New Zealand: Family Requests Unvaxed Blood for Baby Son’s Heart Surgery, State Takes Custody of Child
December 7th, 2022Via: Radio New Zealand:
A baby who urgently needs heart surgery has been placed under guardianship of the High Court until completion of his surgery and post-operative recovery.
Te Whatu Ora asked the High Court to take over guardianship of the baby, whose operation had been delayed because his parents did not want doctors to use blood from anyone who had the Covid-19 vaccine.
The four-month-old urgently needs open heart surgery, which is likely to require a blood transfusion.
In a just-released decision, Justice Gault also said doctors from Te Whatu Ora had been made agents of the court to carry out the surgery, including the adminstration of any blood products.
