When a U.S. federal judge ruled recently that a 1996 law prohibiting "female genital mutilation" (FGM) was unconstitutional, it prompted shock and dismay across the political spectrum: How could it be ...

(CN) – Opponents of an initiative to criminalize male circumcision in San Francisco sued the city, arguing that the proposal is invalid under a state law that prohibits local authorities from ...

Letters: Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, Ray Flynn and another reader respond to the news that the practice is classed as possible child abuse in a draft Crown Prosecution Service document ...

One mohel, a lawyer who has done about 2,000 procedures, said he does not recognize the government’s authority on the issue. AMSTERDAM (JTA) — The Dutch Health Ministry said it is cracking down on ...

BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that explicitly permits male infant circumcision, ending months of legal uncertainty after a court ruling that the practice amounts to bodily ...

The German parliament voted Wednesday to keep male circumcision legal, ending an international controversy that started when a Cologne court ruled the practice constitutes “bodily harm.” The new law, ...