Judge Authorized Baby Surgery Despite Refusal of Jehovah’s Witness Parents

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A family judge in the province of Neuquén, Argentina, authorized an urgent surgery for a newborn despite the opposition of his parents, who refused the procedure for religious reasons.The baby had an intestinal obstruction and needed to be operated immediately, with a high probability of requiring a blood transfusion. However, the parents, members of Jehovah's Witnesses, rejected this possibility on the grounds that transfusions violated their b…

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The Children’s Ombudsman of San Martín de los Andes enabled a blood transfusion to save the newborn. Parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Read more

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The family judge of Neuqun ruled that the right to life is superior to religious freedom, allowing the newborn born with intestinal obstruction to receive an urgent surgery with potential blood transfusion.

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Family Judge Luciano Zani authorized the medical team at Castro Rendón Hospital to perform an urgent surgery on a newborn baby, even though his parents, belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses, opposed the possibility of a blood transfusion during the surgery. The child, barely a day old, had been transferred from San Martín de los Andes with a bowel obstruction that required immediate attention. The magistrate strongly argued that, in the face of a si…