A.C. et al v Director of Child and Family Services

This landmark case focuses on the medical treatment of blood transfusions for a 14 year old girl. The teenager and her parents refused the transfusion because they were Jehovah Witnesses. A.C. (the teenage girl) was then made a ward of the court and given the transfusion anyway. Does this infringe upon her rights according to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

Dated Added:
March 1, 2009
Published By:
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
Language:
English Only
Grades:
Grades 10 - 12
Subject:
Legal Studies, Science
Keywords:
Charter of Rights, Landmark Cases
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http://www.thecourt.ca/children-transfusions-and-religious-rights-wading-back-into-the-debate/