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Circumcision row in Austria
A ban on non medical circumcision in the Austrian province of Vorarlberg has caused controversy amongst religious leaders after the Vorarlberg state governor advised doctors against performing the procedure.
The governor of Austria’s Eastern most province Markus Wallner told provincial hospitals not to perform religiously motivated circumcisions until the legal situation was clarified.
He justified the new measures being introduced into state run hospitals by saying the measures would remain in place until a new uniform approach has been made.
The new measures do not affect private hospitals in the province.
The move follows a ban made by a German court in Cologne back in June which ruled that performing of circumcision amounted to criminal assault.
Members of the Jewish and Muslim community are outraged at the new ruling.
Fuat Sanac, head of the Islamic Community of Austria branded the move "an attack on religious freedom in Austria". He reiterated that "circumcision is a tradition going back thousands of years".
Meanwhile Oskar Deutsch, the head of Vienna’s Jewish Community, said that the practice was "protected by the constitution".
Vienna Times
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