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2. List of Supreme Court cases involving Jehovah's Witnesses

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   Doctors sought a blood transfusion, but A.C. and her parents refused on religious grounds; child welfare officials moved to take her into care and a court ordered that she be given the transfusion. The judge said he was satisfied she was competent, but since she was under 16 the judge felt that her competence was immaterial to existing law. [6]

3. Jehovah's Witnesses and blood transfusions - Wikipedia

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   In another study, Jehovah's Witness patients presented for labor and delivery showed a willingness to accept some form of blood or blood products. Of these patients, 10 percent accepted whole blood transfusion. [51] Watch Tower publications have noted that within religions, the personal beliefs of members often differ from official doctrine. [58]

4. Blood transfusion - Wikipedia

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   Blood transfusion is the process of ... a pre-transfusion sample in these cases so a type and screen can be performed to determine the actual blood group of the ...

5. Transfusion practitioner - Wikipedia

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   Developing and implementing blood management/transfusion related education sessions/programs is an important aspect of the TP role. Education can be targeted for the appropriate clinical groups (nursing, medical and allied health professionals) highlighting and promoting evidence-based practice change or national and international recommendations.

6. Blood substitute - Wikipedia

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   A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogate) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood. It aims to provide an alternative to blood transfusion , which is transferring blood or blood-based products from one person into another.

7. Informed consent - Wikipedia

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   Example of informed consent document from the PARAMOUNT trial. Informed consent is a principle in medical ethics, medical law, media studies, and other fields, that a person must have sufficient information and understanding before making decisions about accepting risk, such as their medical care.