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Jehovah’s Witness, 15, shouldn’t be allowed to die says High Court judge after teen refuses lifesaving blood transfusion


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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13163853/jehovahs-witness-15-not-allowed-die-judge/

A TEENAGE Jehovah's Witness was ordered to undergo a lifesaving blood transfusion after a concerned judge quashed her religious objection.

Doctors received the go-ahead to urgently give the 15-year-old blood when she was just hours from death.

At the High Court on Tuesday, November 10, Sir James Munby said the girl's life was in imminent danger, so he had rushed to make his decision, reports the Daily Mail.

He explained: "The blood transfusion is imperatively needed and within a timescale measured in hours, and not days.

A 1970s ruling says Jehovah's Witnesses' beliefs must be given the same respect as those of other religions when it comes to kids' rights to reject treatment.

Appeal Court decisions in the 1990s stress that courts must decide what is in the best interests of under-16s, 

I've no idea who took this case to court, but it must be difficult for the Judge if he 'has to make the decision' by law. 

Can anyone condemn him for wanting to safe her life ?  

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