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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 his 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

}}</ref><ref name="degregory2025">{{REFnews

}}</ref>  Cole is the grandson of [https://www.zocdoc.com/doctor/timothy-groth-md-292693 Timothy D. Groth, M.D.], a pain consultant.

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 [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| protective, immunological, sexual, and sensory functions]], or the possible later [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological issues]].

}}</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

}}</ref> It also is not clear that the legally required [[informed consent]] was received by the parents, Tim and /or Gabrielle Groth, who apparently granted [[surrogate consent]] for a non-therapeutic surgical [[amputation]] and [[genital mutilation]] in violation of [[Medical_ethics#Medical_ethics_and_circumcision| standards of medical ethics]].<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> The circumcision procedure needed to be performed before Cole was discharged so that the hospital could collect various fees. It is unclear if Cole received any [[pain]] medication or how effective it was.

Cole's loss of blood caused by his harmful, unnecessary [[circumcision]] caused substantial organ injury. Part of his intestines died and had to be removed by an abdominal operation. He has been fitted with a colostomy bag.<ref name="degregory2025"/>

He will need additional surgery later to reconnect the residual surviving parts of his intestines.<ref name="degregory2025"/>

Cole must remain in hospital for the near future indefinitely, where he is being fed intravenously.<ref>{{REFnews

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 {{W|Lake_Grove,_New_York|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.==Public response==[[Intact America]] has launched a petition to end the [[circumcision]] of boys in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/intact-america-launches-a-petition-drive-to-end-nicu-circumcisions/ |title=Intact America Launches a Petition Drive to End NICU Circumcisions |last=Ashford |first=Jeannie |init= |author-link= |publisher=Intact America |date=2025-06-19 |accessdate=2025-09-06}}</ref>

 ==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}}

|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.”}}

|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

|author-link=Kristel AlissaGeorganne Chapin

|date=2025-0306-2504 |accessdate=2025-0506-0804