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jolinar of malkshor · 02-04-2007, 09:57 AM

This has been on the news the last couple of days....

B.C. government social workers seized three of four surviving sextuplets on the weekend so they could receive blood transfusions over their parents' religious objections and Supreme Court of Canada precedent, the family's lawyer says.

But the province abruptly handed control of the infants back to the parents Wednesday when they challenged the seizure in court. The parents, who cannot be identified under a court-ordered publication ban, are Jehovah's Witnesses whose beliefs forbid blood transfusions even to save a life

B.C. Jehovah's Witness couple will demand an apology from the province over its decision to allow three of their four surviving sextuplets to have blood transfusions -- a practice that goes against their religion.

http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/chan..._id=145&rot=11

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...201?hub=Canada

For the life of me....I can't understand why PARENTS of all people will not want to help their dieing children.....this is why religon ****es me off.

02-04-2007, 09:57 AM	#1
jolinar of malkshor #1 Goaltender Join Date: May 2006 Exp:	B.C. government seizes three sextuplets for blood transfusions This has been on the news the last couple of days.... B.C. government social workers seized three of four surviving sextuplets on the weekend so they could receive blood transfusions over their parents' religious objections and Supreme Court of Canada precedent, the family's lawyer says. But the province abruptly handed control of the infants back to the parents Wednesday when they challenged the seizure in court. The parents, who cannot be identified under a court-ordered publication ban, are Jehovah's Witnesses whose beliefs forbid blood transfusions even to save a life B.C. Jehovah's Witness couple will demand an apology from the province over its decision to allow three of their four surviving sextuplets to have blood transfusions -- a practice that goes against their religion. http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/chan..._id=145&rot=11 http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...201?hub=Canada For the life of me....I can't understand why PARENTS of all people will not want to help their dieing children.....this is why religon ****es me off.