A woman who fled with her son while fighting to prevent his circumcision has been ordered to appear in court with the 4-year-old in Florida.
Heather Hironimus is due to appear Tuesday before Circuit Judge Jeffrey Gillen in Delray Beach.
Gillen found the woman in contempt after she missed a hearing Friday. He said she had until 2 p.m. Tuesday to return with the boy and consent to the procedure or she’ll face jail.
Hironimus agreed to circumcise her son but then changed her mind, leading to a long court fight with the boy’s father. Judges have sided with the father.
The case has drawn protests and widespread attention from anti-circumcision advocates who deride the surgery as barbaric.
(AP)
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Is the boy Jewish?
The one true democracy in the Middle East, where they have conscription and circumcision against the citizens’ will.
Goofus: Last I checked, Florida was not the Middle East…
goofus: The father’s will is that his child be circumcised.
Just for the record: This has nothing to do with Yiddishkeit and Bris Milah. This has to do with two goyim that had a child out of wedlock and have joint custody of the kid. The father wants his son to have a circumcision for medical benefits and the mother doesn’t. The judge has ruled in favor of the father being that circumcision prevents that form of cancer and also various STDs.
I’m beginning to think Goofus should be renamed Doofus.
goofus: Any opportunity to bash Israel, only you look foolish doing it.