So the elders represent the parents...mmm. It got me thinking. Here in Brazil, there are two kinds of representatives: those established by law (in this case, the parents themselves) or those established by will (but, as this is a case of life and death, the representative has to be a lawyer). So, according to the letter of the law, there would be no way that the liaison comittee could "represent" the parents. Their word could be considered nothing more than religious advice, but it's very unlikely to prevail over medical advice. I don't know to what extent U.S. law is similar, but those issues don't tend to go well for witnesses around here. I don't know of any decision allowing parents to withdraw blood transfusion from their sons, but there are many imposing such transfusion.
Interesting conversation at work last Friday
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Big Dog
Melmac, I don't think the elders are representing the father in lieu of counsel, I think what was meant was that they were advising the father as to what he could say and do and not get df'd, but they were not acting as a legal representative before the court.