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US mother jailed in son’s circumcision case gives up fight, agrees to allow procedure
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – A woman who was jailed after fleeing with her son to avoid the boy’s circumcision is giving up her years-long fight over the surgery.
Thirty-one-year-old Heather Hironimus signed paperwork Friday to allow the procedure to go forward and facilitate her release. Her decision came after a morning court hearing.
It was a remarkable turnaround for a woman who waged a war against the boy’s father, but one that came after she spent a week in jail and faced dwindling legal options.
Hironimus went missing in February with her child and ignored a judge’s warning to appear in court or risk imprisonment. She was found at a shelter last week and arrested.
The case has been closely watched by anti-circumcision activists who say the removal of the foreskin is barbaric.
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