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Justice Richard White ordered the girl, 4, receive treatment,including a blood transfusion to which her parents had objected onreligious grounds. Paediatric oncologist Dr Petra Ritchie, right, said withouttreatment the girl "will die . . I would say in weeks". Dr Ritchie said that the girl, who was diagnosed with cancer of theblood and bone marrow on Monday, had a 90 per cent chance ofsurvival if she received treatment immediately. Doctors had this week advised she needed a potentially life-savingblood transfusion but her parents objected on religious grounds. The parents' opposition prompted the hospital to petition the courtsaying that, without treatment, the girl would die in a matter ofweeks. In emotional scenes yesterday, the girls' father wept as he spokeof his love for his daughter. But he explained that his family's faith prohibited bloodtransfusions. "We adhere to strict Bible principles and one ofthose is to abstain from blood," he said. "We want the best possible treatment for (her) and thehospital are doing a great job. The only thing we don't consent tois the issue of blood." The hearing came almost two years after the court made alegal-first ruling to save a boy, 10. Yesterday Justice White - who also heard the boy's case - said thattreatment was in the girl's best interests. "Without a blood transfusion, there is a very high prospectthat (she) will die," he said. The father told the court that his daughter's illness became knownto them about six weeks ago when she reported a sore leg andrecorded a temperature. However, doctors told the family it was a virus and it was notuntil they took her to hospital on Monday that a diagnosis ofleukaemia was formed. She said the girl was at risk of organ damage to her heart, brainand kidney. Even if the girl survived the leukaemia without a bloodtransfusion, Dr Ritchie said she could suffer learning difficultiesand subtle cognitive and kidney damage. Todd Golding, for the Woman's and Children's Health Network Inc,said Justice White should interpret the law the way he did in the2010 case. "The court is to act in what are the best interests of thechild. "The situation factually, as is clear from the evidence, (thegirl) has leukaemia from which she will almost certainly die. "It is in the submission of the plaintiff that she receive ablood transfusion as soon as possible," he said. Ken Gluche, for the girl's parents, said his clients "deeplylove their child". "It's not like they are acting with callous disregard for herwellbeing or her future," he said. "Clearly it's their genuine beliefs, it's something thatthey've been convinced to accept by anyone else, by the church orother believers." Robert Croser, for the child, said he had not formally interviewedhis client because of her inability to appropriately instruct him."Nobody on either side of the case wants (the girl) todie," he said. "Neither (the father) nor his wife and the wider Jehovah'sWitness church would treat (the girl) any differently if the courtorders she have the blood transfusion." Justice White handed down his decision immediately. "I'm satisfied that this is a matter that should be determinedurgently because (the girl) suffers from leukaemia and thatrequires urgent treatment," he said. "I'm satisfied thatit is appropriate and indeed necessary for (the girl) to receive ablood transfusion. "I'm satisfied that there are no alternatives to the provisionof a blood transfusion. I'm satisfied that it's in (the girl's)best interest to received the blood transfusion despite herparents' objections. "Without a blood transfusion there's a very high prospect (thegirl) will die and that the provision of a blood transfusion wouldreduce that prospect markedly," he said. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China 510 E-Cigarettes , Mini E-Cigarettes Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Lava Tube Ecig.
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