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{{PhotoMissing}}'''Heather Hironimus''' from Boynton Beach, Florida (USA) {{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 She had withdrawn her granted permission to [[circumcision]] because Chase has anxiety prior to the surgery.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 | quote= | url=http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/florida-streit-um-chase-hironimus-beschneidung-13477485.html | title=Streit um Beschneidung eines kleinen Jungen | last= | first= | publisher=Frankfurter Allgemeine | workwebsite= | date=2015-03-12 update | accessdate=2019-09-14

| quote= | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320175635/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-circumcision-court-battle-hearing-20150310-story.html | title=Judge orders West Boynton mom's arrest in circumcision case | last=Freeman | first=Marc | publisher=SunSentinel (via archive.org) | workwebsite= | date=2015-03-10 | accessdate=2019-09-14}}</ref>, they have already become very famous in the [[intactivists]] movement. Heather Hironimus appealed to the community: "I am pleading with fellow intactivists, parents and all others to help me save my son, his [[foreskin]], his [[Human rights |rights]] and hopefully other children from allowing the ‘system’ to make these decisions”.<ref>{{REFweb | quote= | url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/florida-mom-fights-court-order-to-circumcise-her-3-year-old-son-6454262 | title=Florida Mom Fights Court Order to Circumcise Her 3-Year-Old Son | last=Funcheon | first=Deidra | publisher=Broward Palm Beach New Times | workwebsite= | date=2014-05-14 | accessdate=2019-09-14

On 14 May 14, 2015, she had been arrested, as CBS12 reported.<ref>{{REFweb | quote= | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518001356/http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/mom-circumcision-fight-found-jailed-25805.shtml | title=Mom at center of circumcision battle is arrested after months in hiding | last=Jacobson | first=Kate | publisher=CBS12 | workwebsite=Sun Sentinel (Web Archive) | date=2015-05-14 | accessdate=2019-10-28

On 22 May 22, 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 | last= | first= | publisher=Local 10 ABC News | workwebsite=Local | date=2015-05-22 | accessdate=2019-09-14

| quote= | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522152728/http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-circumcision-mother-court-hearing-20150522-story.html | title=Handcuffed mom signs consent for son's circumcision to get out of jail | last=Freeman | first=Marc | publisher=SunSentinel (via archive.org) | workwebsite= | date=2015-05-22 | accessdate=2019-09-14

It seemed as if the father of young Chase found a doctor who was willing to circumcise his son on 11 June 11th, 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 | quote= | url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/last-minute-effort-made-to-stop-boynton-boys-circu/nmbdm/ | title=Last minute effort made to stop Boynton boy's circumcision | last= | first= | publisher=Palm Beach Post | workwebsite= | date= | accessdate=}}</ref> by Heather's new attorney seem to have cancelled the scheduled [[circumcision ]] at the JDCH so far.<ref>{{REFweb | quote= | url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/hospital-circumcision-of-boynton-boy-didnt-happen/nmb9B/ | title=Hospital circumcision of Boynton boy didn't happen | last= | first= | publisher=Palm Beach Post | workwebsite= | date= | accessdate=

On 24 July 24, 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 | quote= | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116124835/http://www.gossipextra.com/2015/07/24/heather-hironimus-circumcision-battle-continues-5064/ | title=EXCLUSIVE — Heather Hironimus: I Still Don’t Know if my Son Has Been Circumcised! | last=Lambiet | first=Jose | publisher=Gossip Extra (via archive.org) | workwebsite= | date=2015-07-24 | accessdate=2019-09-14

On 11 November 12, 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 | quote= | url=http://www.examiner.com/article/child-forced-to-undergo-circumcision-has-been-diagnosed-with-leukemia | title=Child forced to undergo circumcision has been diagnosed with leukemia | last= | first= | publisher=Examiner | workwebsite= | date= | accessdate=2019-09-14 |note=N/A

On In January 2017, the Assistant State Attorney filed a notice with the Judge, stating that she has successfully completed the program. In July 2015, her attorney had worked out an agreement with prosecutors on Hironimus’ behalf. She had to enter a pre-trial intervention program which included a mental heath evaluation, a four-hour parenting course and other provisions. Prosecutors now have dropped the single felony charge of interference with custody.<ref>{{REFwebREFnews | quote= | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220170018/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/charges-dropped-against-boynton-mom-who-fought-son-circumcision/2GDmBYbkPXC8prlU91r1aL/ | title=Charges dropped against Boynton mom who fought son’s circumcision | last=Duret | first=Daphne | publisher=Palm Beach Post (via archive.org) | workarchived=yes | date=2017-02-20 | accessdate=2019-09-14

== Award for intactivism ==Hironimus was chosen "[[Intactivist of the Month]]" by [[Intact America]]. {{REFSEEALSO}}* [[Nebus vs Hironimus]]

* {{URLwebsite|http://chasesguardians.org/wp|20192021-0906-16|topic of this blog has changedwebsite blanked}} (Chase's Guardians)* {{URL-FBpage|ChasesGuardians|20192021-0906-16|404}} (Chase's Guardians)

* [{{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.}}{{REF}}

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