2011-06-14 bradsherman.house.gov - Sherman to Introduce Bill to Protect Male Circumcision

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Sherman to Introduce Bill to Protect Male Circumcision

~Washington, DC – Congressman Brad Sherman announced today that he will be introducing the Religious and Parental Rights Defense Act of 2011, a bill to prevent San Francisco and other municipalities from banning the circumcision of males under the age of 18.
Sherman’s new bill is in reaction to a measure that has qualified for the November 2011 ballot in San Francisco that would make the performance of circumcisions on males under 18 a misdemeanor—with a possible $1,000 fine and one-year prison term.

“Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions,” said Sherman. “Circumcision is obligatory for Jewish-born males -- it must be performed on the eighth day after birth and is only postponed in the case of threat to the life or health of the child. Muslim parents also circumcise their male children.”

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