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Baby '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' ({{LifeData|birth=2025-03-31|birthplace=New York, {{USSC|NY}}|birthcountry=[[USA]]|death=|deathplace=|deathcountry=}}) was born diagnosed while in his mother's womb with congenital heart disease (CHD) .<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://azat.tv/en/lake-grove-infant-critical-condition-circumcision/ |title=Lake Grove Infant in Critical Condition After Circumcision Complications |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=AZAT TV |date=2025-04-28 |accessdate=2025-05-12}}</ref>, so is parents elected to give birth at [https://www.nyp.org/morganstanley Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital] in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, which was ''then'' thought to be the best children's hospital in the New York area, so he could be treated for CHD.<ref name="bisram2025">{{REFnews
|title=Circumcision at NYC hospital almost made baby bleed to death, parents say
|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/baby-nearly-bled-to-death-circumcision-parents-say/
|format=
|quote=<q>We were called and asked if we wanted to move forward with [[circumcision]], and we just said yes,</q> he said. <q>We weren't aware of any of the risks. We didn't really, no one told us that there were elevated risks for children with CHD.</q>
}}</ref><ref name="degregory2025">{{REFnews
|title=LI dad says infant son is fighting for his life in NYC hospital after a botched circumcision: ‘He looks like he’s been through war’
|url=https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/li-infant-is-fighting-for-his-life-in-nyc-hospital-after-botched-circumcision/
|format=
|quote=Within a few hours of the common procedure, the infant nearly bled to death, started having seizures and suffered damage to multiple organs, the dad said.
}}</ref> Cole is the grandson of [https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/timothy-groth-md-292693 Timothy D. Groth, M.D.], a pain consultant.
A few days later, Cale received surgery to place a stent to treat his heart disease.<ref name="bisram2025"/>
== Solicitation for foreskin amputation ==
The website of Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital provides extensive promotional [https://www.nyp.org/search-results?search=circumcision information on circumcision of infants] but does not mention [[exsanguination]], injury to vital organs, or [[death]] as a possible outcome. No information is offered regarding the nature of the [[foreskin]], the loss of [https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/[Foreskin#Physiological_functions | protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions]], and or the possible later [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological issues]].
Solicitation for medically non-indicated, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] is a popular activity because it increases hospital revenue.<ref>{{REFweb
|ISBN=
|accessdate=2025-05-04
}}</ref> It is a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic procedure. <ref>{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/what-doctors-should-know-about-circumcision/ |title=What Every Doctor Should Know About Circumcision: A Call for Better Medical Practices |last=Alissa |first= |init=K |author-link=Kristel Alissa |quote=Neonatal circumcision, in particular, is routinely performed in hospitals as if it’s a harmless, automatic part of a child’s birth experience. But the reality is far more complex—and far more disturbing. |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-03-25 |accessdate=2025-05-10}}</ref>
[[Circumcision]] creates horrible [[pain]] and [[trauma]], so an infant must be "stable and healthy" to survive the surgery.<ref>{{REFjournal
|date=2022-01
|accessdate=2025-05-02
}}</ref> <ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-gone-wrong/
|title=Circumcision Gone Wrong: Damage, Deformity, Death
|last=Garrett
|first=Connor
|init=
|author-link=Connor Judson Garrett
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2023-11-04
|accessdate=205-06-04
}}</ref> The most usual reason is to enable the hospital and attending physician to collect a [[Financial incentive| fee]].<ref name="garrett2023-12-21">{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/economics-of-circumcision/
|accessdate=2025-04-29
}}</ref> Cole remains in critical condition.<ref name="bisram2025"/>
The ''Greater Long Island News'' reports on 6 June 2025 that Cole's heart is failing and he may now need a heart transplant.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Long Island baby now faces heart transplant after botched circumcision, dad says
|url=https://greaterlongisland.com/long-island-baby-now-faces-heart-transplant-after-botched-circumcision-dad-says/
|last=Harmon
|first=Brian
|publisher=Greater Long Island News
|website=
|date=2025-06-06
|accessdate=2025-06-01
|quote=“Since over a week ago Cole is experiencing heart failure and even with blood pressure medication his blood pressure is much higher than it should be,” Groth said. “The medical staff continues to try and treat him as things arise and we are holding out hope that his heart recovers, but we are led to believe that the most likely scenario at this point is a heart transplant.”
}}</ref>
==Cole's future==
Cole must remain in hospital for the near future several months, where he is being fed intravenously.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=‘Not out of the woods by any means’: Newborn fights for life after circumcision ‘gone awry’ nearly kills him
|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-woods-means-newborn-fights-152621345.html
}}</ref>
He will have diminished [[Erogenous sensation of the foreskin| erogenous sensation]] in adult life because of the loss of the [[ridged band]] in his [[foreskin]].<ref name="alissa2024-11-19" />
It is likely to be a long time before he can join his parents and his brother, Bryce, in their Lake Grove, Long Island home.
On the bright side, Cole's father, Tim, operates a [https://www.timothygrothmdpc.com/ pain management company], so he may be able to help Cole manage his pain issues.
==The response from the hospital management==
The management of the hospital, perhaps fearful of potential litigation, has refused comment, citing patient privacy as the reason.<ref name="bisram2025" />
==Video=====New York Parents Say Their Son Nearly Bled to Death After Circumcision===<youtube>v=YLhxv3HX2t4</youtube>===Boy nearly bleeds to death after circumcision at New York Presbyterian Hospital===<youtube>WEQHhBeBumc</youtube>==Litigation==One should note that Cole, himself, may bring a suit for injuries and damages suffered in childhood in New York when he reaches the age of majority at age 18.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.arclaw.org/press-releases/nocirc-arc-press-release-re-stowell-case |title=NOCIRC-ARC Press Release Re Stowell Case |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=NOCIRC-ARC |date=2003-04-29 |accessdate=2025-05-14}}</ref> {{SEEALSO}}
* [[Death]]
* [[Jacob Sweet]]
|date=2004-01-19
|accessdate=2025-04-29
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/press-release-having-a-baby-boy-get-ready-for-the-circumcision-sellers/
|title=Press Release: Having a Baby Boy? Get Ready for the Circumcision Sellers!
|last=Chapin
|first=Georganne
|init=
|author-link=Georganne Chapin
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2020-11-16
|accessdate=2023-05-22
}}
* {{REFweb
|accessdate=2025-05-07
|format=
|quote=“After cutting him open they found 5 segments of his intestines had died and turned black and that there was feces throughout his abdomen,” Tim Groth said in the GoFundMe description. “They proceeded to cut out the dead intestines and identified several other areas in the intestines that might die.”}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/whatwe-doctorsdemand-shouldaction-knowend-aboutnicu-circumcisioncircumcisions-now/ |title=What Every Doctor Should Know About Circumcision: A Call for Better Medical PracticesWe Demand Action! End NICU Circumcisions Now! |last=AlissaChapin |first=KristelGeorgeanne
|init=
|author-link=Kristel AlissaGeorganne Chapin
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-0306-2504 |accessdate=2025-0506-0804
}}
{{REF}}
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