circumcision
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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
If talking about circumcision makes you cringe, feel free to move along.
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
For the Xhosa people, circumcision represents the formal incorporation of males into society.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He also said that Belgium’s health minister, whom he called “very rude”, should change the law to allow mohels to perform circumcisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 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
King Edmonds said she is not Jewish, but decided to use a mohel, a person who performs circumcisions in the Jewish faith, to perform the procedure in her home.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2020
"I've come across loads of grownups who've had circumcisions and not had a problem, but it's the fact that these two boys both experienced post-operative discomfort, bleeding, pain and infection," he said.
From BBC ● May 11, 2019
The next morning my brothers, who had healed from their circumcisions, were happy that I was going to school with them.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
