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'''Litigation over circumcision''' may occur for several reasons.
==Adverse outcome==
Circumcision may only be legally done when someone (the patient or his surrogate) has granted [[informed consent]] to the surgeon for the known injury.
Every [[circumcision]] injures the patient by [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] which has many valuable protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual functions, however the patient or his surrogate grants consent for this, so when the injury is greater than expected, of an [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| unusual nature]], [[death]] occurs, or the amputation was poorly executed, litigation for damages or even wrongful death may occur.
If the surgical instruments used caused the injury, then the manufacturer may be sued.
==Lack of consent==
Circumcisions have been known to be carried out, usually by error, when informed consent has not been granted. In such cases litigation for [http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ wrongful circumcision] may result. A suit may be a personal injury lawsuit or a medical malpractice lawsuit.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/botched-circumcision-and-wrongful-circumcision.html
|title=Messed Up Circumcision Lawyer
|last=
|first=
|accessdate=2021-11-21
}}</ref>
==When parents disagree==
When parents disagree, litigation between parents regarding a proposed circumcision of an infant son may end up in family court.
{{REF}}
[[Category:Circumcision]]
[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]]
==Adverse outcome==
Circumcision may only be legally done when someone (the patient or his surrogate) has granted [[informed consent]] to the surgeon for the known injury.
Every [[circumcision]] injures the patient by [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]] which has many valuable protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual functions, however the patient or his surrogate grants consent for this, so when the injury is greater than expected, of an [[Documented severe complications of circumcision| unusual nature]], [[death]] occurs, or the amputation was poorly executed, litigation for damages or even wrongful death may occur.
If the surgical instruments used caused the injury, then the manufacturer may be sued.
==Lack of consent==
Circumcisions have been known to be carried out, usually by error, when informed consent has not been granted. In such cases litigation for [http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/protection/ wrongful circumcision] may result. A suit may be a personal injury lawsuit or a medical malpractice lawsuit.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/botched-circumcision-and-wrongful-circumcision.html
|title=Messed Up Circumcision Lawyer
|last=
|first=
|accessdate=2021-11-21
}}</ref>
==When parents disagree==
When parents disagree, litigation between parents regarding a proposed circumcision of an infant son may end up in family court.
{{REF}}
[[Category:Circumcision]]
[[Category:Litigation over circumcision]]