Work

Science vs Religion: A study of the NOMA model in relation to Jehovah's Witnesses

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: My project aims to evaluate the differences in viewpoints between Jehovah’s Witnesses and healthcare workers specifically in their refusal to donate or receive blood products. I believe that this topic can both validate the use of the NOMA principle due to the Jehovah’s Witnesses literal interpretation of certain Bible verses but also demonstrate what a NOMA violation would look like as demonstrated by the ethical, legal, and autonomic conflict shown in the articles in which the wishes of a Jehovah’s Witness to receive blood products and the requirement for the healthcare worker to abide by their wishes and potentially watch them die.

Source: Loyola eCommons (Loyola University of Chicago)

Author: Novotny, Janelle

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and bioethics in healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7043289168

FWCI:

Cites:

Cited by:

Related to: