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Genital Autonomy Legal Defense and Education Fund
Monthly Newsletter
February 2025

GALDEF Submits Medicaid
Testimony to NH Legislature

On January 29, 2025 the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee of the New Hampshire legislature heard testimony in support of HB94 to remove newborn circumcision coverage from the state Medicaid plan. In testimony lasting over 90 minutes, close to a dozen speakers offered support for the bill, while only a small handful opposed the bill. GALDEF submitted written testimony in support of ending Medicaid coverage.  Read more.

Female, male, intersex, trans – the human right to genital autonomy 
GALDEF’s YouTube channel now offers a video recording of ethicist Brian D. Earp’s presentation at the 26th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health (November 2023, Antalya, Turkey) titled “Female, male, intersex, trans – the human right to genital autonomy.”  Read more.
March 22 Film Webinar
“They Cut Babies, Don’t They?"
Click to Buy Tickets!
Join us on Saturday, March 22, 2025 for a triple-feature presentation of films about intactivism from the 1990s and early 2000s. The March webinar event will include the video-short of NOHARMM’s 1993 California Medical Association protest, followed by They Cut Babies, Don’t They? One Man’s Struggle Against Circumcision, an engaging profile of Canadian intactivist James Loewen, followed by James’ 20-minute video production of Intactivist History from 1970 to 2009. James will be available during our usual post-film discussion to answer questions submitted by webinar attendees.

Intact Global Conference
March 29-31


Intact Global, the nonprofit founded by attorney Eric Clopper, and of which GALDEF is pleased to be a Coalition Member, is hosting its inaugural conference in Portland, Oregon, from March 29-31. The conference will bring together leading attorneys, doctors, and advocates in the genital autonomy movement.

According to Clopper “We’ll also be making history—concluding the weekend with a groundbreaking lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of neonatal male circumcision on equal protection grounds.”

Beyond the presentations and discussions, there will be opportunities to connect and network, including a Founder’s Dinner and a Champagne Cruise—both optional add-ons for those who are interested.

Clopper invites everyone who is interested to attend, saying “I’d love for you to be part of this milestone event.” Complete details and registration information can be found at the following web page and the discounted hotel room block is available at this site

GALDEF Litigation Fundraising:
What does each phase pay for?

For those who have donated in the past to our fundraising campaign to be ready to fund various phases of potential impact litigation, or for those who are considering donating, we thought you might like to know exactly what each phase entails and what expenses are likely to be covered in each phase. Read more.
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