Reviewer J. Steven Svoboda is the proud husband of Dr. Paula Brinkley and father of Eli Stone Svoboda, born February 4, 2002. In addition to his two most important jobs, he also is founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Attorneys for the Rights of the Child, which fights to protect the rights of all children to bodily integrity. In August 2001 he made oral and written presentations before the United Nations in Geneva. He is also a Board Member and Public Relations Director for the National Coalition of Free Men (NCFM). He can be contacted by email at

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