Circumcision

‘Brit milah is under attack in Belgium,’ says Michael Freilich

Four infants have contracted herpes in New York City in the past six months after undergoing a circumcision rite in which the ritual circumciser cleans the circumcision wound by oral suction.

Kosher and halal slaughter is not allowed in most of Belgium and Norway, as well as parts of Austria and Switzerland, among other places.

Margoyles, who is Jewish and worked with Radcliffe when she played Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, is known for her potty mouth and fans love her for it.

Last week, the Swedish Center Party voted by a majority of 314-166 at its annual meeting to work to fight the non-medical circumcision of boys.

The Swedish Center Party voted 314-166 at its annual meeting to work to fight the nonmedical circumcision of boys.

This was not the first time I had heard about religious tensions from families in Europe. But something changed for me on this trip.

"I didn't know what went on in the operation room," explained the father. "I only had someone tell me, 'Come take your daughter!'"

"We're learning every day that there are more pockets where this is happening," said Shelby Quast, Americas director at women's rights group Equality Now.

“It is not correct that anyone may perform circumcision because circumcision is a religious freedom or because they are proficient in it,” the spokesperson said.