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circumcision

[sur-kuhm-sizh-uhn] / ˌsɜr kəmˈsɪʒ ən /


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In Belgium, circumcision is legal “when performed by a qualified physician under strict health and safety standards,” Prévot wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Kennedy’s comment about circumcision came during a White House Cabinet meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

"A more recent review of studies in this area finds no association between circumcision and any adverse psychological effects," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

Although an autopsy is still being conducted to establish the cause of her death, many people have linked it to FGM, or female circumcision, a cultural practice outlawed in the West African state.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025

The lodge was near the home of Banabakhe Blayi, the wealthiest and most popular boy at the circumcision school.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

White, in his Newsmax interview, raised the case of an investigation in Antwerp into circumcisions by a small number of mohels, Jewish specialists who perform circumcisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

Assistant coroner Anton van Dellen wrote a prevention of future deaths report in which he called for action over the lack of safety and regulatory measures surrounding non-therapeutic male circumcisions.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

He even took arms against the Murdoch-owned New York Post, which posted its story with the headline, “RFK Jr. says Tylenol after circumcisions linked to autism,” and proceeded to debunk the claim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025

Bullock’s attorneys also noted that while baptisms were banned, there was no prohibition on Jewish circumcisions or on daycare workers and doctors holding infants.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2020

That’s because the circumcisions don’t take place every year.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola




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