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Laws restricting, regulating, or banning circumcision, some dating back to ancient times, have been enacted in many countries and communities.In the case of non-therapeutic circumcision of children, proponents of laws in favor of the procedure often point to the rights of the parents or practitioners, namely the right of freedom of religion.
Forced circumcision of Gentiles by Jews is attested from the second century BC onwards. In 125 BC John Hyrcanus conquered Edom, which the Romans called Idumea; and the Idumeans were forcibly converted to Judaism, by threat of exile or death, depending on the source. [7] [8] As reported by Josephus, circumcision was required of the Idumeans:
Circumcision of Abraham's son Isaac. Regensburg Pentateuch, Israel Museum, Jerusalem (c. 1300). The Book of Genesis explains circumcision as a covenant with God given to Abraham, [24] In Judaism it "symbolizes the promise of lineage and fruitfulness of a great nation," [25] the "seal of ownership and the guarantee of relationship between peoples and their god."
A Missouri couple was slapped with felony charges after allegedly performing a sickening home circumcision with a “utility tool,” which unsurprisingly “did not go as planned.”
The legislation, however, does not impact “reconstructive surgeries on the genitalia of minors to correct malformation, malignancy, injury or physical disease”; “removal of malignant ...
The probable cause affidavit filed against Tyler in court claimed that on Nov. 27 he “knowingly performed a circumcision" in his home on a child under the age of 18, which caused the child to ...
Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) from the human penis. [1]There is substantial disagreement amongst bioethicists and theologians over the practice of circumcision, with many believing that the routine circumcision of neonates for health purposes is a cost-ineffective and ethically-problematic intervention in developed countries, while circumcision on a ...
Louisiana's current chemical castration law has been in place since 2008, however very few offenders have had the punishment passed handed down to them — with officials saying from 2010 to 2019 ...