Mother dies after refusing blood because off Religious belie

Mother dies after refusing blood

A young mother died after giving birth to twins because her Jehovah's Witness faith prevented her from accepting a blood transfusion, it has emerged.

Emma Gough, 22, from Telford, Shropshire, gave birth at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on 25 October.

Just hours later, complications set in - but because of Mrs Gough's faith, doctors were powerless to save her.

Terry Lovejoy, spokesman for Jehovah's Witnesses in Telford, said: "We share the family's very real grief."

'Risk of death'

Mr Lovejoy, who is in contact with the family, said he didn't want to comment further until the full facts had emerged and a hospital review had taken place.

The twins, who are healthy, are being cared for by their father, Anthony Gough, 24.

Jehovah's Witnesses refuse blood transfusions because they believe that God has forbidden it in the Bible. They believe that accepting a blood transfusion is a sin.

Mr Lovejoy said: "We follow the Bible and abstain from blood and I've no reason to believe Emma felt any differently."

Head of Science and Ethics at the British Medical Association, Dr Vivienne Nathanson, said: "If somebody believes that having blood will excommunicate them from their religious beliefs, then they will often say no and accept the risk of death."

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Disgusting, that she would leave her two children motherless, because off a idiotic religion.

I hope God is happy.

those jehova guys always try to preach and knock on my door but my mother always chase them away in brilliance catholic fashion

Were blood transfusions even present during the time of the Bible?

religion

something like this once happened on scrubs except she didnt die, too bad dr cox wasnt around for this one

Could hope that this blood thing would mean they'd all die out... they are more Cult than "Religion" and they seem generally bad for people that aren't willingly involved (kids)

On Scrubs, Dr Cox wanted to refuse her treatent as her religion ment he had more work. Carla convinced him to sadly save the girl. Bill Lawrence missed a perfectly good opportunity to kick those Jehova's in the teeth.