Refusal Of Medical Treatment Religion

Do Patients Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment?

https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-patients-have-the-right-to-refuse-treatment-2614982

Using Religion to Refuse Treatment . Some religions, like Jehovah's Witnesses and Christian Scientists, may object to specific kinds of medical treatment. Some may be willing to undergo some …

How religion can interfere with medical treatment | CNN

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

Vaishnavism, the major branch of the Hindu faith, considers the killing of animals, especially cows, to be sinful. Therefore, the religion does not condone the use …

Addressing a Patient's Refusal of Care Based on …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2007/1101/p1393.html

Without knowing the specific country of origin, only speculation about her refusal is possible because of the wide range of social and religious practices in Africa. …

Autonomy, religious values, and refusal of lifesaving …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1941952/

Abstract. The principal question of this paper is: Why are religious values special in refusal of lifesaving medical treatment? This question is approached through a critical …

A Patient’s Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

https://www.apsf.org/article/a-patients-right-to-refuse-medical-treatment/

Conflicts Between Religious or Spiritual Beliefs and …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/132/5/962/31761/Conflicts-Between-Religious-or-Spiritual-Beliefs

For example, members of the Followers of Christ refuse all medical treatment in favor of prayer, anointing with oil, and the laying on of hands. 12 Christian Scientists …

Parents' refusal of medical treatment based on religious …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15614259/

When parents apply religious or cultural beliefs concerning spiritual healing, faith healing, or preference for prayer over traditional health care for children, concerns develop. Medical …

Letting them die: parents refuse medical help for …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/apr/13/followers-of-christ-idaho-religious-sect-child-mortality-refusing-medical-help

Letting them die: parents refuse medical help for children in the name of Christ The Followers of Christ is a religious sect that preaches faith healing in states such as Idaho, which offers...

Blood Transfusions and Medical Care against Religious …

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

In the Child Abuse Prevention Treatment Act of 1996, Congress legislated that there was no federal requirement that a child must be provided “medical service or treatment against …

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 …