German Circumcision Act: Difference between revisions

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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.

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.

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== 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.

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 ==

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* [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]]

* [[German collective guilt]]

* [[The Right To Bodily Integrity - J. Steven Svoboda]]

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[[Category:Jurisprudence]]

[[Category:Law: Germany]]

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[[de:Beschneidungsgesetz]]

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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.
+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.
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 == 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.
+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 ==
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 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]]
+* [[German collective guilt]]
 * [[The Right To Bodily Integrity - J. Steven Svoboda]]
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 [[Category:Jurisprudence]]
 [[Category:Law: Germany]]
+[[Category:Germany]]
 [[de:Beschneidungsgesetz]]