title: Blood transfusions and Jehovah's Witnesses. The impact of the patient's unusual beliefs in critical care.
abstract: This article explains the belief of Jehovah's Witnesses regarding blood transfusions, and argues that a physician must ethically respect that belief.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Ethics, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jonsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D026686:Beneficence; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D002835:Christianity; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D033242:Minors; D028681:Moral Obligations; D026706:Paternalism; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012945:Social Values; D014481:United States