31.07.2011                      29.Tammus, 5771

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US Jews hail decision against San Fran circumcision ban

Jewish organizations claim that California state law prohibits municipal governments from restricting or regulating medical procedures.

Jewish groups in America have welcomed Thursday’s decision by a California Superior Court judge to remove a proposal aimed at banning circumcision from a San Francisco city ballot scheduled for November.
In response to the initiative, a number of Jewish organizations, including the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco and the Anti-Defamation League, along with several individual plaintiffs – both Jewish and Muslim – filed a suit in June against the city, claiming that California state law prohibited municipal governments from restricting or regulating medical procedures….