Top doctor dismisses claim blood transfusion 'like rape'
Irish Independent, Ireland - 1 hour ago
THE Master of the Coombe Women's Hospital has strongly rejected a female Jehovah's Witness' description of a blood transfusion administered to her at the ... Friday October 05 2007 THE Master of the Coombe Women's Hospital has strongly rejected a female Jehovah's Witness' description of a blood transfusion administered to her at the hospital against her wishes, after she suffered a massive, haemorrhage as being "like a rape". Dr Chris Fitzpatrick said the woman had given an "inaccurate representation'' of what had happened to her after she experienced massive blood loss following the birth of her baby boy at the Coombe Women's hospital on September 21, 2006. He was told the woman had said that during the transfusion process, people were around her terrifying her, that she wanted to fight the medical staff off before the transfusion was given but was unable to, that she was held and sedated before the transfusion was administered and had described the experience as like a rape. Dr Fitzpatrick said he "found it difficult to reconcile" what had happened with that account of events. Staff at the hospital were "at pains'' to support the woman during what was a difficult time for everybody concerned, he said. He was giving evidence in the continuing action by the hospital against the woman in which the hospital contends it was entitled to seek an injunction in September 2006 to give the woman a transfusion. The hospital secured the order after it told the court it believed the woman would die without a transfusion as she had lost some 80pc (%) of her blood and that the woman had refused the transfusion in light of her religious beliefs. The woman may be identified only as Ms K. She is 24 years of age and from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the proceedings before Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, the hospital claims Ms K's constitutional rights to freedom of conscience and the free practice of religion do not extend to enabling her to decline appropriate medical treatment. It further pleads that it would be contrary to public order and morality if Ms K could be permitted to place her life in immediate danger by declining routine medical treatment. It also claims a general duty to protect and safeguard the woman's right to life, and her personal rights generally. Ms K denies the claims. In a counter-claim, she contends the administration of the transfusion was a breach of her rights under the European Convention on Human Rights and that she was entitled to refuse such medical treatment. Ms K also claims that the hospital committed assault and trespass on her person. The case continues.
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by DannyHaszard inparents don't get a moral pass.
toronto star, canada - 3. even the discovery that their parents were devout jehovah's witnesses and is there any other kind of watchtower congregant?
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JW does not regret receiving her court-ordered transfusion
by Gopher ini love happy endings.
ms k. gave birth at an irish hospital last year, and lost an enormous amount of blood.
the hospital didn't know she was jw, and apparently she didn't have a "no blood" card with her.
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Top doctor dismisses claim blood transfusion 'like rape'
Friday October 05 2007 THE Master of the Coombe Women's Hospital has strongly rejected a female Jehovah's Witness' description of a blood transfusion administered to her at the hospital against her wishes, after she suffered a massive, haemorrhage as being "like a rape". Dr Chris Fitzpatrick said the woman had given an "inaccurate representation'' of what had happened to her after she experienced massive blood loss following the birth of her baby boy at the Coombe Women's hospital on September 21, 2006. He was told the woman had said that during the transfusion process, people were around her terrifying her, that she wanted to fight the medical staff off before the transfusion was given but was unable to, that she was held and sedated before the transfusion was administered and had described the experience as like a rape. Dr Fitzpatrick said he "found it difficult to reconcile" what had happened with that account of events. Staff at the hospital were "at pains'' to support the woman during what was a difficult time for everybody concerned, he said. He was giving evidence in the continuing action by the hospital against the woman in which the hospital contends it was entitled to seek an injunction in September 2006 to give the woman a transfusion. The hospital secured the order after it told the court it believed the woman would die without a transfusion as she had lost some 80pc (%) of her blood and that the woman had refused the transfusion in light of her religious beliefs. The woman may be identified only as Ms K. She is 24 years of age and from the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the proceedings before Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, the hospital claims Ms K's constitutional rights to freedom of conscience and the free practice of religion do not extend to enabling her to decline appropriate medical treatment. It further pleads that it would be contrary to public order and morality if Ms K could be permitted to place her life in immediate danger by declining routine medical treatment. It also claims a general duty to protect and safeguard the woman's right to life, and her personal rights generally. Ms K denies the claims. In a counter-claim, she contends the administration of the transfusion was a breach of her rights under the European Convention on Human Rights and that she was entitled to refuse such medical treatment. Ms K also claims that the hospital committed assault and trespass on her person. The case continues. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/16/128626/9.ashx MORE associated thread
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How the Circuit Overseer Manipulates the Body of Elders
by TMS inthe relationship between local elders and the circuit overseer has fluctuated over the years.
in the sixties, .
the circuit overseer simply appointed all the servants.
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Pyramid prediction of 1914 and Daniel's Dream
by Erace ini'm new here and i've been researching the 1914 prediction by russell using the measurements from the great pyramid.
i was born as a jehovah witness and after 20 years, i never heard about a pyramid measurement.
i never missed a meeting either!
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by DannyHaszard inparents don't get a moral pass.
toronto star, canada - 3. even the discovery that their parents were devout jehovah's witnesses and is there any other kind of watchtower congregant?
raised only faint alarm ... rosie [email protected] the author.
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http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/16/143415/1.ashx up at JWD Master gives evidence in transfusion case
RTE.ie, Ireland - 39 minutes ago
Dr Fitzpatrick said he was put in a difficult situation after the then 24-year-old woman, known as Ms K, told doctors she was a Jehovah's Witness and wasTransfusion refusal was 'difficult situation'
Wednesday, 3 October 2007 18:12 The Master of the Coombe Hospital, Dr Chris Fitzpatrick, has said he and the hospital faced an unprecedented decision last year, when a young woman refused a blood transfusion after suffering a massive haemorrhage. Dr Fitzpatrick said he was put in a difficult situation after the then 24-year-old woman, known as Ms K, told doctors she was a Jehovah's Witness and was objecting to the transfusion. She suffered the haemorrhage after giving birth to her son on the 21 September 2006 and lost around 80% of her blood. But he said he had no doubt that giving Ms K a transfusion was the correct medical decision. Ms K received the blood after the hospital obtained a High Court order allowing the transfusion to go ahead. Dr Fitzpatrick said that in the early hours of the following morning, Ms K told him she did not regret the transfusion. He said the woman had been registered as a Roman Catholic on previous visits to the hospital. He said it was unprecedented in his experience of dealing with patients from the Jehovah's Witness faith, to be told of objections just before a transfusion was due to be administered. Dr Fitzpatrick said he had spoken to Ms K a number of times and told her that she may die if she was not given the transfusion. He said she said 'no' several times and at one stage that she suggested he give her 'coke and tomatoes' as an alternative treatment. He said the hospital had a number of concerns about her capacity to give an informed consent to the transfusion. He said there were linguistic difficulties, her objections were given through a friend, Miss F, who was also a Jehovah's Witness. He said she had previously registered as a Catholic and had not told the hospital she was a member of the Jehovah's Witness faith. He said her husband was in the Congo and was uncontactable and he feared she did not appreciate the seriousness of her condition at the time
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by DannyHaszard inparents don't get a moral pass.
toronto star, canada - 3. even the discovery that their parents were devout jehovah's witnesses and is there any other kind of watchtower congregant?
raised only faint alarm ... rosie [email protected] the author.
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Sextuplets' parents get to grill docs
The Province, CanadaThe Jehovah's Witnesses are their own worst enemy-Danny Haszard Bangor Maine
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Value your XJW buddies....even the online ones.
by avishai inthere's this guy i've been corresponding with for a couple years.
i was finally supposed to meet up with him @ the burning man fest this year.
our paths did'nt cross, though we tried to find each other.
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by DannyHaszard inparents don't get a moral pass.
toronto star, canada - 3. even the discovery that their parents were devout jehovah's witnesses and is there any other kind of watchtower congregant?
raised only faint alarm ... rosie [email protected] the author.
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Hospital begins landmark case over transfusion
RTE.ie, Ireland - 2 hours ago
The Coombe Hospital has begun a landmark legal action against a woman who is a Jehovah Witness over her refusal to consent to a life saving blood ...
IrelandHospital begins landmark case over transfusion
Tuesday, 2 October 2007 22:26 The Coombe Hospital has begun a landmark legal action against a woman who is a member of the Jehovah Witness community, over her refusal to consent to a life saving blood transfusion. The action arises from an emergency court order obtained by the hospital in September last year permitting it to give the woman a transfusion. The woman, who can only be identified as Ms K, had lost 80% of her blood while giving birth to a baby boy on 21 September 2006. She had objected to a transfusion on religious grounds. The court was told at the time that she would die if the transfusion was not given. Ms K at the time was a 24-year-old French speaking asylum seeker who spoke very little English. This action by the hospital against the woman may raise important constitutional issues relating to the right to life, to freedom of conscience and to the free practice of religion. The Attorney General has been joined as a defendant as these issues of constitutional interpretation may arise. Senior Counsel Gerry Hogan for the hospital told the court the central issue of the case was whether the woman had genuinely and validly refused the transfusion. The court heard staff were informed of Ms K's objections to the transfusion through a friend who was with her and was also a Jehovah Witness. The hospital also had concerns about her medical condition when she refused the transfusion. The hospital also claims that under the right to life protections in the Constitution, it had a duty to protect and safeguard the woman's right to life. It claims it was also obliged to protect the family life of the woman and her child and to safeguard the rights of her child to be nurtured and reared by his mother. It says Ms K's constitutional rights to freedom of conscience and free practice of religion do not extend to enabling her to decline appropriate medical treatment. Ms K is opposing the action. In a counter claim, she says the transfusion was a breach of her rights under the European Convention of Human Rights and that she was entitled to refuse medical treatment. She says the hospital committed assault and trespass on her person by giving her the transfusion and she is entitled to damages.
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by DannyHaszard inparents don't get a moral pass.
toronto star, canada - 3. even the discovery that their parents were devout jehovah's witnesses and is there any other kind of watchtower congregant?
raised only faint alarm ... rosie [email protected] the author.
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Jehovah's Witness parents in transfusion case can cross-examine ...
The Canadian Press - 30 minutes ago
VANCOUVER - The Jehovah's Witness parents of sextuplets have won the right to cross-examine the medical professionals who provided affidavits supporting ...Jehovah's Witness parents in transfusion case can cross-examine doctors
VANCOUVER - The Jehovah's Witness parents of sextuplets have won the right to cross-examine the medical professionals who provided affidavits supporting blood transfusions for some of their babies. The babies were seized when the parents refused to give their consent for the transfusions because their religious beliefs prohibit the procedure. The parents are challenging the seizure, with their lawyer arguing fundamental justice was denied to his clients and the seizure of their children was a breach of the Charter of Rights. In April, Chief Justice Donald Brenner turned down an application by the parents' lawyer Shane Brady to cross-examine doctors, social workers and a government lawyer over the affidavits. But Brenner ruled Tuesday because the director of child, family and community services relied on the affidavits filed by the doctors in seizing the babies, it is appropriate to allow the doctors to be cross-examined. The judge also granted the director the right to cross-examine medial professionals who filed affidavits on behalf of the parents. The parents' challenge of the seizures resumes Oct. 24. Two of the sextuplets died within weeks of their Jan. 7 birth while two boys and two girls survived. -
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My Dating horror= You can't have coffee at the mall without a chaperon???
by Witness 007 inbeing a pioneer/servant for years, i thought i was very responsible.
when dating a sister whom i later married, i read every publication on courtship the society had.
i then spoke to an elder whom i thought was "resonable" and we agreed as the publications say: "a couple can meet together in a public place, when courting, without a chaperon.
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I have observed having been a single bro up until age 33 (1992) when I left ...that elders and MS who are stuck in their own unhappy marriages go ape s**t with jealousy thinking that I might get a better piece of a## then them and will stir up trouble.
My story is unique only because I was so physically sick My repressed sex life in the Jehovah's Witnesses True story,i couldn't have made this up guys.