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A hospital acted lawfully in sedating and giving blood to a woman who refused the treatment after a haemorrhage, the Republic's High Court has ruled. | |
The woman, a Jehovah's Witness, did not want the transfusion for religious reasons after giving birth at Dublin's Women's Hospital last September. | The woman, a Jehovah's Witness, did not want the transfusion for religious reasons after giving birth at Dublin's Women's Hospital last September. |
The High Court granted the hospital an order to go ahead with the treatment. | The High Court granted the hospital an order to go ahead with the treatment. |
On Friday, the High Court dismissed the woman's claim her rights were breached and the transfusion was an assault. | On Friday, the High Court dismissed the woman's claim her rights were breached and the transfusion was an assault. |
The court upheld its earlier decision. | The court upheld its earlier decision. |
The treatment took place on 21 September 2006, after the 24-year-old woman known as Miss K suffered a massive haemorrhage after having a baby boy. | The treatment took place on 21 September 2006, after the 24-year-old woman known as Miss K suffered a massive haemorrhage after having a baby boy. |
The case began in October last year and finished in January. | The case began in October last year and finished in January. |
On Thursday, the courts ruled that anaemic twins to be born this week should get a blood transfusion, despite the wishes of their parents, who are also Jehovah's Witnesses. | On Thursday, the courts ruled that anaemic twins to be born this week should get a blood transfusion, despite the wishes of their parents, who are also Jehovah's Witnesses. |
The Jehovah's Witnesses subsequently appealed to hospitals to meet their representatives with a view to establishing a protocol where a blood transfusion has been recommended to a member of their community. | The Jehovah's Witnesses subsequently appealed to hospitals to meet their representatives with a view to establishing a protocol where a blood transfusion has been recommended to a member of their community. |
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