I saw a movie on PBS the other night. It was a hospital setting. A Jehovah's Wittness couple gave birth to an RH negative baby, but refused the blood transfusion required to prevent his retardation, suffering, and possible death.
Then, Children's Services came along and took the descision out of the parents' hands and had the transfusion done. The parent's were desolate. They believed that by exchanging the baby's blood, his soul was now doomed for eternity.
I am not a Jehovah's Witness, and I don't know much about them, but should the state have the right to interfere with a person's religious convictions? Where does it stop? When should it start?
I don't have an answer....what do you guys think?
2006-09-04
01:12:43
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nancy jo
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