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German lawmakers propose barring circumcision before age 14
Some 50 lawmakers in Germany have signed on to a proposal that would bar ritual circumcision for boys under the age of 14.
Jewish groups sue NYC over circumcision rule
Orthodox Jewish groups have sued New York City to block a required warning to parents of the dangers of a ritual in which the circumciser uses his mouth to draw blood from the baby\’s penis.
Germany’s Jews won’t be punished for circumcisions
Germany’s Jews and Muslims will not be punished for breaking the law if they carry out circumcisions on young boys, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said.
Mohel performs 4,500th brit
A mohel in Ukraine performed his 4,500th ritual circumcision.
Proposed circumcision ban not merely a parochial concern
Circumcision, or \”brit milah,\” has long been the stuff of cheap jokes and comedy. But in recent weeks, what used to be nothing more than harmless fare has taken on a much more serious tone. So-called “intactivists” on the fringe left of American politics have pushed the radical notion that infant circumcision is an act of genital mutilation, so unacceptable in fact that it ought to be illegal.
Opinion: Circumcision wars in California
The attempt to make circumcision illegal, including those performed for religious reasons, is spreading beyond San Francisco, which aimed last week to become the first American municipality to ban the practice. Now, residents of Santa Monica have filed a petition indicating that they, too, intend to get a similar measure on the November ballot for their city. While these are the two most aggressive attempts to curtail the practice of circumcision, they represent an increasing trend away from the practice, or at least away from the presumption of its necessity.
Jewish groups condemn effort to ban circumcision
San Francisco-area Jewish organizations condemned a proposed ballot measure to outlaw Jewish ritual circumcision in the city.
Briefs: Cancer helps Olmert poll numbers, Mrs. El Presidente in Argentina — still good for the Jews
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