Circumcision sweden

Sweden probes mohel for not using anesthesia when circumcising babies

In Sweden, the law allows non-medical circumcision of boys but requires the presence of licensed medical personnel. Therefore, mohels in Sweden tend to be physicians as well.

|ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.
Rabbi Moshe Wiseberg, a "mohel", or ritual circumciser, holds a baby after circumcising him in Jerusalem

Rabbis mourn lack of tolerance in Sweden after anti-circumcision vote

Last week, the Swedish Center Party voted by a majority of 314-166 at its annual meeting to work to fight the non-medical circumcision of boys.

|ByILANIT CHERNICK
A Swedish police officer at the Landvetter airport near Gothenburg, Sweden

A Swedish political party says it will fight to ban circumcision

The Swedish Center Party voted 314-166 at its annual meeting to work to fight the nonmedical circumcision of boys.

|ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA