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|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."
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|title=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’
|url=https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/us-news/li-infant-is-fighting-for-his-life-in-nyc-hospital-after-botched-circumcision/
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|first=Priscilla
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|publisher=New York Post
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|date=2025-04-08
|accessdate=2025-04-29
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|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.
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A few days later, Cale received surgery to place a stent to relieve his heart disease.<ref name="bisram2025" />
==Solicitation for foreskin amputation==
Solicitation for medically non-indicated, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] is a popular activity because it increases hospital revenue.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://intactamerica.org/ask-marilyn-why-do-they-keep-asking-me-about-circumcising-my-baby-boy/ |title=Ask Marilyn – Why do they keep asking me about circumcising my baby boy? |last=Milos |first=Marilyn |init= |author-link= |publisher=Intact America |date=2022-07-11 |accessdate=2025-04-29}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{REFjournal
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