Application of the President and Directors of Georgetown College, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
331 F.2d 1000 (1964)
Relevant factsFree
Mrs. Jones, a practicing Jehovah's Witness whose faith prohibited blood transfusions, had lost two-thirds of her blood from a ruptured ulcer and would soon die without a transfusion; neither she nor her husband would consent, though her husband said he wouldn't have to decide if the court ordered it, and the district court initially denied the hospital's request to administer the transfusion.
IssueFree
Whether a court may order the execution of a life-saving procedure for a patient with an emergency medical condition even if the procedure is against the religious beliefs of the patient.