Lilletvedt H J
Vakttårnets Bibel- og Traktatselskap, Ytre Enebakk.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1994 Jan 20;114(2):190-2.
The attitude of Jehovah's Witnesses to blood transfusion raises both judicial and ethical questions. These questions are discussed in this article. An interpretation of Section 387 of the Penal Code by the Legal Department at the Norwegian Ministry of Justice causes unintended and unnecessary trouble for Jehovah's Witnesses. This interpretation is compared with judicial and ethical expert opinions in Norway. The predominant view regarding patient rights in various other countries is presented and compared with the Norwegian view. Finally, some references are made to the medical literature that has become available during the last decades on the many bloodless major surgical operations that have been carried out.
耶和华见证人教派对于输血的态度引发了司法和伦理问题。本文将对这些问题展开讨论。挪威司法部法律司对《刑法典》第387条的解释给耶和华见证人教派带来了意外且不必要的麻烦。该解释与挪威的司法和伦理专家意见进行了对比。文中还介绍了其他各国关于患者权利的主流观点，并与挪威的观点作了比较。最后，还提及了过去几十年间出现的一些医学文献，这些文献涉及众多已实施的非输血大型外科手术。
