Intactivism: Week in Review July 30, 2011
The big news this week is that a judge ruled that the San Francisco circumcision ban measure must be removed from the ballot because it violated state law. First, the judge made a tentative ruling that the ballot measure would be stricken from the ballot. the judge said that the California Business and Professions Code prohibits local regulation of medical procedures. She said that it "serves no legitimate purpose" for an illegal measure to remain on the ballot and ordered elections chief John Arntz "to, um, cut it off." (Can we grow up enough to stop with the stupid puns, already.)
- City Insider: Circumcision ban to be snipped from ballot
- USA Today: Circumcision ban to be stricken from San Francisco ballot
Then, the following day after a hearing the judge makes her decision final.
- BBC News: San Francisco circumcision ban struck from ballot
- CNN Health: San Francisco judge removes circumcision ban from ballot
Intactivists say they are considering an appeal of the judge's ruling. Read more . . .