Comment on Teenage Jehovah's Witness can receive blood transfusion, judge rules
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 14 hours agoWe do, but parental control over minors’ medical procedures becomes a huge issue here. If a 16 year old wants a lifesaving transfusion some places allow their parents to refuse it for them on religious grounds. The same applies to younger children as well.
tomiant@piefed.social 11 hours ago
Meh I was just being needlessly angry and annoyed. I don’t think we should let people die like that. Especially kids. Life saving treatment should never be up to the parents to decide, except in some very specific cases. Once they turn 18 they can make their own decisions, but fuck everything about putting your personal beliefs over your children’s lives and health.
Tweak@feddit.uk 6 hours ago
In this instance it was the 16 year old child themselves refusing, and the hospital determining that she had capacity to do so. That’s why they went for a court order, so the decision and liability wouldn’t fall on them.
tomiant@piefed.social 6 hours ago
Only further goes to show that I should read the fucking article before raging, and then instead of raging stay rational. I give enough shit to others for doing precisely that. :/