Shelved amendment to new law on female genital mutilation would have potentially limited or outlawed nonmedical circumcision of males

Mette Frederiksen says she is against proposed bill, citing ‘promise made’ to country’s Jews that they will remain a part of the country

Head of Jewish community of Denmark says possible legislation making non-medical procedures illegal the worst threat to the country's Jews since World War II

Traveling from the western border with Europe to the far-flung eastern reaches close to Japan, Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, Russia's only dedicated mohel, does about 10 procedures a week

After Center Party votes to back legislation barring practice, Jewish leader warns 'it will be completely impossible to live as a Jew or a Muslim in Sweden'

Biggest rise in limitations during 2007-2017 was in Europe, with clampdowns on religious dress; European Jewish and Muslim groups complain of attempts to criminalize circumcision