Remember, never trust politicians to protect individual rights, even rights so basic as physical integrity. (e.g. Mike Gatto)
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 harm.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said it was a case of protecting religious freedom.
Steffen Seibert said: “Circumcision carried out in a responsible manner must be possible without punishment.”
Non-therapeutic circumcision carried out in a responsible manner requires the consent of the circumcised. The Merkel government is wrong. It is endorsing the violation of a child’s rights to physical integrity and to self-determination.