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German court rules religious circumcision on boys an assault
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RE: German court rules circumcision is 'bodily harm'
June 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm (This post was last modified: June 27, 2012 at 3:13 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(June 27, 2012 at 2:34 pm)Epimethean Wrote: As the article notes, children of immigrants (as I am) tended more often to be uncircumcised in comparison to the progeny of American-born parents.

I understand outside of the US and Australia, circumcision is virtually unheard of except where mendated by religion. Although WHO suggest circumcision cuts down on incidence of AIDS transmission.
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RE: German court rules circumcision is 'bodily harm' - by Anomalocaris - June 27, 2012 at 3:09 pm

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