CNN quotes Blake regarding San Francisco ‘Intactivists’

Emily Blake was quoted in a Nov. 19, 2010 CNN article titled, “‘Intactivists’ to San Francisco: Ban circumcision“.

Dr. Emily Blake, an obstetrician-gynecologist and mohel in New York, said a ban would limit the rights of doctors and patients, cause an undue burden on families with newborns and stand in the way of religious freedom.

“It is part of our commitment to God. We believe we do it in a very humane, loving, supportive way,” said Blake, who performs religious and non-religious circumcisions for boys, as well as naming ceremonies for girls. “There are certainly many places in the world where a ban on circumcision is one of the prongs of an anti-Semitic movement — anti-Jewish and also anti-Muslim.”