The German Circumcision Dilemma: Expanding the Debate and Proposing a Way Forward

By RONALD GOLDMAN A German court in Cologne recently ruled that circumcising young boys represents grievous bodily harm. The court found the child’s “fundamental right to bodily integrity” was more important than the parents’ rights. According to the court, the religious freedom “would not be unduly impaired” because the child could later decide whether to…