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Germany’s Merkel eases Jewish concerns over circumcision ruling
Angela Merkel sought to ease the concerns of Germany’s Jews Sunday over a disputed ruling against circumcision as she became the first chancellor to address the Jewish community’s annual council meeting. “The respecting of religious ritual is a fundamental good,” she told the annual gathering of the Central Council of…
Germany to re-legalize circumcision
Germany’s Parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that explicitly legalizes circumcision, following months of uncertainty over the law after a court declared the practice illegal. The surgery is one of the most common medically unnecessary procedures performed around the world, and while it is mostly safe, it also carries the…
German cabinet approves law allowing circumcision
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet Wednesday passed a draft law to allow circumcision in Germany after a court said the rite amounted to grievous bodily harm, a ruling that caused international uproar. The new legislation, which must now be passed by the German parliament, “makes clear that circumcision is possible in…
Jews, Muslims stage circumcision march in Germany
BERLIN — Around 500 mainly Jewish but some Christian and Muslim protesters gathered in Berlin on Sunday to demand the right to circumcision after a disputed court ruling in Germany outlawing the rite. Some protesters were draped in Israeli flags, others wore orthodox Jewish dress for the peaceful demonstration on…
German circumcision ban ‘dangerous’: Jewish group
BERLIN — A court ruling in Germany banning circumcision is “extraordinarily dangerous” and should be clarified by the government before the end of the year, a rabbi from a top Jewish rights group said Wednesday. “We are very concerned that Europe becomes a place where circumcision is made illegal or…
Fewer circumcisions could cost the U.S. billions: study
As debate rages over the ethics of infant circumcision, a study published Monday said falling rates of the once-routine procedure in the United States could cost billions of dollars in health costs. “We find that each circumcision not performed will lead to $313 of increased expenditures over that lifetime,” said…
German legislators call to protect religious circumcision
German MPs adopted a cross-party motion on Thursday calling on the government to protect religious circumcision after a court ruling branding it a crime sparked outrage at home and abroad. The resolution urges Berlin to draw up legislation in the autumn that “ensures that the circumcision of boys carried out…
Chancellor admits circumcision ban could make Germany ‘laughing stock’
Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party the country risked becoming a “laughing stock” over a court ruling calling religious circumcision a criminal act, according to a report Monday. The mass-circulation daily Bild said in an article to be published Tuesday that Merkel warned the board of her conservative Christian…
Wiesenthal Center to Germany: restore circumcision
The Wiesenthal Center on Thursday urged authorities in Berlin to overturn a court ruling banning circumcision, saying it would be “a stain on today’s Germany” to let it stand. The Los Angeles-based Jewish lobby group said Chancellor Angela Merkel and German lawmakers should act immediately to reverse the June 26…
German court outlaws circumcision for infant boys
Circumcising young boys on religious grounds causes grievous bodily harm, a German court ruled Tuesday in a landmark decision that the Jewish community said trampled on parents’ religious rights. The regional court in Cologne, western Germany, ruled that the “fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed the fundamental…
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