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{{PhotoMissing}}'''Heather Hironimus''' from Boynton Beach, {{USSC|FL}}, is the mother of the now well-known boy Chase, born in October 2010, who should be [[circumcised ]] following a parenting plan that she had co-signed, in 2012, with the boy’s father, which stipulated that the child be circumcised for [[Arguments_pro_circumcision#Hygienical_Arguments|hygienic reasons]].
In a dispute with the father of the boy who , with whom the mother shares custody with, several courts had ruled against the mother. She had withdrawn her granted permission to [[circumcision]] because Chase has anxiety prior to the surgery. Also, the boy should not expect an unnecessary anesthesia. Her laywer lawyer stated that she has hidden in an undisclosed domestic violence center in the South of the state.<ref>{{REFweb
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On 22 May 2015, she was forced to sign a [[circumcision]] consent form in a Palm Beach County, Florida courtroom, so that her 4.5 year old son could be cut by his father.<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=Video of the signing - — in handcuffs
|url=http://www.local10.com/news/tearful-mother-consents-to-sons-circumcision-during-court-appearance/33170716
|title=Tearful mother consents to son's circumcision during court appearance
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It seemed as if the father of young Chase found a doctor who was willing to circumcise his son on 11 June 2015, in Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital (JDCH) in Hollywood, Florida, as [[Intact America]] stated on their Facebook page. Protests against the doctor and the hospital by thousands of [[Intactivist| intactivists]], plus a Cease and Desist Order<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/hospital-circumcision-of-boynton-boy-didnt-happen/nmb9B/
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On 24 July 2015, Heather still did not get back custody for her son and stated in the press that she still doesn't know if he has been [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFweb
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On 11 November 2015, Heather's attorney filed an emergency motion to alter the previous custody order that prevents her from seeing her son or caring for him. This document states that Heather's boy was secretly [[circumcised ]] during his judicial abduction by his father, Dennis Nebus. The boy's recent diagnosis with leukemia presumably occurred during his recovery from the [[circumcision]].<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=http://www.examiner.com/article/child-forced-to-undergo-circumcision-has-been-diagnosed-with-leukemia
|accessdate=2019-09-14
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== Award for intactivism ==
Hironimus was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]].
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* {{URL-FBpage|ChasesGuardians|2021-06-16|404}} (Chase's Guardians)
* {{URL-FBprofile|heather.hironimus.3|2019-09-16}}
* [{{REFnews |title=Mother battling circumcision now a fugitive |url=http://www.wpbf.com/news/mother-battling-circumcision-now-a-fugitive/31718582 Mother battling circumcision now a fugitive] |last=Dzenitis |first=John |init= |author-link= |publisher=WPBF |website= |date=2015-03-11 |accessdate=2023-12-27 |format= |quote=Hiroimus's attorney said Tuesday that Chase was "terrified" to undergo the procedure and Hironimus checked into an undisclosed domestic violence crisis shelter to protect him.}}
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