Ashley Montagu Resolution

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The Ashley Montagu Resolution refers to the petition to the World Court to end the genital modification and mutilation of children worldwide.

The resolution was authored by James W. Prescott, a developmental psychologist. Signatories include original endorsers include doctors, nurses, humanists, journalists, and activists including NOCIRC founder and RN, Marilyn Milos. Prominent signatories include Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine Francis Crick and polio vaccine inventor Jonas Salk. The petition has been signed by at least two Nobel Prize winners.^{[citation needed]}

Original signatories

Sami Aldeeb
Jeannine Parvati Baker
Norman L Cohen
Dr. Francis Crick
Dr. James DeMeo
Jed Diamond
Ralph Ginzburg
Dr. John Hardebeck
Fredric Hayward
Fran P. Hosken
Dr. Lester A Kirkendall
Dr. Paul Kurtz
Dr. Gerald Larue
Hanny Lightfoot-Klein
Linda Massie
Marilyn Fayre Milos
Dr. Asha Mohamud
Dr. Ashley Montagu
Miriam Pollack
Dr. James W. Prescott (Author)
Moshe Rothenberg
Dr. Jonas Salk
Dr. Thomas Szasz
Dr. Anastasios Zavales

See also

References

↑ Denniston, George C.; Milos, Marilyn Fayre (2013-03-09). Sexual Mutilations: A Human Tragedy. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4757-2679-4.
↑ Prescott, James W. "THE ASHLEY MONTAGU RESOLUTION TO END THE GENITAL MUTILATION OF CHILDREN WORLDWIDE". nocirc.org. Retrieved 2026-02-02.

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