ClydeR
04-27-2011, 12:53 PM
A California group opposed to male circumcision has gathered enough signatures for a ballot initiative to bar the practice in San Francisco.
Legal experts, however, said even if such a measure were to pass, it would likely be quickly overturned as an unconstitutional attack on the grounds of religious freedom.
More... (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/04/27/2011-04-27_circumcision_under_attack_as_group_seeks_to_ban _the_practice_in_san_francisco.html)
The religious argument is wrong since the Bible does not require circumcision.
Female circumcision has been illegal in the United States since 1996, and it has not been overturned as unconstitutional. Goose and gander.
Legal experts, however, said even if such a measure were to pass, it would likely be quickly overturned as an unconstitutional attack on the grounds of religious freedom.
More... (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/04/27/2011-04-27_circumcision_under_attack_as_group_seeks_to_ban _the_practice_in_san_francisco.html)
The religious argument is wrong since the Bible does not require circumcision.
Female circumcision has been illegal in the United States since 1996, and it has not been overturned as unconstitutional. Goose and gander.