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'''Fishbeck v. North Dakota''' is a North Dakota legal case from the year of 1996 that was filed by Donna Fishbeck and others on behalf of her infant son, Jonathan Fishbeck, who had been circumcised. The plaintiffs were represented by [ | '''Fishbeck v. North Dakota''' is a North Dakota legal case from the year of 1996 that was filed by Donna Fishbeck and others on behalf of her infant son, Jonathan Fishbeck, who had been [[circumcised]]. The plaintiffs were represented by [[Zenas Baer]] of Hawley, Minnesota. The case was filed in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. It named the State of North Dakota as the defendant.<ref name="complaint1996">{{REFweb | ||
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North Dakota, had in 1995, passed a law to protect the genital integrity of females, but not males. The suit sought to extend that protection to boys under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.<ref name="complaint1996" | North Dakota, had in 1995, passed a law to protect the [[genital integrity]] of females, but not males. The suit sought to extend that protection to boys under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.<ref name="complaint1996" /> | ||
==Proceedings== | ==Proceedings== | ||
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}}</ref> The Court commented: | }}</ref> The Court commented: | ||
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All of the filings in the matter are extremely well done. The medical exhibits are detailed and scholarly and the credentials of those taking opposite sides on the issue of the value of routine male infant circumcision are most impressive.<ref name="memorandum1996" /> | All of the filings in the matter are extremely well done. The medical exhibits are detailed and scholarly and the credentials of those taking opposite sides on the issue of the value of routine male infant [[circumcision]] are most impressive.<ref name="memorandum1996" /> | ||
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Judge Conmy | Judge Conmy observed: | ||
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The goal of the plaintiffs is to have routine male infant circumcision stopped. This may very well be a worthwhile goal.<ref name="memorandum1996" /> | The goal of the plaintiffs is to have routine male infant circumcision stopped. This may very well be a worthwhile goal.<ref name="memorandum1996" /> | ||
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This case was dismissed on procedural grounds. At no time were the merits of the case considered. | This case was dismissed on procedural grounds. At no time were the merits of the case considered. | ||
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* [[Gajewski v. State of North Dakota (2010)]] | |||
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* http://www.boystoo.com/legal/fgmdistrict1.htm | * http://www.boystoo.com/legal/fgmdistrict1.htm | ||