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}}</ref> Barbara Amiel makes the case that the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment|Ruling in Cologne]] is not Anti-Semitic, but a display of statism, government attacking individual liberty (in this case individual family unit) (ignoring the fact that the minors are not at liberty to decline[[circumcision]]). Mrs. Amiel (who is documented to be atheist<ref>{{REFweb
}}</ref> Barbara Amiel makes the case that the [[Cologne circumcision court judgment|Ruling in Cologne]] is not Anti-Semitic, but a display of statism, government attacking individual liberty (in this case individual family unit) (ignoring the fact that the minors are not at liberty to decline [[circumcision]]). Mrs. Amiel (who is documented to be atheist<ref>{{REFweb
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While she states that "to make an anti-circumcision law based on the child’s inability to choose is insanity: a child by definition cannot choose anything—whether breastfeeding or tonsillectomy", she also considers that "as for getting consent for circumcision—after reading what is involved in doing it to an adult male, I cannot believe that any man would be mad enough to consent".
While she states that "to make an anti-circumcision law based on the child’s inability to choose is insanity: a child by definition cannot choose anything—whether breastfeeding or tonsillectomy", she also considers that "as for getting consent for circumcision—after reading what is involved in doing it to an adult male, I cannot believe that any man would be mad enough to consent".


The article is illustrated<ref>Archive ({{date|2012-10-02}}): http://www.circleaks.org/index.php?title=File:Amiel.pdf</ref> with a photo of a Mohel performing [[Metzitzah b'peh]] on a crying baby who was just circumcised. [[Metzitzah b'peh]] is the ritual of oral suction of the blood of the [[penis]], performed by ultra-orthodox Jews, and repeatedly responsible for several cases of babies contracting genital [[herpes]], e.g. in NYC, in 2012. At least 2 babies died already.
The article is illustrated<ref>Archive ({{date|2012-10-02}}): http://www.circleaks.org/index.php?title=File:Amiel.pdf</ref> with a photo of a [[mohel]] performing [[Metzitzah b'peh]] on a crying baby who was just [[circumcised]]. [[Metzitzah b'peh]] is the ritual of oral suction of the blood of the [[penis]], performed by ultra-orthodox Jews, and repeatedly responsible for several cases of babies contracting genital [[herpes]], e.g. in NYC, in 2012. At least 2 babies died already.


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