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The article presents the author's views on U.S. conservatives' criticism on San Francisco, California's proposed ban on male circumcision. He provides a brief history of circumcision in the country which started as a way to prevent or treat masturbation that was believed to be a sinful act. He discusses several reasons why uncircumcised penises are not dirty and unhealthy contrary to popular myth. He offers several arguments to convince Conservatives to support San Francisco's proposal.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the debate by the Parliamentary Assemble of the Council of Europe (PACE) regarding the resolution passed by Council of Europe (CoE) that opposes male circumcision. Topics discussed include the statement of urologist Bernard Lobel to support circumcision, statement of doctor Ronald Goldman on the harm that circumcision afflicts on children, and director Victor Schonfeld who argued that circumcision is a violation.

The article presents the author's views on the legal status of home circumcisions. The author cites the laws in California that protect home circumcision from oversight which gives a green light to homegrown circumcisions. The author also elaborates the negative effects of using bathtubs as surgical venues, tools like linoleum cutters, hunting knives, and swords for circumcision, and horse styptic powder to control bleeding.

The article presents the author's opinion on California Superior Court's decision to drop a circumcision case. He discusses the court case wherein Jewish associations filed a lawsuit contesting a violation of the religious and parental right to circumcise and of the state's right to regulate medicine. He believes that the judge's removal of the petition and Governor Jerry Brown's approval of the parental right to circumcise bill were a miscarriage of justice.

The article presents a speech by lawyer Zenas Baer, delivered at the Tenth International Symposium on Circumcision, General Integrity and Human Rights at the Keele University in Staffordshire, England on September 4, 2008, in which he discussed the necessity of informed consent in circumcision, liability of a hospital for failure to obtain informed consent and federal regulations governing informed consent.

The article presents information on a proposal of Germany Justice Ministry to legalize circumcision of male child, a common Islamic and Jewish ritual, in Germany. The Justice Ministry is planning to bring the proposal to Parliament for debate by the end of the year 2012. It is stated that the debate over circumcision worldwide is due to the growing anti-Islamic sentiments.

The article reports on the proposal of human rights activist Lloyd Schofield and like-minded advocates who call themselves as intactivists to ban all male circumcisions in San Francisco, California. The proposal indicates that those who violate the ban could be fined not more than 1,000 dollars or could be jailed for not more than one year. It notes that Schofield and advocates seek to make it unlawful to circumcise or mutilate the whole or any part of the child's foreskin, penis, or testicles.

The article reports on the latest ban being proposed in San Francisco, California which is male circumcision wherein it would be a misdemeanor to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the foreskin, testicle or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18.

The article presents the author's knowledge about the legislative committee debate on prohibiting forced male circumcision in the U.S. and its failure. It notes that the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary has heard testimony on the Senate Bill 1777 on Male Genital Mutilation (MGM), authored by MGMbill.org and submitted by Charles Antonelli to the legislature on March 2, 2010. It states that the committee has voted unanimously on not passing the bill through Cynthia Creem's maneuver.

The author discusses the need to create guidelines for circumcision in Great Britain. She states that circumcision is a form of genital mutilation and grievous bodily harm. She cites the Tattooing of Minors Act that prohibits the tattooing of persons under 18 years old even with parental consent, which should be applied to circumcision. She also mentions the health argument on circumcision which is the low incidence of contracting the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in circumcised males.

The article reports on the test-case bought by a 20-year-old man against a general practitioner (GP) who is practicing ritual circumcisions in London, England. It is stated that circumcision without medical requirement is mutilation and its lack of consent is battery. According to the National Organization of Restoring Men (NORM) spokesman David Smith, Great Britain National Health Service (NHS) mutilates children by circumcision. It also mentions that the test-case will be launched in 2010.

The article reports on Bonani Yamani who is set to take on his parents' beliefs on circumcision over the court. Yamani will face his father and Eastern Cape traditional leaders in the Bhisho Equality Court in a legal fight that could give Xhosa boys a say in the way they are circumcised. He was subjected to circumcision by his father and was forced to eat the skin cut from his penis as part of the Xhosa tradition, though it was against the constitutional rights and his Christian convictions.

The discusses a court case wherein the boy who suffered from severe botched circumcision was given 2.3 million U.S. dollars by the Fulton County jury in Georgia. It states that the child's pediatrician Dr. Cheryl Kendall and circumcision physician Dr. Haiba Sonyika were negligent in the case. It notes that the money awarded to the child will cover their medical treatment and psychiatric counseling costs. Attorney David J. Llewellyn adds that parents were not informed of the circumcision risks.

The article focuses on the issue of forced circumcision in the U.S. It cites the MGMbill.org, a health and human rights group based in California, which has proposed a legislation that requires patients be 18 years old to consent to circumcision. It mentions Matthew Hess and Murugan Pandia, both MGMbill.org's officers, who opposed circumcision for their sons. The MGM Bill proposal was distributed to several state legislatures and to U.S. President Barack Obama. INSET: Lawmakers are urged to pass legislation protecting....

The article reports on the conflict of ideas behind the banning of circumcision to both male and female children in the U.S. According to the article, several parliamentary parties are considering a legislation that would spare all children from circumcision, however, various sectors opposed on the idea while others support it, particularly the health sector. It cites the American Academy of Pediatrics which does not support male circumcision for has it minimal indications on health advantages.

The article reports on the circumcision law passed in the Norwegian Parliament.

The article reports on a notice issued by the Norwegian Department of Health and Care Services requesting for a public hearing and proposed rulemaking. It states that the proposed law aims to regulate circumcision in the country. Other topics include the children's rights, age-limit on medical laws, and freedom of religion.

The article reports that the Norwegian Nurses Organization has filed a plea to the Norwegian government demanding a law that would ban a non-medical circumcision of boys under 15 years old.

The article offers the author's insights on the regulation governing the ban on underage ritual circumcision in Denmark. Topics discussed include the rights of the children in terms of sexual preference, the practices of moral leadership, and child protection in the country. The author also mentioned the methods of mutilation, bullying, and elation.

The article reports that a draft law which aimed at banning the circumcision in all hospitals in Finland, has received a considerable support from the lawmakers at the Finnish Parliament.

The article focuses on the appeal of the editor of the "Attorneys for the Rights of the Child Newsletter" for funding of the activities of the periodical. Topics discussed include the translation of legal cases and law review articles regarding circumcision, impact of the studies from the periodical in the debate regarding the issue, and the mission of the periodical to spread articles that could help activist.

The article reports on the approval of a legislative bill in Germany which legalizes infant male circumcision. It offers information on the law which was drafted after a regional court in Cologne ruled that circumcision amounts to bodily harm. It adds that the ruling triggered an outcry from Jews and Muslims who are still affected by the country's persecution of minorities during the Nazi period. It notes that Jews and Muslims consider circumcision as an entrance into a covenant with God.

The article reports on the move of German legislators who passed a legislative bill that would allow infant male circumcision highlighting the views of activist Meike Beier who pointed out that majority of legislators have voted against the bill.

The article reports on the move of German politicians who passed a legislation to protect the right to circumcise male infants which overruled a court's decision to ban the practice that angered Muslims and Jews.

The article discusses an investigation being done into the death of a new born boy who died with herpes caused during Jewish controversial practice of ritual circumcision, performed with oral suction technique in Brooklyn, New York. It mentions that the city wants to abolish the ritual and amend the health law, requiring mohels to get a written consent from parents indicating that they are aware of risks including death. Mohels warn that city's interference in rituals can lead to legal action.

The article reports that according to Andreas Michaelis, German ambassador to Israel, Berlin, Germany will come up with a legislation which will allow circumcision.

The article presents a reprint of the article "California Slaps Down Attempts to Ban Circumcision," which appeared in the October 4, 2011 issue of "Agence France-Presse." It discusses the move of California which banned local authorities from outlawing male circumcision which was applauded by religious groups. Governor Jerry Brown reportedly approved a bill which prevents the state and counties from interfering with parents decision to have their sons circumcised.

The article details the events at a California Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed bill to ban male infant circumcision. It states that proponents and opponents of the bill were asked to submit their comments to be evaluated in terms of how it affects existing law and other relevant issues. It mentions the members of the committee which include Noreen Evans and Tom Harman. The committees reportedly voted 5-0 in favor of sending the bill to the California Senate for a vote.

The article reports on the parents who have been penalised by the Helsinki District Court in Helsinki, Finland for circumcising their baby boy by hiring a rabbi from Great Britain and perform the procedure without using any form of anesthesia to numb the pain.

The article reports on the legal analysis of the possible abuse of the rights of a child due to the lack of criminal and civil law in circumcision as determined by the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute. Institute researcher Warwick Marshall states that there is no clear law in the penile foreskin removal in Australia. Moreover, it notes that malpractice of the medical removal procedure might cause horrendous consequences, citing reported suicide cases in men suffering from lasting complications.

The article offers information regarding the issues paper titled "Non-therapeutic Male Circumcision" released by the Tasmania Law Reform Institute. It states that the institute was directed by the Commissioner for Children to investigate on legal issues concerning the medical procedures of circumcision and the rights of children under the age of majority. It states that to comply with this direction, the institute seeks for a clear legal framework through people's response on the issues paper.