You're wanna do what?
Posted on 11/08/2007 8:40:10 AM PST by Lorianne
A man and his ex-wife are embroiled in a holy war over the issue of circumcising the couple's 12-year-old son.
The Oregon Supreme Court is now considering the case of James Boldt, a family-law attorney who converted to Judaism in 2004. He seeks to have the minor surgery performed against the wishes of the boy's mother, Lia Boldt, who is Russian Orthodox.
"It's the classic kind of decision a custodial parent would make," said James Boldt, according to the Oregonian newspaper.
Lia Boldt, 45, filed for divorce in 1998, and though she initially won custody, James Boldt, who now lives near Olympia, Wash., later gained it.
Mrs. Boldt's lawyer, Clayton Patrick, argued she should get a court hearing to try to prove circumcising a 12-year-old boy poses serious health risks. He also maintained the boy is afraid to tell his father he doesn't wish to go through with the surgery.
"We're not talking about an infant circumcision here," said Patrick. "She's entitled to a hearing."
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12 years old? Leave the poor kid alone!
what religion were they when the boy was born? The 3 “major†religions circumcise at birth, not wait until 12. However, I say the boy needs his own lawyer and meet with a judge and his opinion is hat should matter. Ironically, if it was a girl, depending on the state, she could have an abortion without parents knowing.
You're wanna do what?
WorldNut Daily, what do you expect?...........
"Let me get this straight, He gets all of that nice pastureland, rivers and such, and we get to cut off our what!?"
I think the 12 year old could make that decision on his own.
My 60 year old Father in law had it done.
You don't say........
Geez, if he’s made it to 12 and hasn’t been struck by lightning for having a foreskin, can’t the judge just rule against surgery till the kid is 21 and can get it for himself if he wants to? Surely at that point, neither of the parents could object one way or the other.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but in Judaism, wouldn’t the boy be considered non-Jewish since his mother isn’t a Jew?
On his own what?
I added the appropriate keyword. : )
Ba-dump bump. Have the veal, it’s great! I’ll be here all week!
How about asking the KID?
LOL!
“Son, would you like us to cut off part of your penis?”
>>12 years old? Leave the poor kid alone!<<
At 12, the boy should decide.
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