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The Finnish parliament in Helsinki, Finland on Sept. 4, 2017. (Wikimedia Commons Tiina Tuukkanen)

Proposal to ban circumcision of boys scrapped from Finland bill

The language was added and then removed in committee to legislation targeting female genital mutilation.

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Sweden’s largest church supports Jewish and Muslim circumcision

A prominent rabbi in Malmo called the Swedish Church’s position paper “an extremely important statement.”

Swedish far-right party submits motion calling for circumcision ban

The Sweden Democrats' motion comes just days after a fellow party lawmaker proposed recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Denmark is considering a ban on circumcision. That has some Jews thinking about leaving.

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Denmark’s ruling party is split over whether to ban circumcision

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Iceland welcomes its first rabbi while considering a ban on circumcision

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500 Icelandic physicians back bill to outlaw circumcision

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Danish petition appears likely to force vote on banning circumcision

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Circumcision ban will prevent Jewish community life in Iceland, Scandinavian Jews warn

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Dutch party distances itself from call by young leaders for circumcision ban

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