In this case, an adult Jehovah's Witness refused to consent to blood transfusions prior to delivery of her baby and persisted in the refusal after losing a substantial amount of blood following the Cesarean birth of the child. Based on her doctor's affidavit that the transfusions were necessary to save her life, the Supreme Court in Suffolk County signed an order authorizing the hospital...
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