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Miami - Wrongful circumcision

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A '''wrongful circumcision''' occurred at '''Miami''' in 2010. Wrongful circumcision is a [[circumcision]] performed without valid legal [[informed consent]].<ref name="hill2002">{{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/
|archived=
|title=Protection of Infant Boys from Wrongful Circumcision in American Hospitals
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|language=
|last=Hill
|first=George
|author-link=George Hill
|publisher=Circumcision Information Resource Pages
|website=www.cirp.org
|date=2002-03-16
|accessdate=2020-07-10
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|quote=
}}</ref>
 
Vera Delgado entered [https://baptisthealth.net/en/facilities/south-miami-hospital/pages/default.aspx South Miami Hospital] where she gave birth to a son, Mario Viera, on July 24, 2010. Non-therapeutic male circumcision was ''not'' a tradition in the Delgado family. Vera Delgado did ''not'' sign a circumcision consent form. Baby Mario had a birth related infection and was held in the intensive care unit of the hospital. Delgado entered her son's room on August 2, where she found a vial containing Tylenol. She soon learned that her son had been wrongfully circumcised and that the Tylenol was for pain relief. The circumcision was performed by [https://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Mary_Pazos.html Dr. Mary Jean Pazos].<ref>{{REFnews
|title=South Miami Hospital faces lawsuit after accidental circumcision
|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-09-16/health/fl-circumcision-lawsuit-20100916_1_male-circumcision-social-life-survey-hospital-room
|last=Tasker
|first=Fred
|coauthors=
|publisher=South Florida Sun-Sentinel
|website=/www.sun-sentinel.com
|date=2010-09-16
|accessdate=2020-07-16
|quote=
}}</ref>
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* http://www.drmomma.org/2010/09/wrongful-circumcision-of-baby-mario.html
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