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HARRELL v. ST. MARY'S HOSP., INC.

No. 95-2172.

678 So.2d 455 (1996)

Tina HARRELL, Appellant, v. ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald T. Ridley, Brooklyn, New York and William E. Hoey, Jupiter, for appellant.

Jeffrey C. Fulford and Casey D. Shomo of Bobo, Spicer, Ciotoli, Fulford, Bocchino, DeBevoise & LeClainche, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Barry E. Krischer, State Attorney, and Kenneth J. Selvig, Assistant State Attorney, West Palm Beach, for Intervenor-State of Florida.

Washington M. Quinones, Sebring, for Amicus Curiae-Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

Andrew H. Kayton, Miami, for Amicus Curiae-American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.

Catherine Weiss and Laura K. Abel, New York City, for Amicus Curiae-Reproductive Freedom Project American Civil Liberties Union Foundation.

WARNER, Judge.

The appellee, St. Mary's Hospital, filed an emergency petition in circuit court regarding the health care of the appellant, Tina Harrell. Mrs. Harrell, a Jehovah's Witness, was six months pregnant when doctors discovered a life-threatening blood condition which could rapidly deteriorate and place both her life and the life of the fetus in jeopardy. Because of her religious beliefs, Mrs. Harrell objected to any blood transfusion. After an emergency hearing...

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