Social media user Aunty Esther dies after refusing transfusion for breast cancer due to her faith. Nigerians donated ₦30.7m ...

A judge has authorised doctors to administer a blood transfusion to a 14-year-old Jehovah’s Witness if it becomes necessary following surgery, despite the child’s stated refusal on religious grounds.

A social media user and cancer patient, Mensah Omolola, popularly known on X as AuntieEsther, has died after weeks of public ...

A NHS board in Scotland took the issue to court after a 14-year-old refused consent for a blood transfusion - even in the ...

We present 19 judgments of English courts; all that we could find relating to the refusal of blood transfusion by or on behalf of children of Jehovah’s Witness families. This provides detailed context ...

The child told medics she didn't consent to receiving a blood transfusion even in the event of a medical emergency.

AuntieEsther, a cancer patient who refused a blood transfusion due to her faith as a Jehovah's Witness, has died, sparking ...

Nigerians were moved when news spread that Esther Mensah, a popular online personality and personal shopper in Lagos, was ...

Outrage has trailed the decision of a Lagos-based breast cancer patient, Mensah Omolola, popularly known on X as Auntie Esther, to reject a medically advised blood transfusion, weeks after Nigerians ...

One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin's cousin called with alarming news. Martin's 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North ...