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[https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/hong-an-jan-5b68d8af-6d5f-437b-ad3f-3f63c01f82b8-overview Dr. Hong-An Jan, MD, a California OB-GYN], has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after two-day-old Charles Wang died after a [[circumcision]] procedure in which he received an injection of a synthetic opioid. The Orange County coroner said the cause of [[death]] was "bronchopneumonia due to acute Demerol intoxication".<ref name="gabriel2026">{{REFnews | |||
|title=O.C. doctor facing criminal charges, civil suit in newborn’s death after circumcision | |||
|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2026-03-28/circumcision-criminal-civil-case | |||
|last=San Román | |||
|first=Gabriel | |||
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|author-link=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/people/gabriel-san-roman | |||
|publisher=Los Angeles Times | |||
|website=https://www.latimes.com | |||
|date=2026-03-28 | |||
|accessdate=2026-04-20 | |||
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In addition to the criminal charge, the Wang family is seeking damages in civil court from Dr. Jan for wrongful death, medical malpractice and fraud.<ref name="gabriel2026" /> | |||
==Battery== | |||
[[Circumcision of the newborn]] has been compared to the crime of <i>battery</i> because there are no medical indications for circumcision, the child does not grant consent, and the procedure does not treat or prevent disease.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/what-is-the-crime-of-battery.html | |||
|title=What Is the Crime of Battery? | |||
|last=Buckner | |||
|first=Susan | |||
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|author-link= | |||
|publisher=Findlaw | |||
|date=2026-01-13 | |||
|accessdate=2026-04-20 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
{{SEEALSO}} | |||
* [[Cole Jordan Groth]] | |||
* [[Death]] | |||
* [[Fatalities]] | |||
* [[Jurisprudence]] | |||
* [[Mohammad Siddiqui]] | |||
{{LINKS}} | |||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CircumcisionJustice/comments/1sbq4aj/a_life_sentence_should_be_the_bare_minimum/ | |||
|title=A life sentence should be the bare minimum | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=Reddit | |||
|date=2026-04-03 | |||
|accessdate=2026-04-20 | |||
}} | |||
* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.arclaw.org/news/los-angeles-times-publishes-story-about-los-angeles-baby-that-dies-after-circumcision-including-quotations-from-steven | |||
|title=Los Angeles Times Publishes Story About Los Angeles Baby That Dies After Circumcision Including Quotations from Steven | |||
|last=Svoboda | |||
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|init=JS | |||
|author-link=J. Steven Svoboda | |||
|publisher=Attorneys for the Rights of the Child | |||
|date=2026-03-30 | |||
|accessdate=2026-04-20 | |||
}} | |||
{{REF}} | |||
[[Category:Criminal circumcision]] | |||
[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]] | |||
[[Category:USA]] | |||