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Monday October 24, 2011
Jehovah's Witnesses • RNB's Religion News Blog:
A Dublin, Ireland maternity hospital has secured court orders allowing it to perform, if required, an emergency blood transfusion on a child said to be at risk of being born prematurely to a woman who is a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses faith.Coombe Hospital has won a number of court orders regarding blood transfusion for Jehovah’s Witnesses or their offspring.
Monday August 8, 2011
Jehovah's Witnesses • RNB's Religion News Blog:
A Jehovah’s Witness who received a life-saving blood transfusion against her beliefs sued her doctor for medical malpractice. A judge dismissed the suit ruling that the transfusion didn’t deviate from accepted standards of care.
Monday May 9, 2011
Jehovah's Witnesses • RNB's Religion News Blog:
Fifty-eight-year-old Bruce Huff believes it is a sin to receive any blood or blood products. When his wife, 58-year-old Candy Huff, became unconscious several weeks ago and was rushed to Clark Memorial Hospital, he wrote a letter to the staff telling them not to give her blood transfusions. The hospital filed a petition in Clark County Circuit Court asking that someone be appointed to make medical decisions for Candy Huff, alleging Bruce Huff was unable to make decisions in her best interest.
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Jehovah's Witnesses • Quackery:
Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that passages of the Bible forbid blood transfusions. Members who do accept such treatment can be cast out of the church. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses carry a signed and witnessed advance directive card absolutely refusing blood and releasing doctors from any liability arising from this refusal.
Tuesday May 26, 2009
Jehovah's Witnesses • Quackery:
The father of a girl who died after refusing blood transfusions, on the basis of un-biblical teachings by the Jehovah’s Witnesses — continues to battle the cult in court. Some legal scholars observing the case see what could be worrying setbacks for this legally aggressive sect accustomed to mobilizing the courts to block members from receiving life-saving transfusions
Friday February 20, 2009
Jehovah's Witnesses:
A 12-year-old Jehovah’s Witness girl has received a life-saving blood transfusion that she did not want after a Johannesburg High Court order gave doctors the go-ahead.Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that it’s against God’s will to take other people’s blood, or one’s own blood that has been stored, into one’s body.
Thursday November 27, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses:
A High Court judge has directed that a Dublin, Ireland hospital can, provided it is absolutely necessary, give a possible life-saving blood transfusion to a four-year-old girl despite the religious objections of her Jehovah’s Witness parents. The hospital made an emergency application to Ms Justice Mary Laffoy on Tuesday seeking an order allowing it to administer a transfusion after the parents refused to give consent.
Tuesday September 23, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses:
A Jehovah’s Witness who survived a shooting in which her husband died is believed to have refused a blood transfusion during surgery to save her life. Amanda Hustler is being treated at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for two gunshot wounds to her back
Sunday September 21, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses:
A businessman has been murdered and his wife was in a critical condition in hospital last night following a double shooting at their £500,000 luxury home in Cornwall. Jehovah’s Witness Adam Hustler and his wife Amanda were allegedly gunned down by their daughter’s jilted lover who is believed to have been forced to end the relationship because of their strict religious views.
Friday July 11, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses:
The leaders of the Watchtower Society — the legal organization behind the Jehovah’s Witnesses — claim to speak for God.In reality, they keep changing their minds on what he allegedly told them — regarding blood, for instance.
In the process, they show themselves to be quacks whose nonsense has resulted in numerous needless deaths.
Monday June 23, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses:
The Watchtower Society — the organization behind the Jehovah’s Witnesses — wrongly claims that the Bible forbids blood transfusion. That makes it a killer cult whose teachings have resulted in many needless deaths, including that of Bethany Hughes.Sunday June 15, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses:
The parents decided to take the case to court, arguing that their rights were breached on a number of grounds, including that officials proceeded on the “stereotypical and paternalistic presumption that the treating doctor is always right and Jehovah’s Witness parents always wrong,” noted Brenner.Sunday June 8, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses: The horrifically-injured Jehovah’s Witness being denied a life-saving blood transfusion technically died in hospital, it was revealed last night.
Friday June 6, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses: A family source said: “Sheila is adamant that John must not have blood. She says giving him a transfusion would be like assaulting him, and he wouldn’t want to live knowing he had disobeyed his God.
Thursday May 22, 2008
Jehovah's Witnesses: The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, the organization behind Jehovah’s Witnesses, incorrectly claims the Bible prohibits blood transfusions. Should minor followers of the cult be allowed to refuse a blood transfusion?
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