Oregon Supreme Court To Hear Debate On Circumcision
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The sensitive topic of circumcision is scheduled to be debated this morning before the Oregon Supreme Court as it decides whether a father has the right to have his 12-year-old son circumcised over the objection of the boy’s mother. The case is being closely watched by circumcision opponents and by Jewish groups that want to keep unfettered the traditional practice of cutting the foreskin of Jewish males.
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