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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 | }}</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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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Circumcision - Your Legal Rights]] | * [[Circumcision - Your Legal Rights]] | ||
* [[Protection of intact newborns in hospital]] | |||
* [[United States of America]] | * [[United States of America]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||