Board of health
N.Y. Board Orders Forms for Circumcision Rite
The New York City board of health voted unanimously to require parents to sign a consent form for metzizah b’peh. A handful of protesters denounced the decision.
Orthodox Plan To Sue Over Circumcision Rite
Agudath Israel of America reportedly is planning to sue the city of New York if its health department passes a law requiring parental consent for the circumcision ritual known as metzitzah b’peh.
Orthodox Mobilize To Defend Circumcision Rite
The ultra-Orthodox are vowing to resist consent forms for a circumcision rite involving sucking of blood. Two boys have died after contracting herpes from the rite.