Holmes v. Silver Cross Hospital of Joliet, Illinois

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• indicating that patient's status as father of minor child might justify authorizing blood transfusion to save his life despite his religious objections
• noting that a father can similarly be forced to undergo a transfusion if his refusal would devastate his dependents
• motion to dismiss wrongful transfusion suit denied

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).