I factory resent my phone yesterday now the forum sign in is saying my password isn't what I thought it was. So I'm being someone else for a while.
... actually have been cases where JW parents would have preferred to let their child die rather than giving consent for a blood transfusion
Osmanthus did these parents tell you personally that they preferred their child to die? How did you obtain this information? I would really like to know.
Like parents the world over Jehovah's Witness parents want the very best for their child. What the very best is many vary greatly among individuals. Witness however love live now and the hope of living on into paradise. That desire for the health and god care of their children is no doubt why they got them medical help in the first place. As well as why they took the time to learn about medical care that does not use blood products.
....where the parents have been overruled by the medical staff.
I don't believe it's actually the medical staff. It would have to be a court order but perhaps that is a technicality. But yes, there are cases when the medical personal and legal system allow their own options, biases and prejudices to determine against the Jehovah's Witness family. Not so different then some other court cases. Neither do these loses diminish the many victories in Superior and International Courts.
...(parents) consequently flipped out.
Yes I guess so. Wouldn't you? Your beloved child is very ill or gravely injured. You desire this child to have the very best care. Care that you have informed yourself about with the greatest hope that you'll never have to use that knowledge. However that day is here. Not only are you in fear for your child's life you have a bunch of strangers accusing you of wanting to let your child die. There could be nothing farther form your mind. In fact in many cases there is a hospital and doctors waiting to take over the care of the child but it is policy for the one facility to release the patient. But it won't, instead you are taken to court and a treatment you find dangerous and repulsive is forced on your child.
If you Osmanthus don't find yourself even just a little flipped out perhaps you are the one who ought to examine how you feel about your children.
Obviously blood transfusions are not necessary in all cases.... necessary in some cases. This is why blood banks still still want blood
Blood banks are big business. There is a lot of profit there. You every notice what the cost to the patient is for a product that is donated to the blood bank.
But besides that it an option. A surgeon can be sloppy in her techniques. Then just give s unit of blood. Most people wouldn't even question it. It is just procedure.
It is much the same in a lot of things. The easy way out. Take a pill instead of eating correctly. Have gastric surgery instead of excrising. Should choices ve taken away. No. People should have the right to choose for them self and there children.
I asked what you would do in the case of a child that did actually need a blood transfusion
I can't think what that circumstance might be. With the numerous options to treat without using blood it should never real be a problem.
Did you have a certain situation in mind?
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child that did actually need a blood transfusion. You have avoided this question in favour of defensive blustering. Care to answer it?
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