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  • Pa. judge says inmate can refuse blood transfusion

    10/07/2009 6:39:40 PM PDT · by Born Conservative · 11 replies · 422+ views
    Philly.com ^ | 10/7/09 | Peter Jackson
    HARRISBURG, Pa. - The state of Pennsylvania cannot force a seriously ill prison inmate to undergo a blood transfusion , even if it could save his life, a Commonwealth Court judge said in a decision released Wednesday. Senior Judge Keith B. Quigley said inmate Anthony Lindsey's wishes must be respected under the First Amendment, whether they are based on religion or something else. Lindsey, 37, an inmate at the Laurel Highlands state prison in Somerset, refuses to allow a transfusion because it violates his religious beliefs as a Jehovah's Witness. A doctor at the prison said in court papers that...