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Baby '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' ({{LifeData|birth=2025-03-31|birthplace=New York, {{USSC|NY}}|birthcountry=[[USA]]|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) was born diagnosed while in his mother's womb with congenital heart disease (CHD) .<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://azat.tv/en/lake-grove-infant-critical-condition-circumcision/ |title=Lake Grove Infant in Critical Condition After Circumcision Complications |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=AZAT TV |date=2025-04-28 |accessdate=2025-05-12}}</ref>, so is parents elected to give birth at [https://www.nyp.org/morganstanley Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital] in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, which was ''then'' thought to be the best children's hospital in the New York area, so he could be treated for CHD.<ref name="bisram2025">{{REFnews

}}</ref><ref name="degregory2025">{{REFnews

}}</ref> Cole is the grandson of [https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/timothy-groth-md-292693 Timothy D. Groth, M.D.], a pain consultant.

}}</ref> There are no medical indications for [[circumcision of the newborn]]. <ref>{{REFbook |last=Committee on Fetus and Newborn |first= |init= |year=1971 |title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971 |scope= |location=Evanston, Illinois |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics |ISBN= |accessdate=2025-05-04 }}</ref> It is a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic procedure. <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/what-doctors-should-know-about-circumcision/ |title=What Every Doctor Should Know About Circumcision: A Call for Better Medical Practices |last=Alissa |first= |init=K |author-link=Kristel Alissa |quote=Neonatal circumcision, in particular, is routinely performed in hospitals as if it’s a harmless, automatic part of a child’s birth experience. But the reality is far more complex—and far more disturbing. |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-03-25 |accessdate=2025-05-10}}</ref>  [[Circumcision]] creates horrible [[pain]] and [[trauma]], so an infant must be "stable and healthy" to survive the surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal

The circumcision was performed on the night shift 14 April 2025 at about 11:00 PM by a nurse-practitioneron the night shift, who has not been identified.<ref>{{REFnews

No tests were performed to determine the ability of Cole's blood to clot. The [[circumcision]] wound started to [[haemorrhage]] in the night, but was not immediately detected. A newborn baby has very little blood to lose. Loss of only a slight amount of blood can and does cause exsangination [[exsanguination]] and ''hypovolemic [[shock]]''.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> Losing over 2.4 ounces of blood may cause [[death]]. Cole narrowly escaped having his name added to the [[fatalities]] list.<ref>{{REFnews |title=Parents Claim Newborn ‘Nearly Bled to Death' After Circumcision, Is in Critical Condition: 'We Are Living a Nightmare’ |url=https://people.com/newborn-nearly-bled-to-death-after-circumcision-parents-claim-11723293 |last=Etienne |first=Vanessa |init= |author-link= |publisher=People |website= |date=2025-04-28 |accessdate=2025-05-04 |quote=Tim said Cole was taken into emergency surgery. The couple says they were later told that their son’s intestines had died and turned black, and there was feces in his abdomen that all needed to be cut out. }}</ref> Tim Groth, Cole's father, later expressed surprise that [[circumcision]] can lead to [[death]].<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.facebook.com/744440726/posts/10171632591400727/?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=pL0KIjibgImYUuuQ |title=Tim Groth's Post |last=Groth |first=Tim |init= |author-link= |publisher=Facebook |date=2025-04-19 |accessdate=2025-05-09}}</ref>

ColesCole' s loss of blood caused by his unnecessary [[circumcision]] caused substantial organ injury. Part of his intestines died and had to be removed by an abdominal operation. He has been fitted with a colostomy bag.<ref name="degregory2025"/>

There also is concern about liver damage, kidney damage, and brain damage from the [[exsanguination]].<ref>{{REFweb

Cole must remain in hospital for the near future several months, where he is being fed intravenously.<ref>{{REFnews

He will have diminished [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| erogenous sensation]] in adult life because of the loss of the [[ridged band]] in his [[foreskin]].<ref name="alissa2024-11-19" />

==The response from the hospital management==The management of the hospital, perhaps fearful of potential litigation, has refused comment, citing patient privacy as the reason.<ref name="bisram2025" /> ==Video=====New York Parents Say Their Son Nearly Bled to Death After Circumcision===<youtube>v=YLhxv3HX2t4</youtube>===Boy nearly bleeds to death after circumcision at New York Presbyterian Hospital===<youtube>WEQHhBeBumc</youtube>==Litigation==One should note that Cole, himself, may bring a suit for injuries and damages suffered in childhood in New York when he reaches the age of majority at age 18.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.arclaw.org/press-releases/nocirc-arc-press-release-re-stowell-case |title=NOCIRC-ARC Press Release Re Stowell Case |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=NOCIRC-ARC |date=2003-04-29 |accessdate=2025-05-14}}</ref>  {{SEEALSO}}

|url=https://wwwintactamerica.gofundme.comorg/f/supportpress-release-having-a-colebaby-jordanboy-grothsget-fightready-for-lifethe-circumcision-sellers/ |title=Press Release: Having a Baby Boy?attribution_idGet Ready for the Circumcision Sellers! |last=Chapin |first=Georganne |init=sl:acef6a00 |author-c1e1-4734-9f77-ae2754d7e400&langlink=en_US&utm_campaignGeorganne Chapin |publisher=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_contentIntact America |date=amp13_c2020-11-amp15_c&utm_medium16 |accessdate=customer&utm_source2023-05-22}}* {{REFweb |url=facebookhttps://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/complications/ |title=Support Cole Jordan Groth's Fight for LifeComplications |last=GrothAnonynous |first=Tim

|publisher=gofundmeDoctors Opposing Circumcision |date=20242022-04-2001 |accessdate=2025-0405-3007

* [[{{REFnews |title=‘How does that happen’: Parents say newborn ‘nearly bled to death’ after hospital circumcision |url=https://peoplelawandcrime.com/high-profile/how-does-that-happen-parents-say-newborn-nearly-bled-to-death-after-hospital-circumcision/ |last=Perez |first=Chris |init= |author-parentslink= |publisher=Law and Crime |website= |date=2025-04-27 |accessdate=2025-claim05-11723293 07 |format= |quote=“After cutting him open they found 5 segments of his intestines had died and turned black and that there was feces throughout his abdomen,” Tim Groth holds his circumcised son]]said in the GoFundMe description. “They proceeded to cut out the dead intestines and identified several other areas in the intestines that might die.”}}* {{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/we-demand-action-end-nicu-circumcisions-now/ |title=We Demand Action! End NICU Circumcisions Now! |last=Chapin |first=Georgeanne |init= |author-link=Georganne Chapin |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-06-04 |accessdate=2025-06-04}}{{REF}}

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