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==Lack of consent==
==Lack of consent==
Circumcisions have been known to be carried out, usually by error, when informed consent has not been granted. In such cases litigation for [http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ wrongful circumcision] may result. A suit may be a personal injury lawsuit or a medical malpractice lawsuit.<ref>{{REFweb
Circumcisions have been known to be carried out, usually by error, when informed consent has not been granted. In such cases litigation for [http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ wrongful circumcision] may result.<ref name="llewellyn1995">{{REFjournal
|last=LLewellyn
|init=D
|author-link=David J. Llewellyn
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/legal/USA/llewellyn/
|title=Legal remedies for penile torts
|journal=The Compleat Mother
|date=1995
|volume=40
|issue=
|pages=16
|accessdate=2021-11-21
}}</ref> A suit may be a personal injury lawsuit or a medical malpractice lawsuit.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/botched-circumcision-and-wrongful-circumcision.html
  |url=https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/botched-circumcision-and-wrongful-circumcision.html
  |title=Messed Up Circumcision Lawyer  
  |title=Messed Up Circumcision Lawyer