High Court judge Justice MacDonald ruled in favour of the doctors who wanted to perform an urgent blood transfusion on a sick three-week-old baby despite the beliefs of his mother.
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Authorities at the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board brought the issue to the Family Division of the High Court in London last week.
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Adherents to the Jehovah’s Witness faith believe that their sacred texts command them to abstain from blood.
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In some cases, those who receive a blood transfusion are expelled from the faith or ostracized by the community.
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The consequences of this specific court ruling are yet to be determined, but the fact remains that the doctors saved a three-week-old boy’s life.
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