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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2007 15:58:53 GMT -5
Ethicist says B.C. blood feud may save children and Jehovah's Witness parents
VICTORIA (CP) - Four babies are struggling to live while a furious debate rages outside their hospital room about religious freedom and the power of the state to protect its citizens. The four babies are the survivors of Vancouver sextuplets born last month almost three months premature. The parents are Jehovah's Witnesses who say they were horrified when the government seized custody of three of them and gave two blood transfusions, a procedure their religion forbids. The B.C. government said it was obligated by law to temporarily seize the babies and administer the blood transfusions for health reasons against the wishes of their parents.
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Post by 🍁 CDN 🍁 on Feb 2, 2007 16:50:08 GMT -5
I agree Babies are innocent of our Adult ways and every should and must be done to save their lives...religion or politics aside the Babies Health is paramount.
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Post by Durgan on Feb 18, 2007 13:21:32 GMT -5
Hereabouts there is a religious community which believes that sickness and disease is Gods will and that childhood vacinations are verbotten. What if their faith included human sacrifice? Or does it? All Religions must be subject to Secular Law. This is the de facto practice in all Western countries with some anomalies. In France, God is not allowed into hospitals.The hospitals are there to heal and God is left at the entrance with the outer shoes. In Singapore the law is emphatic. Freedom of Religion as long as it doesn't disrupt public order. Basically freedom of religion as long as it doesn't scare the horses. The Canadian Charter of Rights states "Freedom of Religion" without any qualifying restrictions. Apparently the action by the courts against the JW is in contradiction to the Charter. I hope this case goes to the Supreme Court. But there has been two decisions by the Supreme Court recently upholding religious dogma. The Turban case and the Kirpin case. In Afghansitan the Consitiution states, "That no law can be passed that is in conflict to the teaching contained in the Koran". Imagine opening this can of worms, as viewed by the horrible events recently, justified by quoting passages in the Koran. Religion will periodically be in conflict in with Secular laws, and the courts will have to intervene. Often the arguments become irritational depending upon where one sits as to the view of religion. The battle between Religion and Secular Law has always been with us. For centuries Secular Law was weak and subject to the vississitudes of those with the sword, and the common folk had little dependable justice, except for religion. I suggest in a free Democracy, seldom seen, that religion has no place in public life. Durgan.
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