Oregon Court Rejects Circumcision Case
Posted on: Friday, 25 January 2008, 18:00 CST
The Oregon Supreme Court Friday blocked a Jewish convert from having his 12-year-old son circumcised until the boy's own wishes have been determined.
The state high court sent the case back to a trial court, The Portland Oregonian reported.
The child's parents, James and Lia Boldt, are divorced. The father argued that having custody of his son gives him the right to make medical decisions for the boy.
Lia Boldt argued that circumcision is dangerous. She said that the boy was afraid to disagree with his father.
Lower courts ruled in the father's favor. But the state supreme court found that there had been no adequate finding of what the 12-year-old actually wants.
In our view, at age 12, M's attitude regarding circumcision, though not conclusive of the custody issue presented here, is a fact necessary to the determination, Chief Justice Paul De Muniz wrote. Forcing M at age 12 to undergo circumcision against his will could seriously affect the relationship between M and his father, and could have a pronounced effect on father's capability to properly care for M.
Source: United Press International
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Posted by atheist on 01/25/2008, 18:37 (Comment posting software replaced f*reskin with all asterisks) |
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Posted by atheist on 01/25/2008, 18:36 I hope the boy has not already been brainwashed by his father and the other cult members into thinking that he is somehow imperfect or will be rejected or will be punished by *god* if he does not have his ******** amputated. I feel so sorry for this kid !! He's old enough to decline an unnecessary surgery, but he's not old enough to be able to distinguish religious propaganda from fact. |
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