More contentiously, she cited the fact that some European governments ban kosher slaughter, and that there have been proposals in Germany and Norway to ban the circumcision of baby boys.

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Sweden, Norway and Switzerland have already banned kosher slaughter.

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And whereas the ban on kosher ritual slaughter was lifted in post-war Germany, it was never abrogated in Norway.

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