Laws restricting, regulating, or banning circumcision, some dating back to ancient times, have been enacted in many countries and communities. In modern...

Religious circumcision is generally performed shortly after birth, during childhood, or around puberty as part of a rite of passage. Circumcision for religious...

Arabic term for circumcision, and the Islamic term for the practice of religious male circumcision in Islamic culture. Male circumcision is widespread in...

circumcision device may be placed, after which the foreskin is excised. Topical or locally injected anesthesia is generally used to reduce pain and physiologic...

[bʁis ˈmilə]; "covenant of circumcision") or bris (Yiddish: ברית‎, Yiddish: [bʁɪs]) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism and Samaritanism, during which...

Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and early...

The prevalence of circumcision is the percentage of males in a given population who have been circumcised, with the procedure most commonly being performed...

The circumcision controversy in early Christianity played an important role in Christian theology. The circumcision of Jesus is celebrated as a feast...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin (prepuce) from the human penis. There is substantial disagreement amongst bioethicists and theologians...

Forced circumcision is the circumcision of men and boys against their will. In a biblical context, the term is used especially in relation to Paul the...