CIRCUMCISION

Iceland dumps proposed ban on male circumcision

Michael Cook | 13 May 2018 | Comments

tags: circumcision, iceland

Jewish and Muslim communities alarmed

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UK judge sceptical of circumcision for boys

Michael Cook | 30 April 2016 | Comments

tags: circumcision, UK

Let them choose for themselves

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Cruelty at home and abroad

Michael Cook | 13 February 2016 | Comments

tags: circumcision, female genital mutilation

Parents love their daughters and think that FGM is good for them, like British parents who sent kids to boarding schools.

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Bill Gates criticised over health initiatives

Xavier Symons | 22 March 2014 | Comments

tags: Bill Gates, circumcision, male circumcision

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has made many enemies in his healthcare policy campaigns

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US doctors’ stand on circumcision changes again

Michael Cook | 01 September 2012 | Comments

tags: circumcision, informed consent

For the fourth time in 40 years the American Academy of Pediatricians has changed its tune on the controversial topic of infant circumcision. It now says that “preventive health benefits of elective circumcision of male newborns outweigh the risks of the procedure”.

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Germany moves towards a compromise on circumcision

Michael Cook | 24 August 2012 | Comments

tags: circumcision, Germany, informed consent

A row over circumcision in Germany has escalated after a formal complaint was lodged against a rabbi in the city of Hof.

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Debate over circumcision in Germany continues

Michael Cook | 28 July 2012 | Comments

tags: circumcision

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Circumcision ban in Germany faces criticism

Jared Yee | 30 June 2012 | Comments

tags: circumcision, Germany

A state court decision in Cologne criminalising circumcision has sparked protest among Muslims and Jews for whom it is a religious duty.

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Informed consent in Netherlands: circumcision

Michael Cook | 12 November 2011 | Comments

tags: circumcision, informed consent, Netherlands

Dutch doctors should discourage the circumcision of boys, even from Jewish and Muslim families, says the Royal Dutch Medical Association (KNMG), because children cannot give informed consent.

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Circumcision? How about banning ear piercing?

Jared Yee | 23 June 2011 | Comments

tags: circumcision

A petition to ban circumcision will appear on San Francisco’s November election ballot.

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San Francisco moves to ban circumcision

Jared Yee | 27 May 2011 | Comments

tags: circumcision, US

“Males need protection as females do,” said Lloyd Schofield, the main sponsor for a local ballot measure in San Francisco that – if passed by voters in November – will effectively ban circumcision of males under the age of 18 in the city. A federal law and a number of state equivalents ban circumcision of girls, even for religious reasons.

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Debate rages over circumcision in the US

Jared Yee | 25 April 2011 | Comments

tags: circumcision, US

While there has been heightening debate in recent years about the ethics of circumcision, the procedure has become less popular in the US and some doctors argue that circumcision should occur in the teenage years.

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Voluntary circumcision for South African prisoners to fight HIV

Jared Yee | 03 November 2010 | Comments

tags: circumcision

Province aims to circumcise 2.5 million men by 2014

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Doctors clash over circumcision in Australia

Michael Cook | 25 September 2010 | Comments

tags: circumcision

Official word is NO

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Dutch doctors told to discourage male circumcision

Michael Cook | 21 August 2010 | Comments

tags: circumcision

But African countries are promoting it.