Ski accidents and Jehovah's Witnesses
A friend of mine on another board has been asking about what would happen as regards the Swiss authorities if a pupil who is a JW had an accident on a school skiing trip that he is proposing, because she would not be able to accept a blood transfusion as part of her treatment.
He wanted an answer to this as regards the enforceability of a 'no blood' treatment before he contacts her parents about the trip, and to who is allowed to have authority over the youngster's religious rights (s/he is under 16) in the case where the doctors/hospitals would insist on giving this person blood as part of actively treating an injury.
Is there anybody on this board who could shed some light on this situation that I could pass on to him? Thanks in advance for your help.