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  • Title: State interference in the refusal of a Jehovah's Witness to accept a blood transfusion.
    Author: Riesenman V.
    Journal: Health Matrix; ; 6(4):57-67. PubMed ID: 10292204.
    Abstract:
    This article explores the limits of an individual's First Amendment right to exercise his or her religious beliefs in a medical context. Specifically, when can a state interfere with the decision by a Jehovah's Witness to refuse a blood transfusion? The standard which is generally applied in these cases is whether the state has a compelling interest which can override an individual's First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion.
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