Marcus Inyama, a medical consultant has stated that late diagnosis, not blood transfusion is the real issue around the recent passing ...

We present 19 judgments of English courts; all that we could find relating to the refusal of blood transfusion by or on behalf of children of Jehovah’s Witness families. This provides detailed context ...

A judge has authorised doctors to administer a blood transfusion to a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness if it becomes necessary following surgery, despite the child’s stated refusal on religious grounds.

As viral sensation Auntie Esther battles cancer, Nigerians are divided over her decision to refuse a lifesaving blood transfusion. The internet is currently embroiled in a heated debate over the ...

The child told medics she didn't consent to receiving a blood transfusion even in the event of a medical emergency.

ST. LOUIS, MO — The jury sided with the defendant in a $1.5 million medical malpractice case involving the death of the mother after childbirth and birth injury to the baby. A St. Louis County jury ...

A NHS board in Scotland took the issue to court after a 14-year-old refused consent for a blood transfusion - even in the ...

Nigerians were moved when news spread that Esther Mensah, a popular online personality and personal shopper in Lagos, was ...

Outrage has trailed the decision of a Lagos-based breast cancer patient, Mensah Omolola, popularly known on X as Auntie Esther, to reject a medically advised blood transfusion, weeks after Nigerians ...

Medical experts have emphasised that doctors must obtain patients’ consent before commencing any treatment or procedure, noting that failure to do so exposes health workers to legal claims. The ...