Jehovah Witness patient can be given blood, court rules

The order was made this afternoon by Mr Justice Tony O'Connor, who said that he accepted that the patient's life maybe"on the line", and that he may require a blood transfusion.

If his situation deteriorated, the man may need a blood transfusion to either save his life or to avoid incurring any further injuries. Donal McGuinness BL for the hospital said that, for religious reasons, the man's family were not prepared to consent to him being given any blood or blood products. Counsel said that a further complicating issue was that the hospital had been told by the man's family that he had signed a document stating that he would refuse a blood transfusion in all circumstances due to his religious beliefs.

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