Ethical and legal aspects of refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah's Witnesses, with particular reference to Italy

Blood Transfus. 2014 Jan;12 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):s395-401. doi: 10.2450/2013.0017-13. Epub 2013 May 21.

Author

Carlo Petrini¹

Affiliation

¹ Head of the Bioethics Unit, Office of the President, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Advance Directive Adherence / ethics
Advance Directive Adherence / legislation & jurisprudence
Advance Directives
Blood Transfusion / ethics*
Blood Transfusion / legislation & jurisprudence*
Blood Transfusion / psychology
Culture
Dissent and Disputes
Ethics Committees, Clinical
Europe
Humans
Informed Consent
Italy
Jehovah's Witnesses* / psychology
Liability, Legal
Malpractice / legislation & jurisprudence
Mental Competency
Personal Autonomy
Third-Party Consent / ethics
Third-Party Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
Treatment Refusal / ethics*
Treatment Refusal / legislation & jurisprudence*
United States