Dr Alejandro Sanchez

I spoke out against #circumcision at the 11th Worldwide Day of Genital Autonomy in Cologne this weekend. It is time for @UNChildRights1 and @DHSCgovuk to act. @wwdoga7may

Some bold claims in this piece … 1) Ear piercing is far more dangerous than #circumcision 2) Circumcision is not painful 3) It is “cruel” to let an individual decide for himself if he wants to be circumcised Really? communitycare.co.uk/2025/07/23/cir…

'Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys is a safeguarding concern' - Community Care ⬇️ communitycare.co.uk/2025/07/23/non…

Surgically removing healthy erogenous tissue from the body of a child for religious or cultural reasons should be treated as a safeguarding concern. My latest on #circumcision in @CommunityCare 👇 communitycare.co.uk/2025/07/23/non…

Our human rights lead @logomachist sets out the arguments for non-therapeutic male circumcision to be considered a safeguarding concern by social workers, and why the practice contravenes the rights of children. Read it in full at @CommunityCare: communitycare.co.uk/2025/07/23/non…

Should a man with no medical training and a violent criminal history be allowed to perform an invasive surgery like #circumcision? No. In fact, no one should be cutting children's genitals unless there is an urgent medical reason to do so. secularism.org.uk/news/2025/07/n…

Royaume-Uni 🇬🇧 Lors d’un débat sur la #circoncision rituelle, la National Secular Society a estimé que les décisions concernant la circoncision devraient être reportées jusqu'à ce que l’individu soit en âge de décider par lui-même. Article ➡️ secularism.org.uk/news/2025/06/n… (05/06/2025)

Gay man wins damages after ‘exorcism’ by Church of England parish. Delighted to have acted for ⁦@MattDrapps⁩ in this case- as far as I know the first ever damages award for harm caused by conversion practices. I hope it will have a deterrent effect thetimes.com/article/b51713…

'Harrowing injuries from the #circumcision ceremony resulted in 11 penis amputations due to the use of old spears and razor blades during the excruciating rituals.' themirror.com/news/world-new…

Calls for children to be protected from harmful religious practices intensify as two month old killed in Kerala during ritual #circumcision. thesouthfirst.com/kerala/circumc…

The government promised to implement IICSA’s mandatory reporting recommendations "in full" – but as @Richard_Scorer points out, they’ve delivered a law that's all show and no substance. thecritic.co.uk/the-law-is-fai…

All too predictable: another child killed in the name of medically unnecessary genital cutting. #circumcision philstar.com/nation/2025/06…

Good to discuss the human rights, medical ethics and child safeguarding aspects of ritual #circumcision with Rabbi Jonathan Romain MBE and Hifsa Haroon-Iqbal OBE👇

It's hard to see why an organisation that practices unanaesthetised ritual circumcisions in conflict with medical guidance should qualify for charitable status. secularism.org.uk/news/2025/06/n…

We've called for boys to be protected from ritual circumcision at a debate we co-hosted in central London last week. secularism.org.uk/news/2025/06/n…

We're quoted in @TheEconomist on the repurposing of public order laws to police freedom of expression and create a blasphemy law by the back door. economist.com/britain/2025/0…

The Public Order Act must not be repurposed as proxy blasphemy law. I debate the Hamit Coksun koran burning verdict with @fahimaM100 and @joshxhowie.

New Freedom of Information data obtained by @NatSecSoc show infants are being mutilated and their lives put at risk by circumcision. Meanwhile, those who perform this operation without medical qualifications are entirely unregulated. unherd.com/newsroom/rogue…

Good piece in @unherd on rogue circumcision ‘doctors’. Don't all children deserve protection from ritual genital cutting? Surgery should only be performed on children by qualified doctors, and only when medically necessary. unherd.com/newsroom/rogue…

The response to FOI requests suggests that non-therapeutic male circumcision is more widespread than previously thought. @DavidRoseUK reports👇 buff.ly/0p840Zv

Ritual #circumcision is endangering the lives of children. It's time to protect boys until they are old enough to decide for themselves. I'm quoted in @DavidRoseUK's investigation for @unherd 👇 unherd.com/newsroom/rogue…