German Lawmakers Vote to Protect Right to Male Circumcision

Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2012-12-20 22:38

Article here. Excerpt:

'BERLIN — German lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation ensuring parents the right to have their boys circumcised, bringing a close to months of legal uncertainty set off by a regional court’s ruling that equated the practice with bodily harm.

The measure passed by a vote of 434 to 100, with 46 abstentions, in Germany’s lower house of Parliament, the Bundestag. The vote followed months of emotional debate, and angered and alienated many German Jews and Muslims, for whom circumcision is a religious rite, integral to their beliefs.'

In contrast: U.N. seeks a global ban on female circumcision

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