Second Jewish Infant Contracts Herpes From Controversial Circumcision Rite

Second Jewish Infant Contracts Herpes From Controversial Circumcision Rite
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 03: Instruments used in the Jewish circumcision ceremony lie on a table prior to the circumcision of baby infant Mendl Teichtal at the Chabad Lubawitsch Orthodox Jewish synagogue on March 3, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, passed a law affirming the legality of circumcision in December after a Cologne court called the practice into question in May of 2012, a ruling that sparked outrage among Germany's Jewish and Muslim population. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 03: Instruments used in the Jewish circumcision ceremony lie on a table prior to the circumcision of baby infant Mendl Teichtal at the Chabad Lubawitsch Orthodox Jewish synagogue on March 3, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, passed a law affirming the legality of circumcision in December after a Cologne court called the practice into question in May of 2012, a ruling that sparked outrage among Germany's Jewish and Muslim population. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Another Jewish newborn — the second in three months — has contracted neonatal herpes due to a controversial oral suctioning technique employed during ritual circumcision, New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has reported.

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