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In May, a peaceful protest on behalf of the boy and his mom in front
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<\/span>A group of concerned Floridians will be taking to the streets in protest on Sunday, Nov. 23, to raise awareness about the distressing case of a healthy four-year-old boy that a family court judge has ordered circumcised against his mother\u2019s wishes.<\/span>

<\/span>The child\u2019s parents\u2014who never married\u2014are in conflict about the procedure. Beyond the Bris has been covering the case, <\/span>which is detailed here<\/a>. Following that report, the Broward\/Palm Beach New Times <\/span>posted an article of their own<\/a> on developments in the case.<\/span><\/span>
<\/a>The protest will take place at a central location at City Place in West Palm Beach from 10:00am – 4:00pm. City Place is near the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, from which the mother, Heather Hironimus, is awaiting a full written decision that she can use for appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a story of stunning cruelty, human rights\u2019 abuse, and indifference to the dignity and physical integrity of children by the Florida court system, says John Geisheker who is executive director and general counsel to the international group Doctors Opposing Circumcision.<\/p>\n

Geisheker says the family court judge who issued the order, Hon. Jeffrey Dana Gillen, relied on amateurish, 1930s folklore to support the father\u2019s demand to circumcise his child, and fully ignored the only expert witness, a physician who advised against the circumcision, saying he would not do so to his own child.<\/p>\n

In his unconventional ruling, Judge Gillen placed a gag order on the mother, preventing her from speaking out publicly on the matter and also from telling her son that she is opposed to the procedure.<\/p>\n

This is hardly the first protest by anti-circumcision activists, who have been appearing in cities across the U.S. in recent years to bring attention to the cruelty of circumcising healthy infants and young boys. One very visible protester on the national circuit is Brother K, who came up with the idea of grabbing people\u2019s attention by wearing a distinctive \u201cblood stained man\u201d suit. Brother K is planning to attend Sunday\u2019s protest.<\/span>

<\/span>Another protest is taking place in Tampa tomorrow, Nov. 20, from 10:00am – 4:00pm at the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse, 800 Twiggs Street, Tampa FL, 33062.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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