Little Derek Salone was born Saturday,
12 weeks premature.
His doctor says that blood transfusions
are necessary to keep the baby alive.
His 16 year old mother and grandmother
are Jehovah's Witnesses.
They believe blood transfusions are
against God's will.
And we believe that that is God's wishes.
We read it in the Bible.
We know it to be true and we do follow
it.
When the hospital insisted on blood
transfusions, the whole matter moved out
of the intensive care unit and into
court. District judge has ordered that
the hospital had the right to do whatever
was necessary to save the life of the
infant.
The family, though, insists they aren't
cold hearted, but they have resigned
themselves to their beliefs and the
consequences.
Because I know that if he died,
he would be alive.
Derek could die, you know, and I'm
willing to accept the fact that he could
die. But the fact is, what I
rely upon, if we all
do as child witnesses, we rely upon the
hope of the resurrection of life.
And we know that the Bible holds out this
lie. So we have no fear of death.
Even though the family has lost this
first round, they will continue to fight
for their religious beliefs and their
parental rights. They will be going back
to court Ed Martelle Channel
5 Action News, Fort Worth.