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|title=Circumcision Policy Statement
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|accessdate=2025-04-29
}}</ref> It is not clear that Cole, who had recently had heart surgery, was stable and healthy. It also is not clear that the legal required [[informed consent]] was received by the parents, Tim and Gabrielle Groth, who apparently granted surrogate consent for a non-therapeutic surgical [[amputation]] and [[genital mutilation]] in violation of [[Medical_ethics#Medical_ethics_and_circumcision| standards of medical ethics]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ethical-debate-behind-circumcision/
|title=Are We Sacrificing Newborns for Tradition? The Ethical Debate Behind Circumcision
|accessdate=2024-05-15
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==Cole's circumcision==
The circumcision was performed on the night shift at 11 PM. The surgeon has not been identified.<ref>{{REFnews