Wrongful circumcision - Revision history

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	* [[Circumcision - Your Legal Rights]]		* [[Circumcision - Your Legal Rights]]
			* [[Protection of intact newborns in hospital]]
	* [[United States of America]]		* [[United States of America]]
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	\|doi=10.1542/peds.2016-1484		\|doi=10.1542/peds.2016-1484
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	}}</ref> An infant circumcision neither diagnoses nor treats disease because no disease exists, so a surrogate consent for ~~infant~~ circumcision may be invalid.		}}</ref> An infant circumcision neither diagnoses nor treats disease because no disease exists, so a [[surrogate consent]] for [[circumcision of the newborn]] may be invalid.
	== Common law background ==		== Common law background ==
	Blackstone (1765) stated in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'':		Blackstone (1765) stated in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'':

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	[[William Stowell]] is an outstanding example of a young man who was wrongfully circumcised and brought a suit upon reaching the age of majority. He sued his circumciser for battery and obtained an out-of-court settlement.		[[William Stowell]] is an outstanding example of a young man who was wrongfully circumcised and brought a suit upon reaching the age of majority. He sued his circumciser for battery and obtained an out-of-court settlement.

			Damage rewards for wrongful circumcision have increased. One ''may'' receive a very substantial damage award for a wrongful circumcision.

	== Video ==		== Video ==

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	== Lawsuits ==		== Lawsuits ==
	A lawsuit may be filed by parents or other guardians on behalf of an injured boy or, in the alternative, the injured boy may initiate litigation after he reaches majority status at age 18. All states have a prescribed time limit in which suits must be filed. That prescription varies from one to three years depending on the state, so the plaintiff must file his suit promptly after reaching age 18.		A lawsuit may be filed by parents or other guardians on behalf of an injured boy or, in the alternative, the injured boy may initiate litigation after he reaches majority status at age 18. All states have a prescribed time limit in which suits must be filed. That prescription varies from one to three years depending on the state, so the plaintiff must file his suit promptly after reaching age 18. Battery is the proper complaint for wrongful circumcision.

	[[William Stowell]] is an outstanding example of a young man who was wrongfully circumcised and brought a suit upon reaching the age of majority. He sued his circumciser for battery and obtained an out-of-court settlement.		[[William Stowell]] is an outstanding example of a young man who was wrongfully circumcised and brought a suit upon reaching the age of majority. He sued his circumciser for battery and obtained an out-of-court settlement.

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	The [[foreskin]] is the primary erogenous functional part of the [[penis]]. The functions are classified as <b>protective functions</b> that provide physical protection, <b>immunological functions</b> that provide protection from disease, <b>sensory functions</b> that provide stimulation, and <b>sexual functions</b> that aid sexual intercourse. The excision and [[amputation]] of the foreskin by wrongful circumcision irreversibly destroys these functions. subjects the patient to severe [[pain]], and produces significant psychic and physical [[trauma]].		The [[foreskin]] is the primary erogenous functional part of the [[penis]]. The functions are classified as <b>protective functions</b> that provide physical protection, <b>immunological functions</b> that provide protection from disease, <b>sensory functions</b> that provide stimulation, and <b>sexual functions</b> that aid sexual intercourse. The excision and [[amputation]] of the foreskin by wrongful circumcision irreversibly destroys these functions. subjects the patient to severe [[pain]], and produces significant psychic and physical [[trauma]].

	~~[[Re B and G (children) (No 2) EWFC 3\|~~ Sir James Munby, a prominent British family court judge, said that circumcision produces "significant harm".]]<ref>Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3, [2015]</ref>		Sir James Munby, a prominent British family court judge, said that male circumcision produces "significant harm".<ref>{{REFdocument
			\|title=Re B and G (Children) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 3, [2015]
			\|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BandG_2_.pdf
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			\|last=Munby
			\|first=James
			\|publisher=Royal Courts of Justice
			\|format=PDF
			\|date=2015-01-14
			\|accessdate=2024-07-11
			}}</ref>

	Money damages may be awarded by a court for the permanent loss of function and injuries caused by wrongful circumcision.		Money damages may be awarded by a court for the permanent loss of function and injuries caused by wrongful circumcision.

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	}}</ref> An infant circumcision neither diagnoses nor treats disease because no disease exists, so a surrogate consent for infant circumcision may be invalid.		}}</ref> An infant circumcision neither diagnoses nor treats disease because no disease exists, so a surrogate consent for infant circumcision may be invalid.
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	Blackstone (1765) stated in his Commentaries on the Laws of England:		Blackstone (1765) stated in his ''Commentaries on the Laws of England'':
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	I. The right of personal security consists in a person's legal and uninterrupted enjoyment of his life, his limbs, his body, his health, and his reputation.<ref>William Blackstone. [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30802/30802-h/30802-h.htm#Chapter_the_first Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One, Chapter One].</ref>		I. The right of personal security consists in a person's legal and uninterrupted enjoyment of his life, his limbs, his body, his health, and his reputation.<ref>William Blackstone. [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/30802/30802-h/30802-h.htm#Chapter_the_first Commentaries on the Laws of England, Book One, Chapter One].</ref>