article_snippet.sent: Supporters of Heather Hironiumus, Anthony Mollical and Zeresh Altork, gather outside of the South County Courthouse in Delray Beach where Hironiumus was meant to appear with Hironiumus child (March 10, 2015 file photo)
article_snippet.sent: Supporters backing Hironimus  are seen outside a courthouse on March 10 .
article_snippet.sent: In the new filing, though, Hironimus  tries to use the child's faith as a defense against the surgery, saying Hironimus  is a Christian and citing New Testament passages to bolster Hironiumus case that the practice is discouraged by Both parents beliefs.
article_snippet.sent: Hironimus  attorney, Thomas Hunker, told the Associated Press that Hironimus  couldn't reveal where Hironimus  client was, but that Hironimus  was fighting on behalf of a child who is frightened by the idea of undergoing surgery.
article_snippet.sent: Given the boy's age and the fact that Hironimus  has voiced Hironimus  own opposition to circumcision, Hunker said, the procedure could be particularly scarring. '
article_snippet.sent: This could have a profound negative impact, a long-lasting if not permanent negative impact, on a child who is frightened by the idea of undergoing surgery's psychological condition,' Hironimus  said Tuesday.