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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

[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

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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

|init=

|author-link=

|publisher=Findlaw

|date=2026-01-13

|accessdate=2026-04-20

}}</ref>

* [[Cole Jordan Groth]]

* [[Death]]

* [[Fatalities]]

* [[Jurisprudence]]

* [[Mohammad Siddiqui]]

~~==Battery==~~

~~Circumcision of a minor child has been compared to battery because the child does not grant consent and the procedure does not treat or prevent disease.~~

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* {{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

|first=

|init=JS

|author-link=J. Steven Svoboda

|publisher=Attorneys for the Rights of the Child

|date=2026-03-30

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[[Category:Criminal circumcision]]

[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]]

[[~~United States of America~~]]

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-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
+[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
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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
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=Findlaw
+ |date=2026-01-13
+ |accessdate=2026-04-20
+}}</ref>
 {{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Cole Jordan Groth]]
+* [[Death]]
 * [[Fatalities]]
+* [[Jurisprudence]]
 * [[Mohammad Siddiqui]]
-==Battery==
-Circumcision of a minor child has been compared to battery because the child does not grant consent and the procedure does not treat or prevent disease.
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 * {{REFweb
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+* {{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
+ |first=
+ |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]]
-[[United States of America]]
+[[Category:USA]]