Reuters

German court bans circumcision of young boys

BERLIN (Reuters) - Jewish and Muslim groups protested on Wednesday after a German court banned the circumcision of young boys for religious reasons in the first ruling of its kind in the country. The ...
Reuters

German verdict to delay circumcision, not ban it, jurist says

PARIS (Reuters) - A widely criticized German court verdict on religious circumcision this week aims only to delay the act, not ban it, and is not directed against any faith, a jurist with a leading ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sweden’s largest church supports Jewish and Muslim circumcision

(JTA) — Sweden’s largest church is supporting a parent’s right to have nonmedical circumcision performed on boys for religious reasons. The Swedish Church in a document titled “view on male ...
The Times of Israel

Circumcision could be child abuse if done wrong, UK draft guidelines say — report

Draft guidelines for prosecutors in England and Wales say circumcision “may be a form of child abuse” if performed incorrectly, the Guardian reported Saturday. The Crown Prosecution Service’s draft ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

UK unlikely to classify circumcision as child abuse despite reports, Jewish leaders tell 'Post'

Jewish leaders told The Jerusalem Post that the guidance made it clear it was aimed at circumcision under inappropriate conditions, and not to classify it as child abuse. The Jewish community raised ...
Euronews

Circumcision for religious reasons: How is it done, and what does the law say?

An investigation into three mohelim in Antwerp has prompted a diplomatic row between Brussels and Washington. What are the rules in Belgium, and further afield? And how has the religious community ...