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Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults...

Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults...

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Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults and Children in European/English Human Rights Contexts

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Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults and Children in European/English Human Rights Contexts

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The Netherlands: Brill | Nijhoff

Journal title

European journal of health law, 2017-01, Vol.24 (4), p.368-389

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English

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The Netherlands: Brill | Nijhoff

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Abstract
This article considers the degree to which the religious beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses are given consideration in European and English courts. Adults' refusal of blood transfusions is examined within the context of European human rights jurisprudence. A focus is also placed on the position of Jehovah's Witness children who refuse blood...

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Jehovah's Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: An Analysis of the Legal Protections Afforded to Adults and Children in European/English Human Rights Contexts

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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_15718093_12341417

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1163_15718093_12341417

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0929-0273

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1571-8093

DOI

10.1163/15718093-12341417

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