A novel article authored by psychotherapist Dale Andersen-Giberson, MSW, RSW was published  in the journal Critical Disability Discourses/Discours critiques dans le champ du handicap, which frames newborn circumcision as a “forced disability.” Published by Canada’s York University, the journal released the article on December 19, 2025.

In Circumcision and forced disability: Routine male neonatal circumcision and the consequences of amputation within a critical disability studies framework, Andersen-Giberson explains “In a critical disability studies framework, it is argued that the act of amputating healthy erogenous tissue and the consequences of that amputation cause disability, particularly from a counter-hegemonic lens.”

The article’s Abstract states that “Various principles of critical disability studies are employed, including: recognizing the expertise of disabled people in their own lives; centering the lived experiences of people; factoring in social and political definitions; accounting for the intersections of gender and sexuality; addressing accommodation and equity; and the overall reinterpretation of disability.”

The author added, “Through the lens of critical disability studies, considerations include: the intactivist movement; social justice initiatives; foreskin restoration movements; structural violence; the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act; and support for men who live with an amputation due to forced genital cutting.”

Throughout 2024 and 2025, Andersen-Giberson sought extensive input and feedback from GALDEF Director Tim Hammond and U.K. therapist Leeanne Morris of 15 Square. Dale Andersen-Giberson can be reached at Therapy with Dale.