In his July 6 op-ed column, "Making circumcision criminal," Michael Gerson made a weak case for this primitive barbaric ritual. The German judge who ruled that circumcision "runs counter to the ...

Some three months after a German court declared illegal the religious circumcision of boys on the grounds that it constituted bodily harm, sparking a fierce debate, the Justice Ministry has presented ...

Circumcision is one of the oldest surgical procedures in the world and holds an important place in Judaism as the brit mila. Here's everything you should know. An ancient but still common surgical ...

Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin, the tissue covering the head (called the glans) of the penis. It's an ancient practice that has its origin in religious rites. Today, many parents ...

Circumcision is surgery to remove a male’s foreskin. A male may undergo this procedure for religious, social, medical, or cultural reasons. It may reduce the risk of some infections. The Centers for ...