After US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White accused his host country of antisemitism over its laws regulating circumcision, the Belgian government found itself embroiled in a very public argument. White ...

“We respect science honestly, but we do not support what science brings to finish us, to defile our cultures, defile our rights.” — Prince Hillary Maloba — against Mass Circumcision Health policy or ...

Long a religious and traditional practice, the ritual of circumcision has drawn controversy in recent years from some who believe it is unnecessary, outdated or cruel. To discuss the complex reasons ...

New parents generally have questions. Among them may be whether to circumcise their newborn son. “Depending on a person’s background or culture, they may already know what they will choose,” said ...

When the time comes to decide whether or not a child will be circumcised … how do parents choose? The answer is not only answered medically but culturally. It’s a small surgical procedure, but one ...

George Washington’s letter to the Jews of Newport, R.I., has occasioned a fair amount of discussion of late. When it comes to our colonial patrimony or birthright, though, the Seixas family ...

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Madam, - As an American who gave birth to a son in Dublin three-and-half years ago I found it a bit surprising at the time that… Madam, - As an American who gave birth to a son in Dublin ...

Without social pressure, most people give little thought to male circumcision. This simple surgical procedure removes the foreskin, a hood of skin covering the head of the resting (flaccid) penis. But ...

An increasing number of voices are questioning circumcision, from medical authorities who doubt it is necessary to men who say it was done without their consent ...