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Neonatal <BIG><b>Parents are advised that there are NO medical indications for circumcision consent form of newborn boys. No disease is a paper parents must sign when opting present. Circumcision of the newborn does not treat or prevent disease and subjects him to have their male baby [[circumcisedpain]] and [[trauma]]. </b></BIG>
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Neonatal '''circumcision consent form''' is a paper parents must sign when opting to have their male baby [[circumcised]]. According to Temple Health: "[[Informed consent]] is an ethical concept—that all patients should understand and agree to the potential consequences of their care—that has become codified in the law and in daily practice at every medical institution. One of the earliest legal precedents in this area was established in 1914 when a physician removed a tumor from the abdomen of a patient who had consented to only a diagnostic procedure ([https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=17182600591789871337&hl=en&as_sdt=8000005&sciodt=8000006 Schloendorff vs. Society of New York HospitalHospitals]). The judge in this case ruled that the physician was liable for battery because he violated an “individual’s fundamental right to decide what is being done with his or her body.” [Edwards 1998, Wescott 2005] The first case actually defining the elements of [[informed consent]] occurred in the late 1950s and involved a question of potential negligence and whether a patient was given sufficient information to make a decision."
"Although the details of these laws vary from state to state, the bottom line is that failure to obtain [[informed consent]] renders any U.S. physician liable for negligence or battery and constitutes medical malpractice. [Pizzi 2001] Exceptions are made for emergencies or legally adjudicated mental incompetency or physical incapacity."
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== Warning to parents ==Maternity hospitals commonly include a circumcision consent form in the papers that must be signed on admission to hospital in preparation for birth. At this time the mother is usually in early labor. Parents who DO NOT DESIRE a [[circumcision]] must be careful to NOT sign the circumcision consent form. If the form is signed, then any male infant born will be [[circumcised]].{{SEEALSO}}* [[Informed consent]]* [[Pain]]* [[Trauma]]
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