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  2. Circumcision and law - Wikipedia

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    Laws which ban circumcision are also ancient. The ancient Greeks prized the foreskin and disapproved of the Jewish custom of circumcision. [5] 1 Maccabees, 1:60–61 states that King Antiochus IV of Syria, the occupying power of Judea in 170 BCE, outlawed circumcision on penalty of death, [6] one of the grievances leading to the Maccabean ...

  3. Circumcision controversies - Wikipedia

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    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."

  4. Censorship of school curricula in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Alabama's SBOE banned the teaching of concepts that impute fault, blame, a tendency to oppress others, or the need to feel guilt or anguish to persons solely because of their race or sex.” [6] Georgia's SBOE banned teaching that "indoctrinates" students. Florida's SBOE prohibited teaching about critical race theory or the 1619 Project. [6]

  5. Federal complaint dismissed over Florida boy's circumcision - AOL

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  6. Florida doctor found liable for botching baby's circumcision ...

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    — A former Florida doctor, who was found liable for $100 million last week in a medical malpractice case centered on an infant's botched circumcision, has been linked to numerous mishandled ...

  7. 17-year-old dies during female circumcision

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    Activists argue that female genital mutilation should be a felony, not a misdemeanor. The U.N. General Assembly has called for a global ban on the practice. 17-year-old dies during female circumcision

  8. Anti-Defamation League - Wikipedia

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    ADL has opposed efforts in the US and in Europe to ban circumcision of minors on the grounds of parental and religious freedom, citing the importance of circumcision in Judaism and Islam. [ 138 ] [ 139 ] ADL has also criticized specific instances of anti-circumcision imagery, such as an anti-circumcision cartoon in the Norwegian newspaper ...

  9. Ethics of circumcision - Wikipedia

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    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 ...