If we were talking about a haircut gone wrong then the chance of that case getting to mediation or even a courtroom are odds you don't want to bet on, but when talking about circumcision-that is a whole different ball game...no pun intended!
The story is all over the net. It was first reported by CBS4 News which televised an attorney for a South Florida mother who filled a law suit against a Miami Hospital and one of its physicians because her son was circumcised without parental consent.
Although the family's attorney is quoted as saying "I have not seen a case like this. This is not medical malpractice. It's a battery", internet bloggers are busy picking sides of the issue, but that's really the big question... what's the issue? One side has traditionalists saying the family is just looking for a quick buck and no real harm was done; that it is a normal procedure that has its health benefits- and at a fast glance you might feel the same.
But the underlying details should get some of us thinking...I mean REALLY thinking. Is it really "not a big deal" when a hospital staff does not have time to simply walk outside a room and ask the parents of a child, who is already in intensive care, whether they desire to remove a body part... even if it's only a foreskin! I'm not blaming any one staff member or even the physician entirely, but are people nothing more than a number to hospitals? Even if the thought of a circumcision is the last thing on your mind, this case is simply showing a trend we are seeing across our imploding health care system...negligence!
The economy has affected everyone, including hospitals! The facts show that the majority of hospital accidents are largely caused by hospitals attempting to increase profits for the corporations that own them. I know quite well that hospitals need to make money to function properly, but under-staffing, budget cuts, and having one employee doing the work of three may be costing hospitals more with lawsuits than just doing it right in the first place.
Now, I'm not going to touch the whole debate whether circumcision is good or bad for the child, but the point of this blog is that we have a family that specifically asked that this procedure NOT be performed- and it was anyway!
If you are thinking that this is an isolated case used to gain a little media attention just Google - "Hospital Malpractice Increases", and you will find about 1.4 million hits covering everything from what the mohel didn't want to the wrong limb being amputated!
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