A heavily
pregnant Jehovah's Witness woman and her baby died after she was
diagnosed with leukemia but refused a blood transfusion that would
probably have saved both of their lives.
The
28-year-old was diagnosed with the cancer seven months into her
pregnancy, and doctors told her she could give birth via a caesarean
section and undergo chemotherapy but both would require her to have a
blood transfusion.
The
Sydney woman refused both options due to her religious beliefs and her
baby died in utero three days later. She had a stillbirth and died 13
days after her diagnosis after suffering a stroke and multi-organ
failure.
Pregnant Jehovah's Witness dies after refusing blood transfusion for Leukemia | Daily Mail Online
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