Lagos Govt Saves Baby Girl After Jehovah Witness Parents Refused To Allow Her Have Blood Transfusion

The lifetime of severely jaundiced 14-day-old child woman has been saved by the  Lagos State Authorities, by the Workplace of the Public Defender (OPD), after her dad and mom refused her life-saving blood transfusion on non secular grounds.

The infant woman on December 18, 2019 to Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Onokpise of Abata Shut, Orile-Iganmu was found to be severely jaundiced at beginning and the docs prescribed that she be given pressing blood transfusion to outlive.

Nonetheless, her dad and mom who’re members of Jehovah Witnesses opposed the blood transfusion for his or her child due to their non secular perception.

They have been mentioned to have discharged the child from the hospital towards medical recommendation.

The assertion mentioned: “It was the crucial well being situation of the child and deviant place of the dad and mom that persuaded a spirited member of the general public to tell the Lagos Workplace of the Public Defender to save lots of the kid from premature dying.

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“The company swung into motion instantly, acquired the related court docket order by invoking related sections of the Lagos Youngster`s Rights Legislation of 2015 and Lagos State Safeguiding and Youngster Safety Coverage of 2016.

“In collaboration with the Nigerian Police, Adeniji- Adele and Orile stations, the child was ultimately evacuated from the dad and mom’ residence after stiff resistance from different mobilised members of the Jehovah Witness on 30th December, 2019.”

In accordance with the OPD, the child was taken to Massey Avenue Kids Hospital on Lagos Island. It mentioned the kid which weighed 2.2kg at beginning, weighed lower than 1.7kg on the time of rescue, allegedly “resulting from lack of medical consideration after being stored at residence for one week and 5 days by the recalcitrant dad and mom.”

OPD Director, Mrs. Olayinka Adeyemi, who visited the kid on the weekend, mentioned: “No accountable and responsive authorities would fold its arms and allowed any mother or father or guardian to behave ignorantly on non secular grounds in a means that might be dangerous or injurious to the lifetime of every other individual, particularly kids or their wards below their care.

“The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in its avowed dedication to offer good governance and safety, shall depart no stone unturned when defending rights of girls, kids, the susceptible and indigent residents of the Lagos State no matter gender and faith.”