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===Circumcision death=== | ===Circumcision death=== | ||
A healthy two-year-old toddler from Seville Grove, WA, was circumcised at [http://www.gosnellsmedicalclinic.com.au/ Gosnells Medical Clinic] in Gosnells, WA, on 7 December 2021 | A healthy two-year-old toddler from Seville Grove, WA, 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 thei 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. | |||
He 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=== | ||