German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting of the German Federal Parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. German Parliament is expected to vote on legislation clarifying the legality of infant male circumcision for religious reasons. The government drew up the legislation after a court in June ruled the practice could amount to criminal bodily harm ? prompting outrage in Germany's Jewish and Muslim communities. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)