CIRCUMCISION & LAW.

CIRCUMCISION & LAW.

[ History; Modern Law -x- Country. ]

There exist laws restricting or regulating circumcision, some dating back to ancient times.

In a number of modern states, circumcision is presumed to be legal, but under certain circumstances, more general laws, such as laws about assault or child custody, may sometimes be interpreted as applying to situations involving circumcision.

Some countries have placed restrictions on circumcision.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_and_law 

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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FORESKIN RESTORATION.

Beginner's Guide to Foreskin Restoration.

There are a lot of benefits to having a foreskin... Foreskin restoration allows a circumcised man to regain many of those benefits.

But, how to start?   How to restore your foreskin?

This Beginner's Guide provides basic information for someone beginning to restore. It also tries to answer some common questions.

First, it helps to understand the anatomy and the correct terminology of the penis, including the intact ones.

The head of your penis is the glans, not the gland.

The corona is the ridge between the glans and the shaft of the penis.

The sulcus is the valley behind the corona on your shaft.

The inner foreskin remnant extends from the corona to your circumcision scar.

The frenulum extends from the ventral side of your glans to your circ scar.

The ridged band, sometimes called the frenar band, is the structure at the tip of an intact foreskin that is completely removed during a routine infant circumcision.

The ridged band, the frenulum, and the corona have a high concentration of sensory receptors called Meissner corpuscles.

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http://www.restoringforeskin.org/beginners-guide-foreskin-restoration 

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WHEN CIRCUMCISION CAN MEAN DEATH IN SOUTH AFRICA.

When circumcision can mean death in South Africa.

Nearly 80 boys and young men have died this year (2013) in South Africa from injuries sustained during ritual circumcision.

This has led to renewed calls for more effective regulation of the so-called "traditional surgeons" who carry out the procedure.

The lure of financial gain has resulted in an increase in illegal initiation schools in rural areas.
 

[Note: Video accompanying this post is in the link.]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23378694 

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IS CIRCUMCISION IN AMERICA "DEEPLY RELIGIOUS"?

Is Circumcision in America Really “Deeply Religious”?

Things have changed considerably in just the last few years with respect to mass media and the topic of circumcision. Several articles are published every month now – if not every week — in major newspapers and websites here in the U.S. and abroad.

As a result, it’s somewhat of a luxury to find myself being critical of a piece written by an author who self-identifies as a “Humanist” and presents his personal views as “progressive” on the topic of circumcision.

In his report on a recent intactivist street protest where he interviewed several of the demonstrators, he states, “… my own feeling is that we should not be surgically altering the genitalia of our children without their consent, and that consent can only be given when the child is of legal age.”

What more could you ask, right?

But in an attempt to identify the root cause of the inertia that stands in the way of the real progress made to end circumcision in this country, the author relies on an unsubstantiated claim that conflates notions of American progressivism with unwavering support for religious freedom.

He says, “Circumcision has a deep cultural and religious meaning, and asking people to give up on that practice will be a long, uphill battle.”

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http://intactamerica.wordpress.com/2013/11/24/is-circumcision-in-america-really-deeply-religious/ 

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ISRAELI WOMAN APPEALS SHE MUST CIRCUMCISE SON.

Israeli woman appeals rabbinical ruling
she must circumcise son.

 

An Israeli woman appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday against a rabbinical ruling that ordered her to circumcise her one-year-old son, the Justice Ministry said, in the first case of its kind.

 

There is no law in Israel making circumcision obligatory for Jews, but a rabbinical court that was presiding over the woman's divorce case ruled last month that she must fulfill her husband's wish in the matter.

 

It fined her 500 shekels ($142) a day until she did so.

 

Jewish law, the rabbis said, puts the onus on the father to see his son is circumcised but the mother says circumcision is tantamount to physical abuse.

 

"I don't believe in religious coercion."

 

 

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http://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/20392086/israeli-woman-appeals-rabbinical-ruling-she-must-circumcise-son/ 

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RABBI SUED FOR SEVERING BABY'S PENIS.

Rabbi Sued For Severing Baby's Penis.

 

A rabbi is being sued for severing a newborn baby's penis during a circumcision ceremony.

 

According to the Huffington Post, the child had to have micro-surgery, needed six blood transfusions and was in hospital for two months after the botched Jewish ritual.

 

Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg performed the ceremony at The Tree Of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh earlier this year.

 

The parents, who want to remain anonymous to protect the identity of their son, have launched a civil lawsuit against the Rabbi claiming he acted with "total disregard for the child and caused catastrophic and life-changing injury".

 

Rabbi Rosenberg, who still "practising" said he was a "trained mohel" (Jewish circumciser) and that having a doctor perform the ritual was unethical.

 

He said he was well-trained and the this case was just "a tragic accident".

 

The newborn was rushed to the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital where doctors performed surgery for eight hours to reattach the dismembered penis.

 

 

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http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/20536993/rabbi-sued-for-severing-babys-penis/ 

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WHERE DO ALL THE FORESKINS GO?

Where do all the foreskins go?

"Is it ethical to cut off a baby's foreskin, charge his parents for the operation, sell his foreskin without telling his parents, and keep the money? Is it legal?"

 

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 http://www.norm-uk.org/where_do_foreskins_go.html 

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CANADA - CIRCUMCISION.

Circumcision of Males / Male Genital Mutilation (MGM).

It is the position of the Canadian Children's Rights Council that "circumcision" of male or female children is genital mutilation of children.

The statistics show more Canadians parents are not having their infant sons circumcised ( genitally mutilated ).

The rate for male infants in Canada has dropped from about 50% in 1998 to about 20% in 2000. The overall incidence of male circumcision for all of Canada declined to about 13.9 percent for the year 2003.

Rates of male infant circumcision in the province of Quebec dropped from about 30% in 1971 to a rate of less than 3% in 2003.

The rate in the province of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, dropped from about 60% in 1971 to about 18% in 2003.

Western provinces generally dropped the same rate to about 20-25% in 2003. Newfoundland had a 1971 rate of about 7% and has dropped to about .6% at most in 2001.
Nova Scotia had a 1971 rate of approximately 53% and has dropped to a 2001 rate of  1.5%.

In 2003, the rate of male circumcision in the United States of America was about 55.9% with a rate of about 77.8% in the Midwest.

In South Korea, boys 10-13 years old are routinely circumcised mistakenly "for medical reasons". 

About Male Circumcision / Genital Mutilation.

At birth, the foreskin is normally fused to the underlying glans, protecting that delicate organ and, also, the urinary meatus. As the child gets older, the foreskin very gradually loosens and becomes retractable.

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http://www.canadiancrc.com/Circumcision_Genital_Mutilation_Male-Female_Children.aspx 

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CIRCUMCISION AND RAPE.

Circumcision and Rape: Does a Victim’s Memory Matter?

Several days ago, Intact America posted this meme on Facebook:

The response was astonishing – the posting got the greatest number of views and comments, by far, of anything we’ve ever posted on our Facebook page.

Many of the comments contained arguments and rejoinders about the relative “badness” of circumcision and rape; some objected strenuously to the insinuation that circumcision was “as bad as” rape; and others said that circumcising an unconsenting infant was “worse than” raping an unconscious woman.

These arguments miss the point of the meme, which is: The fact that a victim has no memory of having been wronged does not mean that a wrong has not been done, nor does it let the wrongdoer off the hook.

Think of it this way: If a neighbor enters your home unbeknownst to you, takes a gold necklace from your jewellery box, and leaves, and you never discover that the necklace is missing, did a burglary occur?
Of course. Is the neighbour who took the necklace not guilty, simply because you didn’t miss the item?
Of course not. Your home was burgled, and your neighbour is guilty of burglary.

Why should wrongs committed upon someone else’s body be different from a property crime?

Both circumcision and rape meet the common law definition of battery – an intentional, unpermitted act causing harmful or offensive contact with the “person” of another.

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http://intactamerica.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/circumcision-and-rape-does-a-victims-memory-matter/ 

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REASONS: CIRCUMCISION RATE HAS DECLINED.

Circumcision Rate Has Declined Over 30 Years.

 

4 Reasons the Circumcision Rate Has Declined Over 30 Years...

The rate of circumcisions performed on newborn boys in US hospitals has steadily declined over the last three decades, the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has said in a new report.

Overall, the national rate dropped about 10 percent, but the numbers varied dramatically by region. 

The CDC's report looked at rates of newborn boys circumcised in hospitals from 1979 to 2010.

It's important to note that since it only includes hospital circumcisions in its figures - and not any performed outside hospitals, such as those done in religious ceremonies - it doesn't give a complete picture of the rate of circumcision in the US. 

In 1979, 64.5 percent of newborn boys were circumcised in hospitals, the report says.

Overall, circumcision rates were the highest in the Midwest, with a high of 82.9 percent in 1989 and a low of 68.8 percent in 2009. While the rate stayed flat in the Northeast, the decline was especially steep in the West.

Over the 32-year period studied, rates in the West dropped 37 percent, from 63.9 percent in 1979 to 40.2 percent in 2010. The lowest rate recorded over the three decades was in the West, where only 31.4 percent of newborn boys were circumcised in hospitals in 2003.

Let's take a look at some of the reasons for the decline......

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http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/4-reasons-circumcision-rate-declined-over-30-years-154500980.html;_ylt=AwrSyCR7XnlS8VEAnQJJvYlQ 

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