About NOCIRC
Dedicated to making a safer world, NOCIRC is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization committed
to securing the birthright of male, female,
and intersex children and babies to keep their sex organs intact.
On March 15, 1986, a group of healthcare professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area, led by Marilyn Milos RN, announced the (1985) founding of the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (NOCIRC); the first national clearinghouse in the United States for information about circumcision. In its first decade, NOCIRC grew into an international network and now has more than 110 centers worldwide.
NOCIRC provides educational material about the structures, functions, development, and care of normal penile anatomy and offers information about circumcision and the care of the circumcised as well as the intact penis. NOCIRC suggests that circumcision be performed only when it is absolutely medically necessary, after all non-invasive therapies have failed, or when an adult gives consent, after he has been fully informed about the risks and harm of the surgery. NOCIRC's position is based on the fact that not one national or international medical association in the world—including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association—recommends routine infant circumcision and now, recognizing the harm and life-long consequences, some are recommending against it.NOCIRC:
- Maintains offices open to the public and answers requests for information by phone and mail.
- Offers a referral service that provides the names of doctors, lawyers and advocates who are educated about the functions of the foreskin and the medical, ethical and legal reasons that the sexual organs of children should be left intact.
- Disseminates educational material , provides instruction, and shares research findings with parents, health-care professionals, lawyers, legislators and other concerned individuals.
- Owns one of the largest collections of information about circumcision in the world.
- Endorses and upholds
the Declaration
of the First International Symposium on Circumcision.
NOCIRC
is a member of the International Coalition for Genital Integrity.
NOCIRC is an affiliate of the
Alliance for Transforming the Lives
of Children
