Germans launch pro-circumcision petition
Two Jews and a Muslim in Germany have started a
pro-circumcision campaign to counter a Cologne district court ruling that bans
the practice.
Called “together against snipping off our rights,” the
petition already has 300 signatures, according to The Local, a German
publication. Its organizers -- Mike Delberg, Michael Groys and Anil Celik --
plan to send it to the German government when it reaches 1,000 signatures.
Last month, the Cologne court ruled against non-medical
circumcision for young boys on the grounds that circumcision causes grievous
bodily harm.
The petition accuses the ruling of limiting Jewish and
Muslim religious rights, and says that Jews and Muslims will have to travel out
of the country in order to be circumcised.
The German parliament has introduced a motion to keep
circumcision legal, and the Jewish and Muslim communities in Austria are
working to ensure it remains legal there.
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