Word: jehovah
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...subject these decisions to an external moral, political or religious debate. We require Christian Scientists--who believe that the healing of disease should be performed by spiritual means alone--and Jehovah's Witnesses--who have deep religious convictions against accepting blood transfusions--to pay the entirety of their health services fee, regardless of their religious or personal beliefs. Although it is understandable that students may harbor strong moral objections to abortion, such personal preference cannot be grounds for overturning a professional and medical decision to subsidize a legally-sanctioned procedure...
...variety of people have a religious objection to one or another medical practice, but should [for example] Jehovah's Witnesses and Christian Scientists be allowed to receive refunds from people who get blood transfusions?" Shames asked...