Jehovah’s Witnesses

A religious group holding a belief that prohibits any member to receive a blood transfusion. While it has been established that any adult can refuse treatment for him or herself, no court has upheld a parent’s wish, based on religious beliefs, that medical intervention be withheld from their child if a reasonable parent would want that intervention. Because health care professionals are required to report suspected child abuse (which includes lack of medical care) members of this religion may be careful to avoid contact between their sick children and health care providers.


 


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