Judge says Inmate can Refuse Blood Transfusion

A judge in Pennsylvania recently ruled that an inmate can legally refuse a blood transfusion, even if the procedure could save his life.  Commonwealth Court Judge Keith B. Quigley said that inmate Anthony Lindsey’s wish must be protected under the first amendment, in a ruling made public on Wednesday.

Lindsey is currently suffering from a kidney ailment, and a doctor at the state prison near Laurel Highlands says that the thirty-seven-year-old inmate risks dying if he does not allow the transfusion. Lindsey has said he will not allow the transfusion because it violates his religious beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness. He is currently serving a minimum of thirteen years for drug trafficking.

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