Posts Tagged: Germany Circumcision
German Parliament to Approve Religious Circumcision Practice
Germany's parliament is expected to pass legislation that will legalize religious circumcisions, putting an end to the battle between religious groups and the state over...
Berlin Bans Mohels From Performing Ritual Circumcisions
Germany's capital city of Berlin has announced new rules on circumcision procedures, banning Jewish mohels from performing the ritual and requiring that both parents of...
Jewish, Muslim Leaders Respond to Attacks on Religious Liberties
Amid attempts to ban circumcision in Germany and ritual slaughter in the Netherlands, Jewish and Muslim leaders are uniting to fight what they...
Germany’s Circumcision Police
There was a head-spinning moment in Germany last week: News emerged that a rabbi had been criminally charged for performing his religious duties. Rabbi David...
Austrian Province Joins Europe’s Circumcision Ban Movement
After a district court in Cologne, Germany banned religious circumcisions last month, and a decision that followed suit by two Swiss hospitals earlier this week,...
Swiss Hospitals Follow German Ban on Circumcision
Two hospitals in Switzerland have suspended the practice of non-medical circumcision within their walls. The move comes just weeks after a German court in Cologne...
Munich Rabbi: Some Jewish Families May Heed German Circumcision Ban
European Rabbis met in Germany on Thursday to proclaim their opposition to a German court's ruling which outlaws circumcision. The ban has brought religious leaders...
German Hospital Suspends Circumcisions
Following a German court's recent decision that the physical integrity of a child is more important than parents' religious beliefs, Berlin's Jewish Hospital...
