Even as New York's health department considers a law that makes parental consent compulsory for babies to undergo the circumcision ritual, orthodox rabbis in the city said that even if the law is passed, they will defy it. During the ritual, called Metzitzah b'Peh, a Mohel removes the foreskin and uses his mouth to stop the bleeding. However, at least 11 New York infants are thought to have contracted herpes from the practice, two of whom have died and ...Thursday 6 September 2012
New York Rabbis Say They Will Defy Any Law Making Parental Consent Compulsory for Circumcision
Even as New York's health department considers a law that makes parental consent compulsory for babies to undergo the circumcision ritual, orthodox rabbis in the city said that even if the law is passed, they will defy it. During the ritual, called Metzitzah b'Peh, a Mohel removes the foreskin and uses his mouth to stop the bleeding. However, at least 11 New York infants are thought to have contracted herpes from the practice, two of whom have died and ...
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