Blood Transfusion Of Jehovah's Witness

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What do you think should be done in each of these three situations? Each one of the three situations is different. A different action should be taken in each one of the three situations. As for situation number one, a 45-year-old man who is a Jehovah’s Witness. By this age the man is old enough to make his own choice. In situation number two, a 26-year-old women who is a Jehovah’s Witness, she is responsible about her actions and her wishes should be respected. On the third situation, an infant who is in need to a blood transfusion, but the parents are Jehovah’s Witness. In this situation an order from the court should be brought to make the blood transfusion.

Should the blood transfusions be given? In the first situation blood transfusion

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