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}}</ref>, that [[circumcision]] is a bodily assault, which is not justified by the religious motivation and wishes of the parents and is not in the interest of a child's well-being.
The [[Cologne circumcision court judgment| ruling]] from May 2012 sparked fierce protests by representatives of religious groups, which were instantly answered by politicians with the assurance that religiously motivated [[circumcision]] of underage Muslim and [[Jewish ]] boys in Germany would remain legal.
On August 23rd, 2012, the ''Deutscher Ethikrat'' (German Council of Ethics), during a publicly held plenary session, came to terms "despite profound differences" (!) upon four minimum requirements for legal regulation of circumcision:
* Fully [[informed consent]] by the legal guardians
* Qualified [[pain ]] management
* The operation to be performed by a professional and
* Approval of a right of veto depending on the maturity of the affected boy