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German court in circumcision row
German court in circumcision row
Circumcision, it decided, contravenes "interests of the child to decide later in life on his religious beliefs".
Source: BBC News - German court rules circumcision is 'bodily harm''Protect religious freedom'
The doctor involved in the case was acquitted and the ruling is not binding, but correspondents say it sets a precedent that would be taken into account by other German courts.
The president of Germany's Central Council of Jews, Dieter Graumann, called it "an unprecedented and dramatic intervention in the right of religious communities to self-determination".