Jehovah Witness Father Speaks On Why He Refused Daughter Blood Treatment

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

The Jehovah’s Witness sect member who refused his jaundice stricken daughter life-saving blood transfusion treatment has justified himself and said that he would hold the Lagos State Government responsible for any untoward consequence upon the forced treatment on his daughter.

Emmanuel Onokpise and his wife who are strict adherents of the Jehovah Witness sect had refused their newborn daughter born last December life-saving blood transfusion treatment until the first week of January when the Lagos State government moved in and took the girl away.

The parents of the girl pegged their refusal on their belief in the Jehovah’s Witness sect.

Speaking with Punch Newspaper, in an interview, he noted: “I have read of many dangers associated with blood transfusion. I have also read of medical cases where people who were treated by doctors without blood fared better than those who were treated with blood transfusion. Furthermore, Jehovah, the creator, expressly prohibits the ingestion of blood. He made this law both before and during the Christian era.

“What we simply wanted was for the medical staff to treat our daughter effectively without the risks associated with a blood transfusion and in a way that leaves us with a good conscience before God, the giver of life.”

When asked if the blood transfusion had changed the baby, he stated that he had observed God’s law on the prohibition of blood transfusion, noting that his family will not responsibility for the actions of the government.

“We have observed God’s law on blood for ourselves and our baby. We do not take responsibility for the actions of the government. We love our baby dearly and pray she gets well and does not develop any future health complications traceable to the well-known risks of blood transfusion. We look forward to training her to be a responsible citizen alongside her siblings,” he said.

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