Cole Jordan Groth
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Cole Jordan Groth (born 31 March 2025 in New York, New York, USA) was born with congenital heart disease (CHD) at Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in Manhattan.[1] [2]
A few days later, Cale received surgery to place a stent to relieve his heart disease.[1]
Solicitation for foreskin amputation
Solicitation for medically non-indicated, non-therapeutic circumcision is a popular activity because it increases hospital revenue.[3] There are no medical indications for circumcision of the newborn. It is a medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic procedure. Circumcision creates horrible pain and trauma, so an infant must be "stable and healthy" to survive the surgery.[4] It is not clear that Cole, who had recently had heart surgery, was stable and healthy. It also is not clear that informed consent was received by the parents, Tim and Gabrielle Groth, who apparently granted surrogate consent for a non-therapeutic surgical amputation in violation of standards of medical ethics.[5]
It is not clear why the Groths selected circumcision for Cole, since circumcision of the newborn does not treat or prevent disease and puts the infant boy at risk of bleeding, infection, and surgical misadventure. The most usual reason is to enable the hospital and attending physician to collect a fee.[6]
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References
- ↑ a b
Bisram, Jennifer (25 April 2025)."Circumcision at NYC hospital almost made baby bleed to death, parents say", CBS News. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
Quote:"We were called and asked if we wanted to move forward with circumcision, and we just said yes," he said. "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."
- ↑ DeGregory, Priscilla (8 April 2025)."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’", New York Post. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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.
- ↑
Milos, Marilyn (11 July 2022). Ask Marilyn – Why do they keep asking me about circumcising my baby boy?
, Intact America. Retrieved 29 April 2025. - ↑
Lannon CM, Bailey AGD, Fleishman, AR, Kaplan GW, et al. Circumcision Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 1 March 1999; 103(3): 686-93. PMID. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
Quote:If circumcision is performed in the newborn period, it should only be done on infants who are stable and healthy.
- ↑ Alissa K (25 March 2025).
Are We Sacrificing Newborns for Tradition? The Ethical Debate Behind Circumcision
, Intact America. Retrieved 29 April 2025. - ↑ Garrett, Connor (21 December 2023).
The Economics of Circumcision: A Full Breakdown of This Penis Business
, Intact America. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
