Germany has moved a step further towards banning non-religious circumcision as the following shows.
Report in The Daily Telegraph, London, Saturday October 6, 2012:
"Germany's government has sought to quiet Jewish and Mohammedan anger over a court ruling likening circumcision to bodily harm with the introduction of a new law regulating the practice.
The bill before the Federal Parliament allows circumcision on religious grounds, but only when it does not threaten the health of the child and should be "as pain free as possible". The drafting of the new law comes amid anger in Mohammedan and Jewish communities over the decision in June by a Cologne (Koln) court. It led to some areas banning circumcision amid legal uncertainty and fears doctors could face criminal charges."
Report in The Daily Telegraph, London, Saturday October 6, 2012:
"Germany's government has sought to quiet Jewish and Mohammedan anger over a court ruling likening circumcision to bodily harm with the introduction of a new law regulating the practice.
The bill before the Federal Parliament allows circumcision on religious grounds, but only when it does not threaten the health of the child and should be "as pain free as possible". The drafting of the new law comes amid anger in Mohammedan and Jewish communities over the decision in June by a Cologne (Koln) court. It led to some areas banning circumcision amid legal uncertainty and fears doctors could face criminal charges."