ABSTRACT
It has been demonstrated that current law, at both domestic and European level, gives some protection to the manifestation of the religious beliefs of adult Jehovah’s Witnesses. The position of children who refuse blood transfusions on the basis of religious belief gives rise to a number of queries, recommendations, and concerns about the current insufficiency of focus on the rights of children (particularly adolescents) to act in accordance with such belief. This represents a likely denial of their will-rights, as apparent (mentally competent) agents. As in the previous chapter, this situation of children will be analysed through the methodological lens of the three questions. The chapter assesses the compliance of current law with the PGC and it makes some recommendations for change.
