Bodily integrity
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Bodily integrity is the inviolability of the physical body and emphasizes the importance of personal autonomy and the self-determination of human beings over their own bodies. In the field of human rights, violation of the bodily integrity of another is regarded as an unethical infringement, intrusive, and possibly criminal.
Genital integrity
Activists who oppose genital modification and mutilation are often called intactivists or genital integrity activists. In North America, the genital integrity movement primarily focuses on circumcision of male infants and children and to a lesser but still prevalent extent, intersex surgery. Such activists tend to have little or no issue with consenting and informed adults undergoing surgery. They sometimes promote bodily integrity.
See also
- Autonomy
- Capabilities approach
- Children's rights
- Cognitive liberty
- Human rights
- Personal boundaries
- Security of person
- Reproductive rights
- Self-ownership
- Self-determination
- McFall v. Shimp
- Violence against men
- Violence against women
