Peter Adler on Why Circumcision is a Fraud and Landmark Legal Action (#001)

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In the first episode, we break major news about a landmark circumcision lawsuit with legal expert Peter Adler, whose work explores whether or not circumcision is legal or a fraud.

Topics Discussed in This Episode

• [0:59] Major papers published by Peter that talk about circumcision being a fraud and illegal
• [3:26] How Peter began writing papers and the case he makes in articles regarding circumcision
• [4:00] The sales and persuasion tactics that doctors use to pitch the idea of circumcision to parents
• [12:56] Role of the American Academy of Pediatrics in making doctors pitch the idea of circumcision
• [14:00] Is circumcision legal or not?
• [21:36] How to change the conversation about circumcision from an intellectual view to a legal one and the challenges involved in change
• [28:40] The degree of a botched circumcision that could be considered for prosecution
• [30:57] Reaction of people towards the papers published by Peter about circumcision
• [32:13] Reaction of fellow legal scholars towards the papers
• [35:40] Plans to bring more suits and botched cases
• [37:55] Success in proving circumcision and guidelines offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a fraud
• [42:30] Chances of the success of the case and how people could support it
• [45:20] Expected response from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Resources:

• Is Circumcision Legal?
• Is Circumcision a Fraud?
• Is it lawful to use Medicaid to pay for circumcision?
• Circumcision is Unethical and Unlawful
• https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cjlpp/
• https://journals.sagepub.com/home/lme
• Circumcision as Child Abuse by William E. Brigman
• Circumcision and the American Academy of Paediatrics by M.R. Giannetti
• https://www.circumcisionisafraud.com/
• Lavine vs. AAP Lawsuit

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