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	}}</ref> but is advisable everywhere. Doctors and ''[[mohel]]s'' who perform circumcisions should obtain written informed consent from both parents. When parents disagree, litigation between parents regarding a proposed circumcision of an infant son may be brought.		}}</ref> but is advisable everywhere. Doctors and ''[[mohel]]s'' who perform circumcisions should obtain written [[informed consent]] from both parents. When parents disagree, litigation between parents regarding a proposed circumcision of an infant son may be brought.

	==Adult lawsuits for child circumcision==		==Adult lawsuits for child circumcision==

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	Every [[circumcision]] injures the patient by [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] which has many valuable protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual functions, however the patient or his surrogate grants consent for this, so when the injury is greater than expected, of an [[Documented severe complications of circumcision\| unusual nature]], [[death]] occurs, or the amputation was poorly executed, litigation for damages or even wrongful death may occur.		Every [[circumcision]] injures the patient by [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] which has many valuable protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual functions, however the patient or his surrogate grants consent for this, so when the injury is greater than expected, of an [[Documented severe complications of circumcision\| unusual nature]], [[death]] occurs, or the amputation was poorly executed, litigation for damages or even wrongful death may occur.

	If the surgical instruments used caused the injury, then the manufacturer may be sued. [[David J. Llewellyn]] of Atlanta has won millions of dollars in two lawsuits again the manufacturer of the defective Mogen Clamp.<ref>{{REFnews		If the surgical instruments used caused the injury, then the manufacturer may be sued. [[David J. Llewellyn]] of Atlanta has won millions of dollars in two lawsuits again the manufacturer of the defective [[Mogen\| Mogen Clamp]].<ref>{{REFnews
	\|title=Atlanta lawyer wins $11 million lawsuit for family in botched circumcision		\|title=Atlanta lawyer wins $11 million lawsuit for family in botched circumcision
	\|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/atlanta-lawyer-wins-million-lawsuit-for-family-botched-circumcision/P9Jewrh4v1GWStqGyfejiP/		\|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/national/atlanta-lawyer-wins-million-lawsuit-for-family-botched-circumcision/P9Jewrh4v1GWStqGyfejiP/

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	==Suits to enforce and protect Constitutional and human rights==		==Suits to enforce and protect Constitutional and human rights==
	While this will vary from country to country, Non-therapeutic circumcision of male infants violates various constitutional and [[human rights]]. The [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] (''Köln Oberlandgerict'') found in May 2012 that such non-therapeutic circumcision violates the Bill of Rights of Germany's Basic Law (''Grundgesetz'')<ref>LG Köln, 07.05.2012 - 151 Ns 169/11</ref> Lawsuits brought in other nations presumably would reach a similar conclusion.		While this will vary from country to country, Non-therapeutic circumcision of male infants violates various constitutional and [[human rights]]. The [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] (''Köln Oberlandgerict'') found in May 2012 that such non-therapeutic circumcision violates the Bill of Rights of Germany's Basic Law (''Grundgesetz'')<ref>LG Köln, 07.05.2012 - 151 Ns 169/11</ref> Lawsuits brought in other nations presumably would reach a similar conclusion.<ref name="bernaerts2014"> {{REFdocument
			\|title=The Cologne Judgment: a curiosity or the start sign for condemning circumcision of male children without their consent as a human rights violation?
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			\|first=Jonathan Alfons J
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	Such lawsuits are mostly theoretical at this time.		Such lawsuits are mostly theoretical at this time.

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	==Lack of consent==		==Lack of consent==
	Circumcisions have been known to be carried out, usually by error, when informed consent has not been granted or is faulty or defective. In such cases litigation for [http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ wrongful circumcision] may result.<ref name="llewellyn1995">{{REFjournal		Circumcisions have been known to be carried out, usually by error, when [[informed consent]] has not been granted or is faulty or defective. In such cases litigation for [http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ wrongful circumcision] may result.<ref name="llewellyn1995">{{REFjournal
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	}}</ref> but is advisable everywhere. Doctors and ''[[mohel]]s'' who perform circumcisions should obtain written informed consent from both parents. When parents disagree, litigation between parents regarding a proposed circumcision of an infant son may be brought.		}}</ref> but is advisable everywhere. Doctors and ''[[mohel]]s'' who perform circumcisions should obtain written informed consent from both parents. When parents disagree, litigation between parents regarding a proposed circumcision of an infant son may be brought.

	==Adult ~~suits~~ for child circumcision==		==Adult lawsuits for child circumcision==

	An adult may sue for an injury incurred as a child after reaching the age of majority. Such suits are subject to statutes of limitation which prescribe strict time limits for instituting such suits. The prescription varies by jurisdiction.<ref>{{REFweb		An adult may sue for an injury incurred as a child after reaching the age of majority. Such suits are subject to statutes of limitation which prescribe strict time limits for instituting such suits. The prescription varies by jurisdiction.<ref>{{REFweb
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	For example, [[William Stowell]], as a young adult, brought a suit against the doctor who performed his infant non-therapeutic circumcision and the hospital where the circumcision occurred. The suit resulted in an out-of-court settlement.		For example, [[William Stowell]], as a young adult, brought a suit against the doctor who performed his infant non-therapeutic circumcision and the hospital where the circumcision occurred. The suit resulted in an out-of-court settlement.

	==Suits to enforce and protect Constitutional and human rights==		==Suits to enforce and protect Constitutional and human rights==
	While this will vary from country to country, Non-therapeutic circumcision of male infants violates various constitutional and [[human rights]]. The [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] (''Köln Oberlandgerict'') found in May 2012 that such non-therapeutic circumcision violates the Bill of Rights of Germany's Basic Law (''Grundgesetz'')<ref>LG Köln, 07.05.2012 - 151 Ns 169/11</ref> Lawsuits brought in other nations presumably would reach a similar conclusion.		While this will vary from country to country, Non-therapeutic circumcision of male infants violates various constitutional and [[human rights]]. The [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] (''Köln Oberlandgerict'') found in May 2012 that such non-therapeutic circumcision violates the Bill of Rights of Germany's Basic Law (''Grundgesetz'')<ref>LG Köln, 07.05.2012 - 151 Ns 169/11</ref> Lawsuits brought in other nations presumably would reach a similar conclusion.

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	For example, [[William Stowell]], as a young adult, brought a suit against the doctor who performed his infant non-therapeutic circumcision and the hospital where the circumcision occurred. The suit resulted in an out-of-court settlement.		For example, [[William Stowell]], as a young adult, brought a suit against the doctor who performed his infant non-therapeutic circumcision and the hospital where the circumcision occurred. The suit resulted in an out-of-court settlement.
			==Suits to enforce and protect Constitutional and human rights==
			While this will vary from country to country, Non-therapeutic circumcision of male infants violates various constitutional and [[human rights]]. The [[Cologne circumcision court judgment]] (''Köln Oberlandgerict'') found in May 2012 that such non-therapeutic circumcision violates the Bill of Rights of Germany's Basic Law (''Grundgesetz'')<ref>LG Köln, 07.05.2012 - 151 Ns 169/11</ref> Lawsuits brought in other nations presumably would reach a similar conclusion.

			Such lawsuits are mostly theoretical at this time.

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	* [[Circumcision is a Fraud]]		* [[Circumcision is a Fraud]]

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	For example, [[William Stowell]], as a young adult, brought a suit against the doctor who performed his infant non-therapeutic circumcision and the hospital where the circumcision occurred. The suit resulted in an out-of-court settlement.		For example, [[William Stowell]], as a young adult, brought a suit against the doctor who performed his infant non-therapeutic circumcision and the hospital where the circumcision occurred. The suit resulted in an out-of-court settlement.
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			* [[Circumcision is a Fraud]]
	* [[Circumcision legal commentary]]		* [[Circumcision legal commentary]]
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