Teenage Jehovah's Witness can receive blood transfusion, judge rules

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• gustofwind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So they’re ok with getting operated on but cannot receive blood transfusions?

  Reminds me of the woman who wanted an organ transplant but not the Covid vaccine (she was ok with every other required vaccine for the transplant because propaganda)

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They don’t take issue with medicine or surgery, just blood that originates from another. This stance is based on their interpretation of scripture. They’ve also really began to pick and choose, as science has advanced. Typical Christian nonsense.

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    • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Let them die if that’s what they want.

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• slothrop@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nowhere in the Bible does a hero just let themselves go, and put their survival soley into the Creator’s hands: you gotta do your part too, Grasshopper!

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  • tomiant@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    A man sits on the roof during a rising flood.

    A rowboat comes by, and yells, “get in the boat!”

    “No, God will save me.”

    Then the coast guard comes by, “get in the boat!”

    “No, God will save me.”

    Then a helicopter comes by, “climb in the helicopter!”

    “No, God will save me.”

    Then a pack of wild hyenas swim by, and tear the man from limb to limb, laughing while he dies in agonizing horror.

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• Triumph@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I am confused about why this would need to go to a court for permission.

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  • GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The court overruled the person’s right to refuse the transfusion. There’s a bit of legal burden on a party that wants to do things to your body that you told them not to do.

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    • Triumph@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ah there it is. The article wasn't super clear on that, and I'm not paying close enough attention. "Can" vs. "will, if necessary".

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