circumcision

Banning circumcision is an unnecessary bar to Jewish belonging in Europe
By Andrew Baker — November 19, 2020
(RNS) — As European governments have woken to the need to fight anti-Semitism, they should adopt a common approach to guarantee this religious practice.

Pandemic forces Jews to be flexible on ritual circumcisions
By Menachem Wecker — June 19, 2020
(RNS) — Finding someone to perform a bris during the coronavirus pandemic is a challenge. Some Jewish mohels say they are busier than ever; others have shut down their work.

Iceland could become first country to ban male circumcision
By Kim Hjelmgaard — February 20, 2018
(USA Today) — The legislation being debated by Iceland's Parliament would impose a six-year jail term on anyone who 'removes part or all of (a child's) sexual organs' for nonmedical reasons.

Beware of criminalizing physicians and parents for their religious traditions
By Aasim Padela — July 21, 2017
CHICAGO/ANN ARBOR, Mich (RNS) — We agree that FGM should disappear immediately. We only ask that all sides of this complex and difficult issue be heard.

Michigan doctor to stay in jail in genital mutilation case
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 19, 2017
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area doctor charged with performing genital mutilation on girls from a Muslim sect will remain in jail while she awaits trial after a judge on Wednesday expressed concern that she might try to flee the country.

The ’Splainer: What is female genital mutilation, and what does it have to do with Islam?
By Aysha Khan — April 27, 2017
(RNS) This week, two Muslim doctors were indicted in a high-profile genital mutilation case in Michigan, where a lawmaker cited it in an attempt to introduce anti-Shariah legislation.

Danish Jews, Muslims fight for exemption to ritual slaughter ban
By Robin Herr — February 25, 2014
COPENHAGEN Denmark (RNS) The Danish government approved a measure earlier this month forbidding poultry and livestock to be killed without being stunned first. But Jewish and Muslim customs require animals to be conscious when killed.

COMMENTARY: Questioning circumcision isn’t anti-Semitic
By Ronald Goldman — October 18, 2013
(RNS) Jews have been circumcising their sons for thousands of years, but this does not justify or reduce the harm. It perpetuates it.

African chief evangelizes about adult circumcision
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — August 2, 2013
(RNS) A growing number of Zambians -- among them many Christians -- are opting for circumcision as a way to ward off HIV infection. In so doing, they are adding to the number of people who take on this ancient practice for cultural or religious reasons.

Jews and Muslims applaud German vote to protect circumcision
By Lauren Markoe — December 12, 2012

(RNS) Jews and Muslims in Germany are relieved that a tumultuous political controversy over circumcision in Germany has ended with passage of a law that allows the practice for religious reasons. By Lauren Markoe. 

Anti-circumcision activists confront pediatricians
By John Pope / The Times-Picayune — October 19, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (RNS) As pediatricians gathered here for the American Academy of Pediatrics convention, they were greeted by protesters urging the medical group to rethink its position on an issue that makes most people squirm: the circumcision of newborn boys. By John Pope.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Expanding the debate around circumcision
By Ronald Goldman — September 4, 2012

(RNS) Beliefs about circumcision will not be easy to change, but questioning circumcision is already happening for Jews. A proposed law in Germany to ban circumcision on young boys offers a chance to expand the debate and move the conversation forward. By Ronald Goldman.

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