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Circumcision could be ‘child abuse’ if done wrong, UK prosectors warn after deaths

JL;DR SUMMARY British authorities are considering labeling poorly conducted circumcisions as child abuse following instances where the procedure led to fatalities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish LeadersCircumcisionChild AbuseCultural PracticeRegulationUkHealth And SafetyLegal ScrutinyCrown Prosecution ServiceMuslim Leaders

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London, United Kingdom
"The draft guidance follows a coroners report from Dec. 28 about Mohamed Abdisamad, a 6-month-old boy who died in London from a streptococcus infection caused by his circumcision in 2023."
Antwerp, Belgium
"In May, Belgian police raided three homes in Antwerp as part of an investigation into illegal ritual circumcisions."
Ireland
"a rabbi from London was arrested and imprisoned in Ireland for allegedly performing a circumcision without required credentials."

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