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'''Flatt v. Kantak and Meritcare''' is a 1999 North Dakota case. The parents of Josiah Flatt sued in [https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/cass-county Cass County District Court],  Civil Case No. 99-3761, Dr. [https://www.sanfordhealth.org/doctors/sunita-kantak Sunita Kantak] who circumcised Josiah Flatt and [https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/fargo-clinic-and-meritcare-health-system Meritcare Hospital of Fargo] where he was circumcised. The plaintiffs were represented by [[Zenas Baer]] of Hawley, Minnesota.<ref name="forum1999">{{REFnews
'''Flatt v. Kantak and Meritcare''' is a 1999 North Dakota case. The parents of Josiah Flatt sued in [https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/cass-county Cass County District Court],  Civil Case No. 99-3761. Dr. [https://www.sanfordhealth.org/doctors/sunita-kantak Sunita Kantak] who circumcised Josiah Flatt and [https://library.ndsu.edu/fargo-history/?q=content/fargo-clinic-and-meritcare-health-system Meritcare Hospital of Fargo] where he was circumcised. The plaintiffs were represented by [[Zenas Baer]] of Hawley, Minnesota.<ref name="forum1999">{{REFnews
  |title=Fargo couple want ban on female genital mutilation to include boys
  |title=Fargo couple want ban on female genital mutilation to include boys
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The jury ruled that Dr. Kantak was not negligent in in explaining the risks of circumcision to Anita Flatt for her newborn son, Josiah.<ref name="forster2003">{{REFnews
|title=Judge hears circumcision trial request
|url=http://www.cirp.org/news/theforum07-09-03/
|last=Forster
|first=Dave
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|publisher=The Forum
|website=www.cirp.org
|date=2003-07-09
|accessdate=2020-07-20
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Zenas Baer, attorney for the plaintiffs petitioned the court for a new trial.<ref name="forster2003" />


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* http://www.circumstitions.com/Law.html
* http://www.circumstitions.com/Law.html
* http://www.circumstitions.com/flatt.html
* http://arclaw.org/resources/articles/circumcision-case-proceed-trial
* http://arclaw.org/resources/articles/circumcision-case-proceed-trial
* http://www.cirp.org/news/theforum02-14-03/
* http://www.cirp.org/news/theforum02-14-03/
* http://www.boystoo.com/legal/informconsent1.htm
* http://www.boystoo.com/legal/informconsent1.htm
* http://www.boystoo.com/press/flattpress.htm
* http://www.boystoo.com/press/flattpress.htm


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