Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Germany outlines new law allowing circumcision - Yahoo! News

Germany outlines new law allowing circumcision
Reuters – 16 hrs ago

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Justice Ministry has outlined a planned new law that will allow the circumcision of infant boys and end months of legal uncertainty after a local court banned the practice.

The ruling in June by a district court in Cologne outraged Muslims and Jews and sparked an emotional debate in the country, leaving an embarrassed government to promise legislation by the autumn protecting the right to circumcise.

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