Doctors amputated man’s penis without his consent
A Kentucky couple are suing two doctors for amputated the man’s penis without his consent. Philip Seaton, 61, went to have a circumcision last October, but when he woke up, he realized his penis had been amputated.
The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County court last week against Dr. John Patterson, who performed the procedure, Dr. Oliver James, who administered anesthesia, and Commonwealth Urology, PSC. The lawsuit states that Patterson received consent to perform a circumcision and only a circumcision, and that Seaton did not consent to his penis being removed. Kevin George, the plaintiff’s attorney, said Patterson amputated the organ after finding cancer, but he only had consent to remove the foreskin.
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