(RNS) A proposed circumcision ban will not appear on San Francisco's
citywide ballot in November, a Superior Court judge tentatively ruled
Wednesday (July 27).
Judge Loretta Giorgi has determined that as "a widely practiced
medical procedure," circumcision cannot be banned by the city, since
California law forbids municipalities from regulating medical procedures
allowed by the state.
She is expected to make the ruling official July 28 at a hearing on
a lawsuit against the proposal.
