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Germany passes law expressly permitting infant male circumcision
December 13, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The German Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill that explicitly permits male infant circumcision. The law comes in response to a Cologne state court ruling that circumcision of minors even for religious reasons is prohibited because the practice amounts to bodily harm. Though the court's.... [more]
UN panel urges countries to ban female genital mutilation
November 28, 2012 by Blake Lynch
The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Monday approved a resolution calling for a global ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). The committee's resolution calls on the UN's 193 member countries to enact and enforce legislation to protect women and girls from female circumcision and.... [more]
Germany approves draft law allowing circumcisions
October 10, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law that would legalize circumcisions. The law comes in response to a Cologne state court ruling that circumcision of minors for religious reasons is prohibited. Though the court's judgment was limited to the Cologne region, the ruling sparked.... [more]
California governor signed bill prohibiting circumcision bans [this day at law]
October 2, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On October 2, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 768, a bill preventing local governments from banning male circumcision, into law. The law was created as a response to a San Francisco ballot measure called the Male Genital Mutilation Bill, which prohibited male circumcision. A San.... [more]
Germany justice ministry drafts plan for allowing circumcisions
September 26, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
The German Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ) on Tuesday outlined a plan to legalize circumcisions of infant boys after a controversial ruling banning the practice was handed down earlier this year. The Cologne state court ruled in June that circumcising young boys based on religious traditions is.... [more]
Germany minister: religious circumcision legal in Berlin
September 5, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
A German state official clarified Wednesday that circumcision for religious reasons is legal in Berlin. State justice minister Thomas Heilmann stated that circumcision would be legal if (1) parents consent to such procedure in writing after they were informed of the associated risks; (2) parents.... [more]
Tasmania legal panel proposes ban on circumcisions
August 21, 2012 by Max Slater
The Australian state of Tasmania moved closer to passing a ban on circumcision after the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the state ban circumcision except for well-established religious and ethnic reasons. In the report, the TLRI argued that.... [more]
Germany lawmakers to introduce bill protecting religious circumcision
July 19, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, is expected to vote on a bill that would protect religious circumcision in Germany. The session came a week after the German government announced its plan to act swiftly to lift criminal sanctions imposed on circumcision. Spokesperson for.... [more]
Germany government backs circumcision right after court ruling
July 13, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The German government on Friday announced that it will act swiftly to lift criminal sanctions imposed on circumcision. Spokesperson for Chancellor Angela Merkel, Steffen Seibert, said that without adequate protections for the practice of circumcision, Jewish and Muslim communities would not be.... [more]
Germany court criminalizes circumcision of minors
June 26, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
A German court ruled Tuesday that circumcising young boys based on religious traditions is prohibited even if the parents consent to the procedure. The Cologne state court addressed the issue of whether to criminalize the circumcision of Muslim and Jewish children and reasoned that a child's right.... [more]
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