Raleigh Fitkin-Paul Morgan Memorial Hospital and Ann May Memorial Foundation in the Town of Neptune, New Jersey…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the trial court and ordered that blood transfusions be administered to a pregnant Jehovah's Witness mother and her unborn child when medically necessary. The court held that the unborn child is entitled to protection and that the mother may be compelled to receive transfusions to preserve both lives.