CPS Draft Guidance Classifies Circumcision as Potential Child Abuse
By
isomorph
Toasted golden, schmeared with insight. Top of the rack.
Summary
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in England and Wales is drafting guidance that classifies circumcision as a potential form of child abuse alongside other harmful practices like breast flattening and virginity testing. The proposed classification has alarmed Jewish and Muslim religious groups who defend the cultural importance of the practice. The guidance revision comes amid concerns from judges and coroners about deaths and serious harms caused by circumcision procedures.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledCircumcision is to be classed as a potential form of child abuse under new guidance for prosecutors
The draft document by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on 'honour-based abuse, forced marriages, and harmful practices', classes circumcision as a potential crime alongside breast flattening, virginity testing, hymenoplasty and exorcisms
The wording of the document, seen by the Guardian, has alarmed some religious groups, with Jewish and Muslim leaders defending the cultural importance of the practice
You might also wanna read
Arkansas Judge Revives Abortion Ban Lawsuit; Abortion Hotline Workers Strike; Maryland Protects Emergency Abortion Access
An Arkansas judge revived a lawsuit challenging the state's near-total abortion ban, citing new evidence about the ban's impact on maternal
rewirenewsgroup.com·4h ago
Texas Children's Hospital Ordered to Open Detransition Clinic, Pay $10 Million in Transgender Treatment Settlement
Texas Children's Hospital has been ordered to open the nation's first "detransition clinic" and pay $10 million as part of a settlement with
Rolling Stone·16d ago
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Roundup Weedkiller Cancer Lawsuit Against Bayer
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a landmark case that could determine the fate of tens of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer c
nytimes.com·1mo ago
Texas Attorney General Sues Tylenol Makers Over Autism Risk Claims
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the makers of Tylenol (paracetamol), accusing them of hiding alleged dangers that the drug poses
bbc.com·7mo ago
Brazil's STJ unanimously dismisses abortion case after ruling medical confidentiality was illegally breached
Brazil's Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously dismissed a criminal case against a woman accused of illegal abortion, ruling that the
www1.folha.uol.com.br·1h ago
6月1日診療報酬改定：初診料が実質190円増、予約キャンセル料の徴収も可能に
日本の厚生労働省は2026年6月1日に診療報酬を改定し、物価高と賃上げ対応のため初診時の料金が少なくとも190円上がる。初診料自体は2910円で据え置かれるが、物価上昇分20円とベースアップ評価料170円が上乗せされる。また、患者都合による診察直前の予約キャンセル料やWi-Fi利