session, including the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in February and the House Health and Environment Committee last week – and in the overall Senate debate – proponents and opponents of the bill clashed over a wide range of issues related to the state helping pay for newborn circumcision procedures.
Opponents disputed much of that testimony, while so-called intactivists argued that circumcision actually increases risks of certain infections and diminishes sexual sensitivity among adult males.
Read Chris Leppek's previous coverage "Colorado debates circumcision"
They also often argued their own social justice position, pointing out that newborn infants have no say in whether they are circumcised or not.
Adding to the oppositional chorus were those who oppose state funding for such elective procedures as circumcision, although proponents argued that the annual cost to the state – estimated at $186,500, based on 2010 figures – was not only comparatively minimal but currently available.
FOSTER, a former Denver city councilwoman and wife of retired senior rabbi of Temple Emanuel Rabbi Steven Foster, told the Intermountain Jewish News this week that the bill failed primarily because the intactivist movement was able to convince legislators of their side of the argument, while she carried virtually the entire burden of arguing the pro-circumcision side.
“I never had any lobbying effort,” she said. “It was just me the whole time. I tried to get the Jewish Community Relations Council to work on it, but the JCRC did not have a majority vote on this issue. It was just so impossible. I can’t be in two chambers at one time.”
Foster tried to debate the bill primarily on social justice and health grounds and leave religious freedom out of it, even though many Jews and Muslims, and even some Christians, view circumcision as a religious obligation.
She was disappointed, Foster told the IJN, that the Jewish community did not seem willing to engage in the legislative debate on circumcision.
“When they decided to remove funding for circumcision last year, I spent a whole year working on this. Now it’s going to be up to our community, the Jewish community.”
She added that she expects the now-encouraged intactivist movement to begin working to ban circumcision altogether throughout Colorado, similar to ultimately unsuccessful efforts to do the same thing in California.
That’s when the issue will almost surely be argued on grounds of religious freedom and Foster says the Jewish community will have little choice but to get involved.
Foster warned the Jewish community that the anti-circumcision movement is not likely to go away anytime soon.
“I think that’s the direction the country is going. When you have 17 states that deny Medicaid for circumcision, that’s the direction, absolutely. I think that people just aren’t paying attention.”
In the aftermath of redistricting, Foster chose not to oppose fellow Democrat Sen. Pat Steadman in this year’s primary, thus putting an end to her own political career. She hopes that Steadman may pick up the effort to restore state funding for circumcision.
“He’s a good person and I’m hoping that he will carry the torch for issues that are important to the district,” Foster says. “I’ve done the best I could with it.
Etichette:
Gli Attivisti dal Mondo
Ubicazione:
Colorado, Stati Uniti
domenica 10 giugno 2012
Russell Crowe: 'Circumcision is Barbaric and Stupid'
Russell Crowe: 'Circumcision is Barbaric and Stupid'
Russell Crowe has spoken out about circumcision:
“Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect”
“I will always stand for the perfection of babies, i will always believe in God, not man’s interpretation of what God requires,” Russell continued.
“Last of it, if [you] feel it is [your] right 2 cut things off [your] babies please unfollow and f— off,I’ll take attentive parenting over barbarism,” he concluded.
giovedì 7 giugno 2012
Nel latte materno anticorpi anti-hiv
Nel latte materno anticorpi che bloccano virus dell’HIV
Studiosi della Duke University Medical Center hanno individuato nel latte materno degli anticorpi che aiutano a bloccare il virus dell'HIV. Come spiegato nella ricerca pubblicata su 'Plos One', gli scienziati sono riusciti a isolare gli anticorpi dalle cellule immunitarie B nel latte di madri sieropositive in Malawi, dimostrando che queste cellule B possono generare degli anticorpi neutralizzatori in grado di inibire il virus dell’AIDS.
FONTE: http://www.piusanipiubelli.it/salute/ricer...us-dell-hiv.htm
Vaccino Hpv x i maschietti: http://circoncisione.forumcommunity.net/?t=51216071&view=getlastpost#lastpost
mercoledì 6 giugno 2012
Età pediatrica, proposta di legge per alzarla a 18 anni
Età pediatrica, proposta di legge per alzarla a 18 anni
Innalzare l’età pediatrica fino ai 18 anni. È l’obiettivo di
due disegni di legge, assegnati “in parallelo” alla commissione Igiene e sanità
del Senato e all’Affari sociali della Camera. Identici i contenuti ma differenti
i firmatari: la proposta di Palazzo Madama è iniziativa della senatrice Idv
Giuliana Carlino, quella depositata a Montecitorio è firmato dal deputato Pd
Daniela Sbrollini. Il testo si divide in due articoli appena, il primo dei quali
si apre con il dettato della Convenzione sui diritti del fanciullo dell’89
(ratificata dalla 176/91): «l’età pediatrica è definita quale l’età compresa tra
zero e diciotto anni», di conseguenza «gli accordi collettivi nazionali di cui
all’articolo 8 del d.lgs 502/92 (Medicina generale e pediatria di libera scelta)
si conformano alla disposizione».
In altre parole, come specifica ulteriormente il comma 3, «la competenza dei pediatri di famiglia è stabilita fino al compimento del diciottesimo anno di età». «Consideriamo in modo positivo le due proposte di legge» è il commento di Giuseppe Mele, presidente della Fimp «perché recepiscono le indicazioni internazionali in tema di età pediatrica: l’adolescenza è un periodo estremamente delicato della vita dell’individuo, ed è giusto che a fare da riferimento sia un professionista preparato e dotato degli strumenti con cui affrontare i casi di disagio di quest’età. I social network e i mutamenti della società hanno cambiato profondamente il significato dell’adolescenza, servono professionisti che dispongano di antenne con cui captare i segnali sociali di questo momento. Rischi di polemiche con i medici di famiglia? Non credo, le due professioni credono nel diritto del paziente di scegliere liberamente il proprio curante». [Doctor33.it]
In altre parole, come specifica ulteriormente il comma 3, «la competenza dei pediatri di famiglia è stabilita fino al compimento del diciottesimo anno di età». «Consideriamo in modo positivo le due proposte di legge» è il commento di Giuseppe Mele, presidente della Fimp «perché recepiscono le indicazioni internazionali in tema di età pediatrica: l’adolescenza è un periodo estremamente delicato della vita dell’individuo, ed è giusto che a fare da riferimento sia un professionista preparato e dotato degli strumenti con cui affrontare i casi di disagio di quest’età. I social network e i mutamenti della società hanno cambiato profondamente il significato dell’adolescenza, servono professionisti che dispongano di antenne con cui captare i segnali sociali di questo momento. Rischi di polemiche con i medici di famiglia? Non credo, le due professioni credono nel diritto del paziente di scegliere liberamente il proprio curante». [Doctor33.it]
martedì 5 giugno 2012
Slovenia: il giudice vieta la circoncisione dei bambini musulmani
Slovenia: il giudice vieta la circoncisione dei bambini
musulmani
Insorgono i musulmani in Slovenia contro la decisione del garante per i diritti umani, Zdenka ‹ebašek Travnik di dichiarare penalmente perseguibile in quanto discriminatoria dei diritti del bambino la pratica della circoncisione.
Il mufti Nedžad Grabus ha subito parlato di decisione «discriminatoria per i musulmani ». La decisione della garante dei diritti umani viene vista dai musulmani sloveni come una violazione dei diritti di fede dell’islam foriera di nuove tensioni e di discriminazioni. Il mufti ha ricordato come la circoncisione dei bambini è una prassi millenaria presso i musulmani e gli ebrei che viene effettuata per motivi religiosi, fideistici e tradizionali.
Ha altresì ribadito come la pratica sia tradizionalmente osteggiata dai medici sloveni creando grosse difficoltà ai genitori musulmani che sono così costretti a recarsi in altri Paesi per ottemperare a questo loro dovere. I musulmani hanno fatto notare inoltre che la circoncisione non viene ritenuta una violazione dei diritti del bambino in nessun Paese al mondo.
- "Falso, nei Paesi scandinavi, in Olanda e in 7 paesi africani è vietata o limitata sotto i 14 anni, inoltre solo negli Stati uniti ci sono 114 associazioni no-profit o ong contro tale barbaria." -
A complainant asked the Ombudsman to assess whether circumcision of boys is interference with the rights of the child, especially if it is done only for religious reasons and not justified on health grounds. The complainant considered that [such] interference [by] the Slovenian doctors is harmful but he does not know all the negative consequences (prejudice, subconscious trauma, impotence, infection, etc..).
Before preparing the opinion, we examined available scientific literature on the issues, [especially] the article by Damian Korošec, published in the magazine Lawyer, Volume 50 (1995) entitled [Circumcision - pointless] banality of surgery. Inquiries were sent to the College of Experts on General Surgery, the National Medical Ethics Commission of the Slovenian Republic and the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia.
... [T]he expanded expert committee for surgery ... sen[t] us the conclusion that the circumcision of boys for non-medical reasons is not medically justified. Indications for professional intervention are listed in the professional urological literature.
The Office of the Commissionfor Medical Ethics has sent us a long answer, which we summarize in its opinion of principle: "ritual circumcision of boys for religious reasons in our country, [for] legal and ethical reasons is unacceptable, and doctors should not perform it." In addition to the unacceptability of circumcision from an ethical point of view, the Commission also points out that it is unacceptable to [falsify medical documentation by recording a ritual circumcision as] medically indicated.
Circumcision of boys for non-medical reasons is a violation of children's rights (Obrezovanje fantkov iz nemedicinskih razlogov je kršitev otrokovih pravic)
Si potrebbe parlare di violazione, sostengono gli islamici, solamente se la pratica venisse effettuata per motivi estetici o in modo non professionale.
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia in the 56th Article [grants the] child special protection and care [under] the 35[th] Article as everyone is guaranteed the inviolability of physical and mental integrity. These provisions clearly show that any intervention in the physical integrity of children is limited and justifiable only for medical reasons.
...
Insorgono i musulmani in Slovenia contro la decisione del garante per i diritti umani, Zdenka ‹ebašek Travnik di dichiarare penalmente perseguibile in quanto discriminatoria dei diritti del bambino la pratica della circoncisione.
Il mufti Nedžad Grabus ha subito parlato di decisione «discriminatoria per i musulmani ». La decisione della garante dei diritti umani viene vista dai musulmani sloveni come una violazione dei diritti di fede dell’islam foriera di nuove tensioni e di discriminazioni. Il mufti ha ricordato come la circoncisione dei bambini è una prassi millenaria presso i musulmani e gli ebrei che viene effettuata per motivi religiosi, fideistici e tradizionali.
Ha altresì ribadito come la pratica sia tradizionalmente osteggiata dai medici sloveni creando grosse difficoltà ai genitori musulmani che sono così costretti a recarsi in altri Paesi per ottemperare a questo loro dovere. I musulmani hanno fatto notare inoltre che la circoncisione non viene ritenuta una violazione dei diritti del bambino in nessun Paese al mondo.
- "Falso, nei Paesi scandinavi, in Olanda e in 7 paesi africani è vietata o limitata sotto i 14 anni, inoltre solo negli Stati uniti ci sono 114 associazioni no-profit o ong contro tale barbaria." -
A complainant asked the Ombudsman to assess whether circumcision of boys is interference with the rights of the child, especially if it is done only for religious reasons and not justified on health grounds. The complainant considered that [such] interference [by] the Slovenian doctors is harmful but he does not know all the negative consequences (prejudice, subconscious trauma, impotence, infection, etc..).
Before preparing the opinion, we examined available scientific literature on the issues, [especially] the article by Damian Korošec, published in the magazine Lawyer, Volume 50 (1995) entitled [Circumcision - pointless] banality of surgery. Inquiries were sent to the College of Experts on General Surgery, the National Medical Ethics Commission of the Slovenian Republic and the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia.
... [T]he expanded expert committee for surgery ... sen[t] us the conclusion that the circumcision of boys for non-medical reasons is not medically justified. Indications for professional intervention are listed in the professional urological literature.
The Office of the Commissionfor Medical Ethics has sent us a long answer, which we summarize in its opinion of principle: "ritual circumcision of boys for religious reasons in our country, [for] legal and ethical reasons is unacceptable, and doctors should not perform it." In addition to the unacceptability of circumcision from an ethical point of view, the Commission also points out that it is unacceptable to [falsify medical documentation by recording a ritual circumcision as] medically indicated.
Circumcision of boys for non-medical reasons is a violation of children's rights (Obrezovanje fantkov iz nemedicinskih razlogov je kršitev otrokovih pravic)
Si potrebbe parlare di violazione, sostengono gli islamici, solamente se la pratica venisse effettuata per motivi estetici o in modo non professionale.
The Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia in the 56th Article [grants the] child special protection and care [under] the 35[th] Article as everyone is guaranteed the inviolability of physical and mental integrity. These provisions clearly show that any intervention in the physical integrity of children is limited and justifiable only for medical reasons.
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Etichette:
Circumcision is Wrong,
Vietare la Circoncisione?
Ubicazione:
Slovenia
domenica 3 giugno 2012
Mutilarono le 4 figlie, condannati
Mutilarono le 4 figlie, condannati
Francia, giudici: colpevoli di violenze
I genitori di quattro ragazzine sottoposte a escissione, una forma di mutilazione genitale femminile, sono stati condannati a due anni di reclusione dal tribunale di Nevers, nel centro della Francia. I due, originari della Guinea, sono stati riconosciuti colpevoli di "complicità in violenza volontaria e mutilazione di un minore di 15 anni". L'accusa aveva chiesto pene di 5 e 4 anni.
FONTE: http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/mondo/artic...ondannati.shtml
venerdì 1 giugno 2012
Prepuzio protegge da Hiv?
Gli scienziati scoprono 'barriera naturale' contro
l'HIV
SOURCES:
- Teunis Geijtenbeek, Ph.D., department of molecular cell biology and immunology, Vrije University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Jeffrey Laurence, M.D., professor, medicine and director, Laboratory for AIDS Virus Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City; Nature Medicine online
- Foundation for AIDS Research.
FONTE: http://news.healingwell.com/index.php?p=news1&id=602421
SOURCES:
- Teunis Geijtenbeek, Ph.D., department of molecular cell biology and immunology, Vrije University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Jeffrey Laurence, M.D., professor, medicine and director, Laboratory for AIDS Virus Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City; Nature Medicine online
- Foundation for AIDS Research.
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ricercatori hanno scoperto che le cellule della mucosa del prepuzio,
facente parte degli organi genitali maschili, sono in grado di produrre una
proteina che "mangia" e distrugge il virus dell’HIV - impedendone la diffusione
nell’organismo e possibilmente tenendo la diffusione dell’AIDS nel partner più
contenuta di quanto potrebbe essere altrimenti.
Ancora più importante, migliorando le funzioni e l’attività di difesa di questa proteina, chiamata ”Langerin“, si potrebbe creare un nuovo potente strumento per limitare la trasmissione del virus che causa l'AIDS, hanno aggiunto gli scienziati olandesi.
Langerin is produced by Langerhans cells, which form a web-like network in skin and mucosa. This network is one of the first structures HIV confronts as it attempts to infect its host.
Un ricercatore immunologo presso il Vrije University Medical Center di Amsterdam, Teunis Geijtenbeek, ha detto che tale proteina è in grado di eliminare ogni virus proveniente dall’esterno dell’organismo, in modo da prevenire eventuali infezioni.
"And since generally all tissues on the outside of our bodies have Langerhans cells, we think that the human body is equipped with an antiviral defense mechanism, destroying incoming viruses," Geijtenbeek said.
The finding, reported in the March 4 online issue of Nature Medicine, "is very interesting and unexpected," said Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Virus Research at the Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. "It may explain part of the relative inefficiency of HIV in being transmitted."
Even though HIV has killed an estimated 22 million people since it was first recognized more than 25 years ago, it is actually not very good at infecting humans, relatively speaking.
For example, the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, is nearly 100 percent infectious, Laurence noted. That means that every encounter with the sexually transmitted virus will end in infection.
"On the other hand, during one episode of penile-vaginal intercourse with an HIV-infected partner, the chance that you are going to get HIV is somewhere between one in 100 and one in 200," Laurence said.
Experts have long puzzled why HIV is relatively tough to contract, compared to other pathogens. The Dutch study, conducted in the laboratory using Langerhans cells from 13 human donors, may explain why.
When HIV comes in contact with genital mucosa, its ultimate target -- the cells it seeks to hijack and destroy -- are immune system T-cells. But T-cells are relatively far away (in lymph tissues), so HIV uses nearby Langerhans cells as "vehicles" to migrate to T-cells.
For decades, the common wisdom was that HIV easily enters and infects Langerhans cells. Geijtenbeek's team has now cast doubt on that notion.
Looking closely at the interaction of HIV and Langerhans cells, they found that the cells "do not become infected by HIV-1, because the cells have the protein Langerin on their cell surface," Geijtenbeek said. "Langerin captures HIV-1 very efficiently, and this Langerin-bound HIV-1 is taken up (a bit like eating) by the Langerhans cells and destroyed."
In essence, Geijtenbeek said, "Langerhans cells act more like a virus vacuum cleaner."
Only in certain circumstances -- such as when levels of invading HIV are very high, or if Langerin activity is particularly weak -- are Langerhans cells overwhelmed by the virus and infected.
The finding is exciting for many reasons, not the least of which is its potential for HIV prevention, Geijtenbeek said.
"We are currently investigating whether we can enhance Langerin function by increasing the amount of Langerin on the cell surface of Langerhans cells," he said. "This might be a real possibility, but it will take time. I am also confident that other researchers will now also start exploring this possibility."
The discovery might also help explain differences in vulnerability to HIV infection among people.
"It is known that the Langerin gene is different in some individuals," Geijtenbeek noted. "These differences could affect the function of Langerin. Thus, Langerhans cells with a less functional Langerin might be more susceptible to HIV-1, and these individuals are more prone to infection. We are currently investigating this."
The finding should also impact the race to find topical microbicides that might protect women against HIV infection. Choosing compounds that allow Langerin to continue to work its magic will enhance any candidate microbicide's effectiveness, the Dutch researcher said.
Laurence did offer one note of caution, however.
"In the test tube, this is a very important finding," he said. "But there are many things in the test tube that don't occur when you get into an animal or a human. Having said that, though, this is a very intriguing finding."
Ancora più importante, migliorando le funzioni e l’attività di difesa di questa proteina, chiamata ”Langerin“, si potrebbe creare un nuovo potente strumento per limitare la trasmissione del virus che causa l'AIDS, hanno aggiunto gli scienziati olandesi.
Langerin is produced by Langerhans cells, which form a web-like network in skin and mucosa. This network is one of the first structures HIV confronts as it attempts to infect its host.
Un ricercatore immunologo presso il Vrije University Medical Center di Amsterdam, Teunis Geijtenbeek, ha detto che tale proteina è in grado di eliminare ogni virus proveniente dall’esterno dell’organismo, in modo da prevenire eventuali infezioni.
"And since generally all tissues on the outside of our bodies have Langerhans cells, we think that the human body is equipped with an antiviral defense mechanism, destroying incoming viruses," Geijtenbeek said.
The finding, reported in the March 4 online issue of Nature Medicine, "is very interesting and unexpected," said Dr. Jeffrey Laurence, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Virus Research at the Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. "It may explain part of the relative inefficiency of HIV in being transmitted."
Even though HIV has killed an estimated 22 million people since it was first recognized more than 25 years ago, it is actually not very good at infecting humans, relatively speaking.
For example, the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, is nearly 100 percent infectious, Laurence noted. That means that every encounter with the sexually transmitted virus will end in infection.
"On the other hand, during one episode of penile-vaginal intercourse with an HIV-infected partner, the chance that you are going to get HIV is somewhere between one in 100 and one in 200," Laurence said.
Experts have long puzzled why HIV is relatively tough to contract, compared to other pathogens. The Dutch study, conducted in the laboratory using Langerhans cells from 13 human donors, may explain why.
When HIV comes in contact with genital mucosa, its ultimate target -- the cells it seeks to hijack and destroy -- are immune system T-cells. But T-cells are relatively far away (in lymph tissues), so HIV uses nearby Langerhans cells as "vehicles" to migrate to T-cells.
For decades, the common wisdom was that HIV easily enters and infects Langerhans cells. Geijtenbeek's team has now cast doubt on that notion.
Looking closely at the interaction of HIV and Langerhans cells, they found that the cells "do not become infected by HIV-1, because the cells have the protein Langerin on their cell surface," Geijtenbeek said. "Langerin captures HIV-1 very efficiently, and this Langerin-bound HIV-1 is taken up (a bit like eating) by the Langerhans cells and destroyed."
In essence, Geijtenbeek said, "Langerhans cells act more like a virus vacuum cleaner."
Only in certain circumstances -- such as when levels of invading HIV are very high, or if Langerin activity is particularly weak -- are Langerhans cells overwhelmed by the virus and infected.
The finding is exciting for many reasons, not the least of which is its potential for HIV prevention, Geijtenbeek said.
"We are currently investigating whether we can enhance Langerin function by increasing the amount of Langerin on the cell surface of Langerhans cells," he said. "This might be a real possibility, but it will take time. I am also confident that other researchers will now also start exploring this possibility."
The discovery might also help explain differences in vulnerability to HIV infection among people.
"It is known that the Langerin gene is different in some individuals," Geijtenbeek noted. "These differences could affect the function of Langerin. Thus, Langerhans cells with a less functional Langerin might be more susceptible to HIV-1, and these individuals are more prone to infection. We are currently investigating this."
The finding should also impact the race to find topical microbicides that might protect women against HIV infection. Choosing compounds that allow Langerin to continue to work its magic will enhance any candidate microbicide's effectiveness, the Dutch researcher said.
Laurence did offer one note of caution, however.
"In the test tube, this is a very important finding," he said. "But there are many things in the test tube that don't occur when you get into an animal or a human. Having said that, though, this is a very intriguing finding."
FONTE: http://news.healingwell.com/index.php?p=news1&id=602421
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