http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22714/right-refuse-medical-care-ireland http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22714/right-refuse-medical-care-ireland#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:57:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22714 People should be able to refuse in advance medical treatment in the event of their becoming incapacitated by serious accident or illness, according to the Law Reform Commission in Ireland.

The commission also provisionally recommends that refusal of treatment on religious grounds in advance care directives be permitted. This issue has been explored by the courts recently in relation to Jehovah's Witnesses, who, on religious grounds, do not accept blood transfusions.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22714/right-refuse-medical-care-ireland/feed 0