Jehovah’s witness sues hospital over unwanted blood transfusion

A 53 year old Ecuadorian woman living in Spain, a Jehovah’s Witness, sued a hospital after she underwent surgery and was given a blood transfusion without her consent.

Rosa Edelmira Pindo Mulla filled out three forms before the surgery in 2018, expressing her religious objection to any blood transfusion, even if her life was at stake. During the operation, however, doctors transfused blood due to excessive bleeding, without her consent.

Mulla has since sought justice for herself, submitting a petition to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in March 2020. The court ruled that there was a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights in 46 countries that had previously ratified it.

Mulla previously sought justice in the courts of Madrid and the Spanish Constitutional Court but her case was dismissed in all instances.

Mulla claimed…