(June 30, 2014 at 7:43 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote:(June 30, 2014 at 5:54 pm)blackout94 Wrote: I know this is a little out of context, but can a religious guardian refuse his/her son/daughter a blood transfusion for religious reasons it it's a matter of life or death (in the USA)? Considering a child cannot consent.
I'm not sure but if they are the legal guardian (say, the parent of an adopted child, or the grandparent granted legal custody) then my guess would be yes.
Guardian as if it was a tutor or a parent, it doesn't matter, can someone with child custody refuse according to the law and let the kid die? Where I live you can't, unless there is another medical procedure with the same result without needing a blood transfusion
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