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A short video on Youtube claims One should note that Cole, himself, may bring a suit has been filed but gives little informationfor injuries and damages suffered in childhood in New York when he reaches the age of majority at age 18.<youtuberef>K0ZFnrj_jzI{{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}}</youtuberef>
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|date=2025-04-28
|accessdate=2025-05-12
}}</ref>, so is his 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
|title=Circumcision at NYC hospital almost made baby bleed to death, parents say
|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/baby-nearly-bled-to-death-circumcision-parents-say/
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2025-05-01
}}</ref> It also is not clear that the legally required [[informed consent]] was received by the parents, Tim and /or Gabrielle Groth, who apparently granted [[surrogate consent]] for a non-therapeutic surgical [[amputation]] and [[genital mutilation]] in violation of [[Medical_ethics#Medical_ethics_and_circumcision| standards of medical ethics]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ethical-debate-behind-circumcision/
|title=Are We Sacrificing Newborns for Tradition? The Ethical Debate Behind Circumcision
|date=2022-01
|accessdate=2025-05-02
}}</ref> <ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-gone-wrong/
|title=Circumcision Gone Wrong: Damage, Deformity, Death
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-11-04
|accessdate=205-06-04
}}</ref> The most usual reason is to enable the hospital and attending physician to collect a [[Financial incentive| fee]].<ref name="garrett2023-12-21">{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/economics-of-circumcision/
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|quote=Multiple surgeries revealed sections of dead intestine that required removal.
}}</ref> The circumcision procedure needed to be performed before Cole was discharged so that the hospital could collect various fees. It is unclear if Cole received any [[pain]] medication or how effective it was.
No tests were performed to determine the ability of Cole's blood to clot.
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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
== Cole's injuries ==
Cole was in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at the time that the hospital solicited a consent for circumcision. If a circumcision is to be performed, the infant boy should be "stable and healthy". A boy in intensive care is unlikely to be stable and healthy. Bollinger (2025) has questioned the safety of the practice of circumcising boys in the NICU.<ref>{{REFdocument
|title=Policy Paper: Why NICU Circumcisions Should Cease
|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/393843892_Policy_Paper_Why_NICU_Circumcisions_Should_Cease
|contribution=
|last=Bollinger
|first=Dan
|publisher=Research Gate
|format=PDF
|date=2025-07
|accessdate=2025-08-19
}}</ref>
Cole's loss of blood caused by his harmful, 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"/>
He will need additional surgery later to reconnect the residual surviving parts of his intestines.<ref name="degregory2025"/>
There also is concern about liver damage, kidney damage, and brain damage from the [[exsanguination]].<ref>{{REFweb
|accessdate=2025-04-29
}}</ref> Cole remains in critical condition.<ref name="bisram2025"/>
The ''Greater Long Island News'' reports on 6 June 2025 that Cole's heart is failing and he may now need a heart transplant.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Long Island baby now faces heart transplant after botched circumcision, dad says
|url=https://greaterlongisland.com/long-island-baby-now-faces-heart-transplant-after-botched-circumcision-dad-says/
|last=Harmon
|first=Brian
|publisher=Greater Long Island News
|website=
|date=2025-06-06
|accessdate=2025-06-01
|quote=“Since over a week ago Cole is experiencing heart failure and even with blood pressure medication his blood pressure is much higher than it should be,” Groth said. “The medical staff continues to try and treat him as things arise and we are holding out hope that his heart recovers, but we are led to believe that the most likely scenario at this point is a heart transplant.”
}}</ref>
==Cole's future==
Cole must remain in hospital for the several monthsindefinitely, where he is being fed intravenously.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=‘Not out of the woods by any means’: Newborn fights for life after circumcision ‘gone awry’ nearly kills him
|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-woods-means-newborn-fights-152621345.html
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" />
It is likely to be a long time before he can join his parents and his brother, Bryce, in their {{W|Lake_Grove,_New_York|Lake Grove}}, Long Island home.
On the bright side, Cole's father, Tim, operates a [https://www.timothygrothmdpc.com/ pain management company], so he may be able to help Cole manage his [[pain ]] issues.==Public response==[[Intact America]] has launched a petition to end the [[circumcision]] of boys in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/intact-america-launches-a-petition-drive-to-end-nicu-circumcisions/ |title=Intact America Launches a Petition Drive to End NICU Circumcisions |last=Ashford |first=Jeannie |init= |author-link= |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-06-19 |accessdate=2025-09-06}}</ref>
==The response from the hospital management==
===New York Parents Say Their Son Nearly Bled to Death After Circumcision===
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===Boy nearly bleeds to death after circumcision at New York Presbyterian Hospital===
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==Litigation==
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|accessdate=2025-05-07
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|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 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}}
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