Israel National News
August 12, 2012
August 12, 2012
Swiss Hospital Lifts Ban on Circumcision
By Rachel Hirshfeld
A Swiss hospital on Friday said it is lifting the ban on circumcision that had been imposed at the beginning of July following a controversial ruling by a German court, which found that the practice for religious purposes amounted to willful bodily harm.
Officials at the Zurich University Children’s Hospital announced that in the future every male circumcision for religious purposes will be made on a case-by-case basis, taking health factors into account, a Swiss news agency reported.
“The Zurich Children’s Hospital is aware that the circumcision of boys is part of an old and widely spread tradition, be it for religious or social reasons,” a statement said.
It is up to parliament to decide whether the removal of the male foreskin should be a punishable offence, in line with a ban of female circumcision, officials said, according to the news agency.
The hospital management said the decision to resume the practice was taken following consultations with internal and external ethics experts.
The Zurich University Children’s Hospital announcement about male circumcision was taken consultations with internal and external ethics experts.In some country male circumcision is a tradition of religious like Muslim country.
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