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

03-02-2022

Northern Europe

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

Photo ANP, Lex van Lieshout

Northern Europe

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.

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