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==Circumcision gone wrong==
In an occurrence reminiscent of the horror of the tragedy of [[David Reimer]], the medical staff of Northside Hospital used an unsuitable electrosurgical cautery to circumcise two boys in August 1985.<ref name="seabrook1991">{{REFnews
|title=$22.8 Million in Botched Circumcision?
|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/1991/1991-03-12_Atlanta_lawsuit.php
|last=Seabrook
|first=Charles
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|publisher=The Atlanta Constitution
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|date=1991-03-12
|accessdate=2024-10-09
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The condition of the first boy, who is identified as "Antonio" was described as:<blockquote>The child, who is not 5 years old, had his penis severely burned in a mishap in August 1985. His attorneys said he will never be able to function sexually as a normal male and will require extensive reconstructive surgery and psychological counseling as well as lifelong urological care and treatment by infectious disease specialists.<ref name="seabrook1991" /></blockquote>The second boy, who is identified as "Baby Doe", has been described as "sterile and completely incapable of reproduction". He has received a sex change operation and will be reared as a female,<ref name="seabrook1991" /> although that treatment failed in the case of David Reimer.<ref>{{REFnews |title=David Reimer, 38; After Botched Surgery, He Was Raised as a Girl in Gender Experiment |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-13-me-reimer13-story.html |last=Woo |first=Elaine |init= |author-link= |publisher=Los Angeles Times |website= |date=2004-05-13 |accessdate=2024-10-09 |quote=He committed suicide May 4 in his hometown of Winnipeg, Canada.}}</ref>
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