South Miami Hospital performed a circumcision without the baby and parents authorization: 09/11/2010
Mario Viera is held by his mother Vera Delgado.
A South Florida Hospital known as Baptist Hospital or South Miami Hospital performed an unwanted circumcision on a baby boy who was spending 10 days on intensive care, he was circumcised the eight. His parents told the doctors several times that they did not want Mario circumcised. The doctors claim, they got the consent forms mixed up and took baby Mario out of the NICU and circumcised him without the parents knowledge or consent - let alone, the baby's consent. The baby is the patient not the parents!
Attorney Spencer Aronfeld, who is working the case, says: "A multi-million dollar lawsuit will be filed against the hospital and doctors who performed the irreversible amputation of this helpless baby's functioning tissue. We take the position that the procedure constitutes more than just medical malpractice, it is a battery and a human rights violation with lifelong consequences."
Read more here: In Florida Who Has the Right to Consent to a Circumcision?
CBS 4 News: Baby Gets Circumcised Against Family's Wishes
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Attorney Spencer Aronfeld, who is working the case, says: "A multi-million dollar lawsuit will be filed against the hospital and doctors who performed the irreversible amputation of this helpless baby's functioning tissue. We take the position that the procedure constitutes more than just medical malpractice, it is a battery and a human rights violation with lifelong consequences."
Read more here: In Florida Who Has the Right to Consent to a Circumcision?
CBS 4 News: Baby Gets Circumcised Against Family's Wishes
Join our Facebook Discussion
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Circumcision? Make the Informed Decision DVD 12/13/2008
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