NOCIRC is
the National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers,
an organization of diverse individuals committed through research, education
and advocacy to securing the birthright of male and female infants and
children to keep their sex organs intact.
NOCIRC, the first national clearinghouse in the United States
for information about circumcision was founded in 1985 by a group
of healthcare professionals in the San Francisco Bay area. On March
15. 1986, NOCIRC was granted 501(c)3 non-profit educational status.
NOCIRC was granted Roster
status with the Economic and Social Council of the United
Nations in July, 1999.NOCIRC now has official representatives
at UN Headquarters in New York and the UN office in Geneva. NOCIRC
can designate official representatives to attend meetings at the
UN's Vienna office as well.
NOCIRC...
- maintains
an office open to the public and answers requests for information by
phone and mail;
- has the largest collection of information
about circumcision in the world and has centers worldwide;
- disseminates educational material; provides
instruction; and shares research findings with parents, healthcare professionals,
lawyers, legislators, and other concerned individuals;
- gives educational classes at its home office
and other NOCIRC centers;
- offers conferences and in-service programs
for healthcare professionals;
- gives continuing education classes for nurses;
- gives presentations at childbirth education
centers, high schools, colleges and universities, including medical schools
and law schools;
- provides exhibits for healthcare conferences;
- provides the names of doctors, lawyers and
advocates who are educated about the anatomy, physiology and functions
of the foreskin, and the medical, ethical and legal reasons that the
sex organs of children should be left intact;
- publishes the NOCIRC
Annual Report; endorses
and upholds the Declaration
of the First International Symposium on Circumcision, passed
by the General Assembly of the First International Symposium on Circumcision
on March 3, 1989.
NOCIRC has over 100 centers worldwide. Visit
www.nocirc.org for a complete list of centers
or to find the center nearest you. For a quick reference guide to centers with
websites, click HERE.
Click HERE for a
list of NOCIRC affiliate organizations.
