§ Mrs. Rosie BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether there are any plans to seek to change the law to enable doctors to perform life-saving operations, including the use of blood transfusions where necessary, to save the lives of children whose parents refuse consent on religious grounds.
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§ Mr. MellorNo, there are no plans to change the law in this area. In an emergency the administration of life-saving procedures on any patient without obtaining consent is a matter for the clinical judgment of the doctor concerned.