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Sweden probes mohel for not using anesthesia when circumcising babies
In Sweden, the law allows non-medical circumcision of boys but requires the presence of licensed medical personnel. Therefore, mohels in Sweden tend to be physicians as well.
A rabbi holds an eight-day-old baby during a circumcision ceremony in Brussels, August 20, 2009.
(photo credit:
REUTERS
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CNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
MAY 20, 2021 03:26
Updated:
MAY 20, 2021 03:27
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