Remember the WA state case?

[pdx.mothernurture]

I was thinking about it after reading that link about the 4 year old boy in Canada and remembered the 8 year old boy in Washington...I never did hear how that turned out...googled...and the whole court document is online now. Super heartbreaking, but good documentation with a lot of legal background stuff for anyone who follows circumcision-related legal cases.

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/wa-court-...s/1115226.html

[Lucy Alden]

I'm speechless, just speechless.

[Arduinna]

Disgusted and speechless. Well I'm not totally speechless but I won't post what I'm really thinking.

[Claire and Boys]

Wow. How awful.

He actually tried to say it was an accident or self inflicted?

[A&A]

O.m.g.

[Belle]

I didn't really understand the legalese about what the jury decided. Was he convicted?

[Pumpkinheadmommy]

It appears he was indeed convicted, but then he appealed. This is the appeal, which upheld his conviction. So yes, he was convicted.

[Dave2GA]

The case is very interesting, particularly at paragraph 33. This is the first case I know of where an appellate court has suggested that there are no excuses for circ at all.

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