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I would imagine this case may very well have gone to court had the situation been say here in the UK, Peter.
I may also very well be wrong - but where a medical procedure is felt necessary, to the point of restraint and/or sedation of the patient, that patient is a minor and patient and family object to the procedure, then I would have thought it would come to the courts attention here as well.
I have no knowledge of medico-legal ethics - but doesn't the minor have to be appointed a ward of the court prior to such a procedure being carried out?
Personally, I have no time for religion, and I would reject many of the precepts that some religions have as fundamental articles of faith - Like in this case what clearly seems to be an over-literal interpretation of the commandment not to participate in blood sacrifice - but, if you are a genuine believer - if you really believe in those precepts laid down by the church, and really do believe that your child will be condemned to an eternity outside of heaven, wherever impure souls reside in the JW faith - then the fate of the earthly vessel set against the eternal soul might very well make for a really difficult decision.
Do not condone it, and for all religions i really wish they would amend some of their sillier rules - but what might seem a no-brainer might very well pose a huge moral dilemna for some.