Jewish groups oppose circumcision ban in US city

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Jewish groups oppose circumcision ban in US city

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Jewish groups and others are up at arms over an attempt to outlaw male circumcision in San Francisco by putting the issue to a popular vote.

Self-described "intactivist" Lloyd Schofield has been collecting signatures for a voter initiative that would criminalize infant circumcision in the Californian city.

After two months of collecting names, he claims to be more than half way toward getting the 7,168 signatures he needs by late April to put the matter on the November ballot.

Schofield and a growing community of anti-circumcision activists say that infants should not be forced to participate in what is essentially culturally accepted genital mutilation.

They claim that the procedure can cause health risks and diminished sexual function and compare it to the clitoridectomies performed on girls in parts of Africa.
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comparing it to clitoridectomies is ignorant. it is not the same at all.


Porth said the Jewish community would form a coalition against the initiative with medical professionals and Muslims, who also practice circumcision.
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jews and muslims working together....imagine that

Both pro- and anti-circumcision advocates make health claims, but the medical research does not firmly support either position.

The American Academy of Pediatrics holds that there are both benefits and risks to infant circumcision, and recommends that parents make the choice for themselves.
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^ which is why people like tom look so foolish in claiming their POV is the only alternative.

LINK: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/ushealthjewsreligioncircumcision
 
The American Academy of Pediatrics holds that there are both benefits and risks to infant circumcision, and recommends that parents make the choice for themselves.
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This.
 
why is tom so jealous of others starting a thread? that other thread is dead in the water.

the last quote says it all. let the people decide for themselves, and you stay out of other people's families.
 
didn't we just have a thread about Sikhs being permitted to carry sheathed weapons?.....now the Jews demand the right to be unsheathed?....where will it end.....
 
Yurt said:
why is tom so jealous of others starting a thread? that other thread is dead in the water.

the last quote says it all. let the people decide for themselves, and you stay out of other people's families.
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And these liberals are the first ones to accuse conservatives of wanting to use government to restrict personal issues. Like this:

Jarod said:
Is it really any of a presidental canidate's business if people choose to get married or not?

I know social conservatives belive the government should get into these issues but do most...?
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It will not and should not be outlawed, it is not a harmfull practice and has health and religous implications.
 
Jarod said:
It will not and should not be outlawed, it is not a harmfull practice and has health and religous implications.
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But the liberals in Pelosi's district think they know better. These are the most liberal people in the US, and therefore, according to liberals, the most enlightened, open-minded, and tolerant. Have they been lying to us about all of this?
 
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