(Jewish Group) Controversial circumcision ban pulled from parliament

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A controversial proposal to make male circumcision a crime, punishable by up to 6 years in prison, will not go to a vote in parliament. The standing committee on Judicial matters and Education has voted to dismiss the bill and refer it to the cabinet. The bill has come under intense criticism from religious leaders, both in Iceland and internationally.

Controversial bill
The first sponsor and author of the bill, Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir, a member of parliament for the centrist Progress Party, has argued that the ban is necessary to "protect the rights of children." The bill was introduced in parliament t the end of January. Since then Parliament has received 133 public comments on the ban. Individual members of parliament have also been bombarded with messages and letters from both supporters and opponents of the bill.

Among the international organizations who have condemned the bill is the Anti Defamation League.

On March 1 parliament sent the bill to the committee on Judicial affairs for comment, where it has been stuck since. The committee has now decided not to let the bill go forward for a vote on the floor.

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