Legal Opinion
Fosmire v. Nicoleau
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1990PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*221OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
In this case, an adult Jehovah’s Witness refused to consent to blood transfusions prior to delivery of her baby and persisted in the refusal after losing a substantial amount of blood following the Cesarean birth of the child. Based on her doctor’s affidavit that the transfusions were necessary to save her life, the Supreme Court in Suffolk County signed an order authorizing the hospital to give the transfusions over her personal objections. On application by the patient and her husband, the Appellate Division vacated the order. The hospital has now…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Rivers v. KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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