LONDON — (VINnews) -Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service is considering draft guidance that would allow prosecutors to treat male circumcision as a potential form of child abuse in certain cases, prompting concern from Jewish and Muslim leaders who warn the move could stigmatize a long-standing religious practice.
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The proposal, first reported Saturday by The Guardian, appears in a draft document on “harmful practices” that would place circumcision alongside issues such as forced marriage when procedures are carried out improperly or without adequate safeguards.
Under the draft guidance, prosecutors are told that while male circumcision is not a specific criminal offense in England and Wales, it could amount to abuse or an offense against the person if performed in unsafe conditions or by unqualified individuals.
Community leaders say the wording risks blurring the line between rare cases of malpractice and widely accepted religious and medical practices. Jewish and Muslim groups have urged the CPS to revise the language, arguing that unsafe procedures should be prosecuted without labeling circumcision itself as inherently harmful.
The draft guidance follows a series of coroner warnings after deaths linked to unsafe circumcisions and renewed calls for stricter oversight of who is allowed to perform the procedure.
The CPS said the document remains under review and has not been finalized.
But gender bender operations are not?hmmm
If medical malpractice is the concern then no need to specify circumcision. The brits are using general malpractice as an excuse to target specific religious practice.
And mutation children in the name of trans-gender is legal??
Interesting, does this mean that members of the Royal family will be arrested and charged with child abuse? The male Royals, I believe, are circumcised.
This will never happen since the Arabs control Britain and they circumcise their children.
First the attack on Halal which is also an attack on Shechita in the name of “Animal Welfare”. Now they begin the main attack, and seek the Objectives of Hadrian, to assimilate all into one ugly mob.
Interestingly, this is not about the Muslim Union. What they do to their women is fine. We are only talking about men and Jews here.
But changing the sex of transgender children is normal and not abuse? Sounds more anti-Semitic.
Does this include 12 year old Muslims?
Guess only Jewish Bris , not Muslim can’t discriminate against Muslims
Amazing that we’re even debating this. Can you perform genital surgery of any kind on a girl? No. If you could and you permanently harmed her, would anyone object to calling it abuse? No.
High time we treat boys and girls alike in this respect. Boys have no less a right to a whole and functioning body than girls do. If circumcision is so great, have it done on your own body.