Withholding Medical Treatment Religion

When can Christians withdraw life-sustaining medical …

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A primary consideration when determining whether treatment should be withheld or withdrawn is whether the fatal condition is reversible or irreversible. When a person suffers a potentially fatal threat to their health (e.g., disease, injury), their …

How religion can interfere with medical treatment | CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/07/health/religion-medical-treatment/index.html

Though the religion does not forbid its members from seeking medical attention, many Amish are reluctant to do so unless absolutely necessary. They believe …

What the new religious exemptions law means for your health care

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/what-the-new-religious-exemptions-law-means-for-your-health-care

Blood Transfusions and Medical Care against Religious …

https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/908/blood-transfusions-and-medical-care-against-religious-beliefs

Forty-six states have statutes that allow parents to use their religious beliefs as a defense against prosecution for withholding medical treatment from their children. In the Child …

Children's Medical Treatment and Parents …

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/parents-beliefs-about-medicine-child-abuse

State law determines whether denying a child medical care because of religious reasons is legally …

The Right to Refuse Medical Treatment | Church Law & Tax

https://www.churchlawandtax.com/library/pastor-church-law/chapter-13-significant-first-amendment-issues/right-to-refuse-medical-treatment/

Competent adults have the right to refuse medical treatment on the basis of their religious beliefs, including potentially life-saving treatment. However, they do not have the right to …

Victims of religion-based medical neglect

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Religious exemption laws add to the confusion because they are used by certain churches as evidence that the state endorses the withholding of medical care on religious …

Withholding medical care for religious reasons

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00991387

Stimulated by publicity over lawsuits involving parents of children who had died from deprivation of medical care, this article is a survey of the beliefs of religious groups that …

Withholding medical care for religious reasons - PubMed

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11658865/

Withholding medical care for religious reasons. Withholding medical care for religious reasons. Withholding medical care for religious reasons. Withholding medical care for …

Refusal of Medical Treatment on Religious Grounds

https://www.cga.ct.gov/PS99/rpt/olr/htm/99-R-0180.htm

There is no specific state statute addressing the refusal on religious grounds, by a parent or guardian, to allow a blood transfusion for a minor. There are a …