Opposition erupts as Iceland eyes banning most circumcisions

Associated Press ^ | Feb 25, 2018 12:46 PM EST | Egill Bjarnason

[Buckeye McFrog]

Sounds like a backdoor way to enact a “Muslim Ban” if you ask me.

[Olog-hai]

And a Jew ban at the same time?

Kinda like the simultaneous bans on halal (partial) and kosher shechita (full) that the Netherlands tried back in 2011?

[Vinnie]

Much ado about nothing.
Frankly I think a little reduction in sensitivity is a plus. Pretty sure many women would agree.
And the idea of a law against? C’mon!

[mlo]

"As if it were any of the Icelandic legislature’s business!?"

Protecting the rights of citizens is a legitimate purpose of government. That would include a child's right not to be forcibly mutilated by a parent. An adult individual should have the right to make this choice, but nobody has a right to mutilate a child.