A little sick girl in the Stockholm region who needs blood transfusions has been taken care of. The child’s parents have said that they cannot make such a decision for religious reasons, writes Dagens Juridik.
The girl, who is two years old today, is being treated in hospital with a tumor disease. The treatment requires blood transfusions, to which her parents must give their consent.
The parents have stated that they do not want to prevent or hinder such treatment, but have also explained that they cannot make such a decision themselves because of their religious beliefs.
Therefore, the child was taken into care with the support of LVU (law with special provisions on the care of young people).
The girl’s parents wanted to overturn that decision. Instead, they wanted a decision to immediately care for the child to be made every time a blood transfusion was needed so that they would not have to give their consent.
But the administrative court followed the social board’s line. If a decision on immediate care has to be taken every time the girl needs blood transfusions, there is a risk that the necessary treatment can be delayed, the court considered.
The Court of Appeal also shares that assessment and the parents’ appeal was rejected.