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===Circumcision death=== | ===Circumcision death=== | ||
A healthy two-year-old | A Seville Grove, WA family presented two brothers for elective circumcision surgery at Gosnells Medical Clinic on 7 December 2021. | ||
The healthy two-year-old was circumcised at [http://www.gosnellsmedicalclinic.com.au/ Gosnells Medical Clinic] in Gosnells, WA, on 7 December 2021. | |||
His healthy seven-month-old brother, who also had a non-therapeutic circumcision on the same date, narrowly survived [[Bleeding| hemorrhage]] after emergency surgery at [https://www.pch.health.wa.gov.au/ Perth Children's Hospital] and spending the night in intensive care.<ref>{{REFnews | His healthy seven-month-old brother, who also had a non-therapeutic circumcision on the same date, narrowly survived [[Bleeding| hemorrhage]] after emergency surgery at [https://www.pch.health.wa.gov.au/ Perth Children's Hospital] and spending the night in intensive care.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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The two newly circumcised boys were discharged to | The two newly circumcised boys were discharged to their home in Seville Grove from Gosnells Medical Clinic. | ||
A spokeswoman from [https://stjohn.org.au/ St John Ambulance] confirmed the toddler was in a ‘critical condition’ when emergency workers arrived at the home at about 6:30 pm. | A spokeswoman from [https://stjohn.org.au/ St John Ambulance] confirmed the toddler was in a ‘critical condition’ when emergency workers arrived at the home at about 6:30 pm.<ref>{{REFnews | ||
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|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10287861/Toddler-2-dies-baby-brother-fighting-life-botched-circumcisions.html | |||
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The two-year-old toddler died from complications of a non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] operation. He was declared dead-on-arrival at [https://emhs.health.wa.gov.au/Hospitals-and-Services/Hospitals/AHS| Armadale Hospital] in the late afternoon of of 7 December. | |||
===AMA warns against circumcision=== | ===AMA warns against circumcision=== | ||