Video: Most Democratic Mayoral Candidates Are Against Snip-N-Suck Circumcision Consent Forms

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'Earlier this month, the candidates fighting to become the next mayor weighed in on the controversial circumcision consent form that requires parents to sign a waiver before their infant can undergo the "metzitzah b’peh" ritual—the circumcision practice in which a mohel sucks the blood from a freshly snipped foreskin. Most of them seemed to be for the basic consent forms (which only informs parents of potential risk—it doesn't prevent them from having the ritual performed if they want), but mayoral candidates tend to have a slippery way with words. And it seems most of the democratic candidates are now AGAINST the consent forms, as you can see in the video below.

Christine Quinn was the only candidate who was in favor of keeping the consent forms, although she did criticize the Bloomberg administration (and by extension, the Board Of Health) for how they handled introducing the forms, which seems like she's trying to have her cake and eat it too. As Failed Messiah noted, the other candidates all "hemmed and hawed" their answers, either saying firmly that they'd get rid of it (John Liu) or just being vague to appease the ultra-Orthodox Haredi in the audience.'