Re: Jehovah's witnesses
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Wed May 10 11:05:03 2000
difficult issue on many levels - when a fetus is also involved however,
courts have occasionally taken the position that transfusion is
warranted, being that the state has a vested interest in the welfare of
the child in utero. ( state would rather not get stuck with the welfare
costs, etc. i guess.) in ny tho a pregnant mom, however young, is
considered an emancipated minor and as such parental consent may be
meaningless.
art
At Wed, 10 May 2000, Efrain Ramirez wrote:
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>In a 15 y/o - give the blood - fight for her life first -then the jury.
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>At Tue, 9 May 2000, Robert J. Woolley wrote:
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>>In message <a4.41da52c.264a18aa@aol.com> writes:
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>>> In a message dated 5/9/00 8:44:22 PM, rchudacoff@mylinuxisp.com writes:
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>>> << a patient who refuses blood products. She is 15, G1 P0; >>
>>>
>>> i had a nightmare case involving a minor Witness who showed up in the ER with
>>>
>>> a previa. she bled out and her mother wanted to refuse blood, but her father,
>>>
>>> a Catholic, demanded that we transfuse. the hospital legal office said "give
>>> her blood and take your chances with the battery charge; most juries would
>>> side with the blood." she got the blood after one of the nurses noted that
>>> her mother had blindly signed a consent for treatment that mentioned blood
>>> products.
>>
>>Why on earth would that last factor make the difference? Clearly it was not
>>actually valid consent that she gave, and even if it were, she has the right to
>>rescind that consent later, as she (meaning the mother) was clearly doing
>>verbally.
>>
>>Now, I agree with the decision, that when the parents are divided and the
>>patient's wishes are not known (I'm assuming that's the case here), go with the
>>blood. But the way you describe it, the thing that apparently tipped the scales
>>should have had no weight at all in the decision.
>>
>>Please explain.
>>
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>>Bob Woolley
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>>St. Paul, Minnesota
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>>"Tyranny is always better organized than freedom."
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>> -- Thomas Paine
>>
>--
>"The things you learn after you know everything are the important ones"
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art fougner, md
A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote.
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