Perspective
Jul. 1, 2011
Why San Francisco’s Proposed Circumcision Ban Violates the First Amendment
How the 14th Amendment's protection of parental right may impact attempts to ban circumcision. By Michael A. Helfand of Pepperdine University School of Law
On one level, there is something almost comical about the current controversy over the proposed ballot initiative in San Francisco to ban circumcision. Newspapers capitalizing on the debate abound, with headlines reading "California Wants to Snip Male Circumcision in the Bud" and "Male Circumcision: On the Chopping Block?"
But the proposed ban on circumcision is - forgive the pun - painfully s...
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