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Nontherapeutic vs Intactivism - What's the difference?

nontherapeutic | intactivism |

As an adjective nontherapeutic

is not therapeutic.

As a noun intactivism is

the advocacy of a right to genital integrity, ie, the right of a person to not be subjected to involuntary, nontherapeutic modification of their genitals this includes opposition to infant male circumcision and female circumcision, and may also extend to supporting protection of intersex people against involuntary gender reassignment and other nontherapeutic genital surgeries.

nontherapeutic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not therapeutic
  • Unrelated to medical treatment
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    intactivism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The advocacy of a right to genital integrity, i.e., the right of a person to not be subjected to involuntary, nontherapeutic modification of their genitals. This includes opposition to infant male circumcision and female circumcision, and may also extend to supporting protection of intersex people against involuntary gender reassignment and other nontherapeutic genital surgeries.

    • Related terms

    * intactivist * male circumcision * female circumcision * intersex * ambiguous genitalia