Below are the public comments made by endorsers of the Montagu Resolution. Feel free to browse through the list
using the letters above and below the table of comments.
| Name—Country | Comment |
| Underwood, Matt—Australia |
It is a crime against human rights, and is not done for the benefit
of the victim, but for the self appeasement and/or gratification of
the perpetrator. It should end now. |
| Unluagac, Sara—USA |
Genital mutilation of children and adults must stop regardless of the reasons
people site to continue it(medical,social,religious).There is NO excuse for this
barbaric practice. It is my hope that all forms of genital mutilation be
banned.There is no excuse for it,and this includes religious and social
reasons.Together we can help stop this practice against children.
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| Valcourt, Greg—Canada |
Some education is long overdue for those that still support this travesty. |
| Van Auken, Peter—USA |
This is an important issue which has been ignored and not faced up to
for too long. Defenseless children must be protected from the
ignorance of well-meaning parents who are misinformed or pressured
into making the wrong medical choices for their children. Males must
be protected from being mutilated against their will just as females
are. |
| VAN DER ELZEN, RÉMI—Netherlands |
iT'S A TERRIBLE FORM OF MUTULATION , IF PEOPLE FOR WHAT EVER REASON
WISH TO DO SUCH A THING IN THE NAME OF THEIR RELIGIOUS IDEAS THEN
THEY AT THE LEAST SHOULD BE ADULTS. |
| Van der Mark, Bonnie—USA |
Everything in or on the human body was put there for a reason. Let us
not tamper with perfection. |
| van der Wekken, Julie—USA |
There is no medical/ or otherwise reason for circumcision. The
public needs to be educated about this. It needs to not become
the norm for babies to be circumcisized. |
| van Litsenborgh, Anton—South Africa |
Leave as it is....as born with.
It really is a must to be genitally integrated.
GOD CREATED ALL MALES INTACT.
THAT IS THE WAY WE SHOULD STAY.
GENITAL MUTILATION OF CHILDREN MUST BE ERADICATED. |
| van Niekerk, Julie—South Africa |
Cruel and barbaric acts toward mankind. It is just another power
control.
Barbarism should now be eliminated from this earth. Pain inflicted
to humans for religious believes are barbaric. |
| Van Velsor, Gary—USA |
Completely immoral to cut away any part of another person's body
without their consultation. |
| Vanderlip, Brian—Canada |
Generally speaking, there are no justified reasons for mutilating
the genitals. |
| Veary, Mindy—USA |
Circumcision is a cruel and barbaric procedure of genital mutilation
that should no longer be practiced either religiously nor cosmetically |
| Viens, Nancy—USA |
It is barbaric. |
| Viers, AAHCC, Michelle—USA |
No one has the "right" to disrespect the human body by cutting off a
male childs foreskin without their conscent. It is abusive and we,
as a society would be outraged if this practice was being done to
female children as it is in other cultures. Why is there not outrage
when it is a male? |
| viets, david—USA |
Pink and Blue
I'm sorry that I was ingnorant when I was growing up,
I'm sorrier that my society was more ignorant still.
I my parents had only known...
I wouldn't be upset about what was taken from me at birth.
At first I didn't care.
What did I know? I didn't know
what I was missing.
Now I know...
I have learned a lot.
And nowI am waiting for my culture
and my sociey
to catch up.
In the meantime I am
restoring;
To reclaim a part of me
lost so long ago...
to a baby boy
so long ago.
And my spirit sees
a little joy
in every day;
New growth of me
new skin, now pink!
Reclaimed
the wounded boy
Now proud in new found joy.
david r viets
dec. 2004
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| von Schoening, Andrea—Canada |
I support that nothing should be done to anyone's body, ever, without
their willing permission, that is, they want it. I feel SO SAD about
the victims of genital mutilation. |
| Voskuil, Duane—USA |
American Philosophical Association and Catgut Acoustical Society Member
We must stop the insanity of the genital mutilation of all children. |