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In Germany, the so-called "Circumcision Act" usually means the new additional paragraph 1631d BGB which was adopted on [[2012-12-12|December 12, 2012]] by the German Bundestag. It legalizes the medically not indicated [[circumcision]] of underage boys for the time being under certain conditions.
Paragraph 1631d (2012) was adopted by the Bundestag after intervention into internal German matters by [[Israel]].
Before adoption and continuing thereafter, [[intactivists]] fought against this "Circumcision Act" because, from many legal experts' view, it violates the ''Grundgesetz'' (German Constitution) and other legal norms.
== Law withdraws on its own ==
By the phrase ''"if it is to be performed according to proper medical standards. This does not apply when the [[circumcision]], also considering the motivation, endangers the child's well-being"'', the law withdraws on its own. The rules of medical art state that without a [[medical indication ]] no healthy body part may be irreversibly removed, especially without effective pain suppression. Both apply to newborns and babies up to the sixth month (paragraph 2 - Mohel clause) without further ado. Moreover, the child's welfare is endangered in any case, as the loss of the foreskin is irreversible and thus in all cases harms the child.
== Legal voices ==
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]]
* [[German collective guilt]]
* [[The Right To Bodily Integrity - J. Steven Svoboda]]
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