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MATTER OF HUGHES

259 N.J. Super. 193 (1992)

611 A.2d 1148

IN THE MATTER OF ALICE HUGHES.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided August 31, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Ahrens Price argued the cause for appellant Alice Hughes.

Gary J. Lesneski argued the cause for respondent Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center (Archer & Greiner, attorneys; Gary J. Lesneski, of counsel; Betty S. Adler, on the brief).

Donald T. Ridley, member of the New York bar admitted pro hac vice, argued the cause for amicus curiae Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.

Before Judges KING, DREIER and GRUCCIO.

The opinion of the court was delivered by GRUCCIO, J.A.D.

On May 13, 1991, Alice Hughes (Ms. Hughes), a 39-year-old devout Jehovah's Witness, was admitted to Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center to undergo a hysterectomy. A principal tenet of the Jehovah's Witness faith is the belief that receiving blood or blood products into one's body precludes resurrection and everlasting life after death.

At the time of her admission to the hospital, Ms. Hughes signed...

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