Comments on: 14-year old leukemia patient dies after rejecting transfusions http://allaboutleukemia.com/news-and-updates/14-year-old-leukemia-patient-dies-after-rejecting-transfusions/ A Guide for People with Leukemia Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jerry Jones http://allaboutleukemia.com/news-and-updates/14-year-old-leukemia-patient-dies-after-rejecting-transfusions/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jerry Jones Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:27:32 +0000 http://allaboutleukemia.com/news-and-updates/14-year-old-leukemia-patient-dies-after-rejecting-transfusions/#comment-2 THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS THAT IT IS SAFER FOR CHILDREN TO BE REARED BY DRUG ABUSERS THAN BY JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. With that point made, the DEATH of this CHILD is a SCANDAL. The District Attorney needs to investigate why Children's Hospital waited until it was too late for blood transfusions to help, instead of requesting an emergency court hearing as soon as it was obvious that transfusions would eventually be necessary. Start with the so-called "Ethicist" at the Hospital. Summaries of over 225 similiar Jehovah's Witness Court Cases are found at: BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES HTTP://JWDIVORCES.BRAVEHOST.COM Reviewing these similar cases at this website reveals that typically only Hospitals that agree with the Jehovah's Witnesses position, and wanting to uphold such, would delay seeking court intervention in such an obvious situation. THE MORAL OF THIS STORY IS THAT IT IS SAFER FOR CHILDREN TO BE REARED BY DRUG ABUSERS THAN BY JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES.

With that point made, the DEATH of this CHILD is a SCANDAL.

The District Attorney needs to investigate why Children’s Hospital waited until it was too late for blood transfusions to help, instead of requesting an emergency court hearing as soon as it was obvious that transfusions would eventually be necessary. Start with the so-called “Ethicist” at the Hospital.

Summaries of over 225 similiar Jehovah’s Witness Court Cases are found at:

BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

HTTP://JWDIVORCES.BRAVEHOST.COM

Reviewing these similar cases at this website reveals that typically only Hospitals that agree with the Jehovah’s Witnesses position, and wanting to uphold such, would delay seeking court intervention in such an obvious situation.

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