Originally Posted by panteth4h2o

A senseless death. The Jehovah Witness doctrine is pretty stringent, and no where near mainstream Christianity, in terms of what they believe.

Unfortunately, it looks like the lady saw blood transfusion as such a mortal sin, that she chose death over life. I'm not sure how she would have felt, had the blood transfusion been forced upon her.

But if I remember correctly, here in Texas, anyone who is alert and in their right state of mind can refuse health care, even if it's a life threatening situation. So this really is not limited to just folks who have strict religious beliefs.

I've seen a friend, who was having serious heart problems, deny herself treatment from the paramedics after she was revived back to life at a party. She cursed them out and told them to leave her, and they had no choice but to let her be. And my wife, who is an RN, tells me that people have come into ER, refusing treatment and they later die, knowing full well what the consequences were of their own decision.