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There is no medical indication for [[circumcision of the newborn]], so the [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] was not done for a medical indication. The purpose of the [[circumcision]] is unclear. The parents reportedly did not receive the legally-required [[informed consent]].<ref name="goldman2026" /> | There is no medical indication for [[circumcision of the newborn]], so the [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] was not done for a medical indication. The purpose of the [[circumcision]] is unclear. The parents reportedly did not receive the legally-required [[informed consent]].<ref name="goldman2026" /> | ||
Strimling (1996) had previously reported the partial [[amputation]] of the [[penis]] when using the [[Mogen]] clamp.<ref>{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Strimling | |||
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|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/complications/strimling1/ | |||
|title=Partial amputation of glans penis during Mogen clamp circumcision | |||
|journal=Pediatrics | |||
|date=1996-06 | |||
|volume=97(6 Pt 1) | |||
|pages=906-7 | |||
|pubmedID=8657537 | |||
|accessdate=2026-08-20 | |||
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* [[Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] | * [[Attorneys for the Rights of the Child]] | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 20 August 2026
An anonymous boy who was circumcised on the second day of life at the Hunterdon Medical Center of Flemington, New Jersey, USA on 11 February 2022, has received a settlement totaling $5,000,000 for injuries sustained during his medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision with a Mogen clamp by Dr. Michael Girgis, supervised by Dr. Cindy Barter.[1] Dr. Girgis had never before performed a child circumcision.
The reported injuries include amputation of one-third of the boy's penis. The boy was transferred to Morristown Medical Center, where a pediatric urologist was able to reattach the tip of the penis, but there will be permanent scarring and iatrogenic hypospadias.[1]
There is no medical indication for circumcision of the newborn, so the amputation of the foreskin was not done for a medical indication. The purpose of the circumcision is unclear. The parents reportedly did not receive the legally-required informed consent.[1]
Strimling (1996) had previously reported the partial amputation of the penis when using the Mogen clamp.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ a b c
Goldman, Jeff (10 August 2026)."Newborn’s botched circumcision at N.J. hospital leads to $5M settlement for family", NJ.com. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑
Strimling BS. Partial amputation of glans penis during Mogen clamp circumcision. Pediatrics. June 1996; 97(6 Pt 1): 906-7. PMID. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
