How these secretive traditional circumcision rites are responsible for dozens of deaths

The 22-year-old Lamkelo Mtyho had no known health issues when he joined his peers, wrapped in blankets and smeared in clay, for the most important ritual of his young life: the highly secretive ...
The Guardian

Circumcision classed as potentially harmful practice in new CPS guidance

Controversial plans to class procedure as potential child abuse in latest guidelines for England and Wales dropped Circumcision has been classed as a potentially harmful practice in new official ...
Euronews

Circumcision for religious reasons: How is it done, and what does the law say?

An investigation into three mohelim in Antwerp has prompted a diplomatic row between Brussels and Washington. What are the rules in Belgium, and further afield? And how has the religious community ...
Yahoo News Canada

Circumcision for religious reasons: How is it done, and what does the law say?

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 ...
The Times of Israel

US ambassador to Belgium urges nation to drop charges over illegal circumcisions

US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White has called on the country to drop all investigations against three mohels (individuals who perform circumcision) arrested last summer in a raid, calling the case ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Circumcision could be ‘child abuse’ if done wrong, UK prosectors warn after deaths

British Jews are weighing in after authorities said they are considering deeming some circumcisions “a form of child abuse” following deaths from the procedure. The Crown Prosecution Service, the ...
The Guardian

Circumcision kits found on sale on Amazon UK as concerns grow over harm to baby boys

Exclusive: Discovery comes amid growing concern over lax regulation and children being put at risk by rogue operators Circumcision kits have been found on sale on Amazon UK, highlighting lax ...
BBC

Call for circumcision safeguards after baby death

Mohamed Abdisamad was taken to Hillingdon Hospital when he became unwell following his circumcision A coroner has warned that further babies could die unless the government introduces regulation of ...
Oregonian

Lawsuit seeking to ban circumcision as discriminatory genital cutting passes crucial legal test

A lawsuit filed by circumcision opponents cleared a crucial legal hurdle last week as a judge shot down Oregon’s attempt to dismiss the case. The suit, filed in March on behalf of several circumcised ...
The Hill

Kennedy clarifies remarks about circumcision, autism, Tylenol

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Friday that “mainstream media” had mischaracterized his remarks about circumcision and autism rates, doubling down on the Trump ...
The Washington Post

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

At a Cabinet meeting earlier this week, President Donald Trump repeated a now familiar warning: Pregnant women should avoid Tylenol and refrain from giving it to infants. But it was Robert F. Kennedy ...