The problem with Iceland's proposed ban on circumcision
A proposal to ban circumcision for non-medical reasons in Iceland has generated a heated debate over whether banning the practice would amount to an attack on religious freedom. Iddo Porat argues that we should be suspicious of any majority proposed legislation which affects only minority groups.
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London School of Economics and Political Science
2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/89515/ http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/89515/1/europpblog-2018-04-27-the-problem-with-icelands-proposed-ban-on.pdf http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog |
| Summary: | A proposal to ban circumcision for non-medical reasons in Iceland has generated a heated debate over whether banning the practice would amount to an attack on religious freedom. Iddo Porat argues that we should be suspicious of any majority proposed legislation which affects only minority groups. |
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