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Morality and Prerogatives in Baby Transfusion Case
In Boston a superior court judge ordered blood transfusions for a newborn girl over her parents religious objections, while a Jehovah's Witness minister debated the issue. Lydia D Andrea, born with Rh factors, had already received a second transfusion and was reported in good condition at University Hospital. The case raised questions of a child's right to life versus parental religious liberty as the judge cited the 1944 Pitts v Massachusetts precedent.
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Boston
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Superior Court
Jehovah’s Witness
Lydia D’andrea
John D’andrea
North End
University Hospital
Lydia
Felix Forte
Richard Eastty
Jamaica Plain
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Forte