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'''Yitzhok Fischer''' is the Mohel [[mohel]] in New York that has been tied to four neonatal [[herpes]] infections, including one [[death ]] and one case of brain damage. In 2007 he was ordered to stop performing [[metzitzah b'peh]]. He has tested positive for [[herpes]].<ref>{{REFweb
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}}</ref> This is one of the cases that led to the city of NY to create a new law requiring mohels to obtain signed [[Informed consent | consent]] from the parents before performing metzitzah b'peh.<ref>{{REFweb
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{{SEEALSO}}* [[Abrahamic covenant]]* [[United States of America]]
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