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The Question of Blood

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Thursday September 21, 2006 18:25

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Woman transfused as result of Court order.

There are few details but a woman from the Congo had refused a blood transfusion
after haemorraging this morning at the Coombe, women's Hospital. She had given birth
to a baby boy.

Complications ensued which led to the loss of 80% of her blood.
She refused Transfusion.
The Coombe Applied to the Courts.
The Court ordered the transfusion.
Mainstream is calling it a landmark decision.

Questions:- Is birth , the birthing process a mental illness/a physical illness?
Does the patient have the right to a voice in their treatment.
Was she made a ward of court in order for the Hospital authority to over-rule
her wishes which coukd have been ethical/religious.

Birth, as conceived by the medico-legal establishment is a dangerous area
it is a set of symptoms and not a process.
Witness the amount of medical interventions in the area of pregnancy.
Midwives are under-resourced and not given the right to prescribe or to
allow a patient to leave without consultant intervention.

Some consultants do not do their job and are very hard to get rid of.

This woman had a say in her care as all potential mothers do.

This includes the right to refuse a consultant.
The right to elect the type of maternity care she chooses.
The right not to have medical students in the room.
The right to opt for home -birth and non-medical intervention.

The point is moot now.
The wish of the patient has been ruled out of order by the medical establishment,
surely with an eye on potential litigation.
The woman will be transfused asap.

The baby is doing fine.

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Comments (38 of 38)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	The woman is safe!	erudite	Thu Sep 21, 2006 18:48
2	Miss'K'	Chris Murray	Thu Sep 21, 2006 19:24
3	Surely if she wants to die we shouldnt interfere	Mike	Thu Sep 21, 2006 19:36
4	Read Camus-Bush Did	C	Thu Sep 21, 2006 19:47
5	News Value?	bulletin board	Fri Sep 22, 2006 02:09
6	The woman is clearly a religious nut.	Righteous Pragmatist	Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:10
7	BB Chat	Chris Murray	Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:10
8	developments	pat c	Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:49
9	Maternity services.	chris murray	Fri Sep 22, 2006 13:31
10	fuck her beliefs	righteous pragmatist	Fri Sep 22, 2006 14:38
11	Also a similar senario	righteous pragmatist	Fri Sep 22, 2006 14:44
12	Bertie, pregnancy and individual choice.	Chris Murray	Fri Sep 22, 2006 15:00
13	There are legal precedents Chris in Ireland's jurisidiction.	iosaf	Fri Sep 22, 2006 18:04
14	The cases you mention involve minors	c	Fri Sep 22, 2006 18:14
15	Religious rules	Chris Murray	Fri Sep 22, 2006 20:18
16	80% blood loss? really?....	Seamus	Fri Sep 22, 2006 22:03
17	I'd like to change tack, now that the annoying evangelist has left the door to consider "Tolerance"	iosaf	Fri Sep 22, 2006 23:17
18	Jehovah's Witnesses were gassed in the death camps against their will	Righteous Pragmatist	Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:01
19	In this case the ground has already been set	C Murray	Sat Sep 23, 2006 13:55
20	righteous pragmatist are you serious ?	Mike	Sat Sep 23, 2006 18:41
21	Chris this is not bulletin board for your musings	anon	Sat Sep 23, 2006 19:08
22	anon	chris murray	Sat Sep 23, 2006 20:03
23	I want to take it up with the editor in your head.	anon	Sat Sep 23, 2006 20:09
24	Barking up the wrong tree....woof woof!	Elle	Sun Sep 24, 2006 19:33
25	I saw the other thread and chose not to respond	Chris Murray	Sun Sep 24, 2006 19:47
26	eh?	Elle	Sun Sep 24, 2006 19:57
27	Replies	Chris Murray	Sun Sep 24, 2006 20:11
28	Miaow	Elle	Sun Sep 24, 2006 20:21
29	was going to write missile	chris murray	Sun Sep 24, 2006 20:58
30	This is the last I will say on this subject	Elle	Sun Sep 24, 2006 22:10
31	Quote the judge.	quote the judge	Sun Sep 24, 2006 22:54
32	Cowards all	voirdire	Tue Sep 26, 2006 20:25
33	Options and Choices	Wisdom	Mon Oct 16, 2006 19:20
34	Jehovah's Witnesses	Bock the Robber	Wed Oct 25, 2006 00:47
35	maternity	chrissie	Sun Mar 18, 2007 17:33
36	Who kidnapped her ?	eamo	Sun Mar 18, 2007 19:35
37	Jehovah's Witnesses & Blood Transfusions	Jerry	Sat May 05, 2007 17:25
38	the issue was...	C Murray	Sat May 05, 2007 18:58

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