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===Lawsuit===
The ''New York Post'' reports that a Canadian woman of African ancestry took her nine-day-old son to the [https://www.vemcregina.com/ Victoria East Medical Clinic] in Regina, SK to be circumcised. In the course of the circumcision, the tip of his penis was allegedly cut off. An ambulance was called but the [http://www.rqhealth.ca/facilities/regina-general-hospital Regina General Hospital] was unable to reattach the severed part.
The family has retained Kolade Oladokun who has filed a lawsuit.<ref>{{REFnews
|title= Canadian woman sues after tip of son’s penis cut off in circumcision
|url=https://nypost.com/2019/08/19/canadian-woman-sues-after-tip-of-sons-penis-cut-off-in-circumcision/
|last=Steinbuch
|first=Yaron
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|publisher=New York Post
|website=
|date=2019-08-19
|accessdate=2020-06-16
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==Canada and circumcision in the 21st century==