SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL: Following months of acrimonious debate over whether circumcision was legal in Germany, the Justice Ministry in Berlin has now presented a draft law that would ensure the procedure remains unpunishable. The German Jewish community has welcomed the move.
Germany's Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger has formulated two brief paragraphs in an attempt to solve a problem that had earned Germany global critique: She introduced a draft law on Tuesday that would ensure that circumcision remains unpunishable. The law would require parental consent and would require that the procedure "be performed according to the standards of medical practice," according to the Justice Ministry draft, which SPIEGEL ONLINE has seen. Circumcision would remain prohibited in cases where the procedure might endanger the child's well-being. » | Ralf Neukirch | Wednesday, September 26, 2012
