Medical service must be provided

In view of the criticism for failing to provide for non-medical circumcision, the South Eastern Health Board will meet next month to discuss the provision of general services to the community.

This is a belated response to the death this week of the 30-day-old baby boy who died in Waterford Regional Hospital from loss of blood, after he was circumcised on a kitchen table at his home.

It is not just about providing a service for asylum seekers; there are many people resident in this country of Jewish and Muslim origin who believe for religious or cultural reasons that baby boys should be circumcised as soon a possible.