Circumcision a right, says Merkel

Germany : Germany | Jul 13, 2012 at 7:33 AM PDT

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Angela Merkel backs circumcision right after German ruling European Jewish and Muslim groups had criticised the Cologne court ruling The German government says Jewish and Muslim communities should be able to continue the practice of circumcision, after a regional court ruled it amounted to bodily... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC

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