The Medical Ethics Network was formally established in 1993 in order to help eradicate the dehumanizing practice of genital mutilation. In North America male circumcision. Our objectives are those stated in the 1989 Declaration of the First International Symposium on Circumcision at Anaheim, California. Our purpose is to provide educational material to politicians, the media, members of the medical profession and their organizations, as well as the public. We are dedicated to ending circumcision of non-consenting children by educating parents.
Members communicate online through an e-mail list and chats are held twice a month.
We post current news, exchange ideas, implement strategies to end circumcision, and provide support to one another. Members, including men, are of all ages and walks of life. Based on a philosophy of self-help and mutual support, assistance is provided through information and individual peer counseling, and through facilitated group meetings and interpersonal networking. Further, the purpose is to serve as a resource of information for anyone interested in the subject of foreskin restoration. We act as human rights advocates for babies and children by informing and educating the public that the forced amputation of a healthy part of the genitals of a nonconsenting infant or child, whether in the name of medicine, religion or social custom, is a human rights violation.