We can now see why legislation, written in such universal terms, would outlaw the practice of Bris Milah , the ceremonial ritual of Jewish circumcision. This would be a tremendous threat to the Jewish community, as well as to Schroeder's bill itself. Schroeder's careful wording of the legislation avoids the wrath of powerful lobbying from the Jewish Anti-defamation League, the B'nai B'rith and others in the Jewish community. Proponents of male circumcision claim the procedure is quite different from the Muslim practice. Perhaps it is.
Male circumcision is performed on boys just a few days old.
The Muslim practice is performed on girls between the ages of eight and 12. The Jewish practice is first performed ceremonially in the home or synagogue, and often the actual procedure is performed in a hospital or health clinic with sterile conditions. Of course, it is a stretch for even the most multiculturally tolerant to believe Muslims choose unsanitary conditions as a part of their cultural ritual. Indeed, it is cultural bigotry to assume that Muslims have a preference for unsanitary infection. These Muslims suffer infection because they can not afford sterile conditions, and American doctors refuse to perform the operation.