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Teen's transfusions must continue: Court
EDMONTON (CP) ?A young Jehovah's Witness from Calgary will have to continue getting blood transfusions, even though they go against her religious beliefs, the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled Friday.
The 16-year-old girl, who suffers from leukemia, is not mature enough to make a decision that's crucial to her treatment, the high court said in upholding earlier rulings by lower courts.
The girl has already undergone 19 transfusions and is scheduled to undergo another one next Monday.
She has opposed the treatment because members of the Jehovah's Witness faith believe the Bible prohibits consuming blood.
The girl has gone to court a dozen times in her effort to stop the transfusions, saying she doesn't want to die but insisting it is within her religious rights to refuse treatment.
The girl's Calgary doctors have said the treatment gives her a 40 to
50 per cent chance of beating the cancer but without blood transfusions, she would likely die.
The legal battle has split the girl's family, with her mother and two sisters giving their support to refuse transfusions, while her father consents to the blood treatment.
The family moved from Belleville, Ont., to Calgary three years ago.
The appeal court had fast-tracked the girl's appeal because of the gravity of her health situation.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
Teen's transfusions must continue: Court
EDMONTON (CP) ?A young Jehovah's Witness from Calgary will have to continue getting blood transfusions, even though they go against her religious beliefs, the Alberta Court of Appeal ruled Friday.
The 16-year-old girl, who suffers from leukemia, is not mature enough to make a decision that's crucial to her treatment, the high court said in upholding earlier rulings by lower courts.
The girl has already undergone 19 transfusions and is scheduled to undergo another one next Monday.
She has opposed the treatment because members of the Jehovah's Witness faith believe the Bible prohibits consuming blood.
The girl has gone to court a dozen times in her effort to stop the transfusions, saying she doesn't want to die but insisting it is within her religious rights to refuse treatment.
The girl's Calgary doctors have said the treatment gives her a 40 to
50 per cent chance of beating the cancer but without blood transfusions, she would likely die.
The legal battle has split the girl's family, with her mother and two sisters giving their support to refuse transfusions, while her father consents to the blood treatment.
The family moved from Belleville, Ont., to Calgary three years ago.
The appeal court had fast-tracked the girl's appeal because of the gravity of her health situation.更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net