Mad sect refuse blood transfusion for infants

Mad sect refuse blood transfusion for infants

A class action suit filed on behalf of families damaged by
this group should put an end to its silliness.
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The High Court in Dublin has ruled that doctors can give a
blood transfusion to severely anaemic twin babies after they are born
later this week.

The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses and refused to give their consent.


Doctors believe the babies are at risk of death or serious life-long
disability and need to be delivered early.

They say the babies will need a blood transfusion in the minutes and
weeks after their birth.

The court heard the situation arose because the mother refused an
injection of a blood product, Anti-D, after the birth of her first
child a number of years ago.

Anti-D is given where a mother with the Rhesus D negative blood group
gives birth to a Rhesus D positive child.

If Anti-D is not given, the mother will develop antibodies against
Rhesus D positive blood, which could affect future pregnancies.

In this case the twins are both Rhesus D positive and the mother's
antibodies attacked their red blood cells.