Waterford Hospital to offer circumcision procedure

Waterford Regional Hospital has announced plans to offer circumcisions to babies of Muslim and Jewish parents.

Waterford Hospital to offer circumcision procedure
Sun, 18 Jan, 2004 - 09:01

Waterford Regional Hospital has announced plans to offer circumcisions to babies of Muslim and Jewish parents.

The decision comes in the aftermath of a case of a 29-day old baby, born to Nigerian parents in the region, who bled to death last year when a razor blade was used to circumcise him in his family home.

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