Mum fined/convicted in Zurich for circumcising infant son (both parents need to agree)

Mum fined in Zurich for circumcising infant son

An expat living in the canton of Zurich was fined 1,350 francs ($1,480) for circumcising her son without getting approval from the child’s father, 20 Minuten newspaper reported online on Monday.

In Zurich, such a surgical procedure is only allowed if both parents agree to it, the newspaper noted.

The 29-year-old mother, originally from West Africa, was convicted for bodily assault for taking her two-and-a-half-year-old son to a pediatric surgery clinic in Fällanden for the operation in March, 20 Minuten said.

According to the results of an investigation, the woman did not follow the advice of her Swiss husband, who was opposed to the foreskin removal procedure.

http://www.thelocal.ch/20131118/mum-fined-in-zurich-for-circumcising-son