Jehovah's Witnesses-the blood transfusion taboo

Journal of Medical Ethics 27 (2):138-138 (2001)
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SIRThere is nothing wrong with Dr Gillon's suggestion to doctors that they ask Jehovah's Witness patients why they refuse a blood transfusions and present alternative viewpoints. …

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