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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.
 
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.
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Mervin Gajewski, 78, was in a Watford City hospital when he heard the blood-curdling screams of a newborn boy who was suffering the extreme [[pain]] of an unanesthetized, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]]. He later decided to sue the State of North Dakota in an effort to get these cruel procedures halted in North Dakota. The court, however, ruled that a 78-year-old man was not representative of newborn infant [[intact]] boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.<ref>{{REFnews
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|title=North Dakota Man Sues to Stop Infant Circumcision
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==Appeal==
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Gajewski appealed the dismissal to the [https://www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court Supreme Court of North Dakota], however the dismissal was upheld.<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=https://law.justia.com/cases/north-dakota/supreme-court/2010/20100231.html
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|title=Gajewski v. State
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|url=https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/nd-supreme-court/1549480.html
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|title=Mervin Gajewski as next friend of all North Dakotans including intact minor males, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General, Defendants and Appellees (2010)
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|publisher=Findlaw
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|date=2010
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The case was dismissed based on procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.
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* [[Fishbeck v. North Dakota]]
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* [[United States of America]]
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 26 April 2024

Gajewski v. State of North Dakota (2010) is a circumcision lawsuit from the state of North Dakota.

Mervin Gajewski, 78, was in a Watford City hospital when he heard the blood-curdling screams of a newborn boy who was suffering the extreme pain of an unanesthetized, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision. He later decided to sue the State of North Dakota in an effort to get these cruel procedures halted in North Dakota. The court, however, ruled that a 78-year-old man was not representative of newborn infant intact boys so he lacked standing to sue and his case was dismissed.[1]

Appeal

Gajewski appealed the dismissal to the Supreme Court of North Dakota, however the dismissal was upheld.[2] [3]

The case was dismissed based on procedural issues. The merits of the case were never considered by any court.

See also

References