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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.


Mervin Gajewski, 78, was in a Watford City hospital when he heard the blood-curdling screams of a newborn boy who was suffering the extreme [[pain]] of an unanesthetized medically-unnecessary [[circumcision]]. He later decided to sue the State of North Dakota in an effort to get these cruel procedures halted in North Dakota. The court, however, ruled that a 78-year-old man was not representative of newborn infant boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.<ref>{{REFnews
Mervin Gajewski, 78, was in a Watford City hospital when he heard the blood-curdling screams of a newborn boy who was suffering the extreme [[pain]] of an unanesthetized, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. He later decided to sue the State of North Dakota in an effort to get these cruel procedures halted in North Dakota. The court, however, ruled that a 78-year-old man was not representative of newborn infant boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.<ref>{{REFnews
  |title=North Dakota Man Sues to Stop Infant Circumcision
  |title=North Dakota Man Sues to Stop Infant Circumcision
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The case was dismissed due to procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.
The case was dismissed based on procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.
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* [[Fishbeck v. North Dakota]]
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[[Category:Lawsuit]]
[[Category:Lawsuit]]
[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]]
[[Category:USA]]
[[Category:USA]]

Revision as of 20:41, 7 August 2023

Gajewski v. State of North Dakota (2010) is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.

Mervin Gajewski, 78, was in a Watford City hospital when he heard the blood-curdling screams of a newborn boy who was suffering the extreme pain of an unanesthetized, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision. He later decided to sue the State of North Dakota in an effort to get these cruel procedures halted in North Dakota. The court, however, ruled that a 78-year-old man was not representative of newborn infant boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.[1]

Gajewski appealed the dismissal to the Supreme Court of North Dakota, however the dismissal was upheld.[2] [3]

The case was dismissed based on procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.

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