Danish Court: Blood transfusion to unconscious Jehovah’s Witness was legal

03-02-2022

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Danish Court: Blood transfusion to unconscious Jehovah’s Witness was legal

Is it illegal to give an unconscious patient a blood transfusion that he probably does not want for religious reasons? The Danish Supreme Court does not think it is.

A Jehovah's Witness during an international congress in the Netherlands in 2019. image ANP, Jeroen Jumelet

Jehovah's Witnesses will not have to go to Flemish court

Jehovah’s Witnesses in Belgium do not have to go to court for sexual abuse of minors. The Brussels council chamber has decided this.

Jehovah's Witnesses are seen as extremists in Russia. Picture is from an earlier court case in 2019. Photo AFP, Mladen Antonov

Multiple Jehovah's Witnesses arrested in Russia

Russian investigators have completed an investigation against "extremist" Jehovah's Witnesses.

The Danish parliament in Copenhagen. image EPA, Liselotte Sabroe

Denmark wrestles with ban on circumcision

The Danish parliament has to decide about a proposed age limit for boy’s circumcision before the end of 2020.

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