fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoTeenage Jehovah's Witness can receive blood transfusion, judge ruleswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up1121arrow-down12
arrow-up1119arrow-down1external-linkTeenage Jehovah's Witness can receive blood transfusion, judge ruleswww.bbc.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square35linkfedilink
minus-squareuid0gid0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYou know it’s possible to donate blood to yourself before a procedure. I’ve seen this Jehovah witness no transfusions thing several times but no one ever brings up using your own blood.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPeople do that. But that won’t help when you get in an accident and didn’t have time to donate beforehand
minus-squareuid0gid0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoSure but this seems to be a planned procedure rather than emergent. Also you get into areas of implied consent during emergencies.
You know it’s possible to donate blood to yourself before a procedure. I’ve seen this Jehovah witness no transfusions thing several times but no one ever brings up using your own blood.
People do that. But that won’t help when you get in an accident and didn’t have time to donate beforehand
Sure but this seems to be a planned procedure rather than emergent. Also you get into areas of implied consent during emergencies.