Collection search - Mrs. Dewall
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Record information – Brief Mrs. Dewall
Series title:Take 30Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):60192Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARYAccession:1984-0188Media:FilmOriginal title:Something ElseRelease date:1970-07-07Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:In 1970, Mrs. Dewall, a Jehovah's Witness, refused to authorize a blood transfusion for her new born baby. While Mrs. Dewall was still in recovery doctors obtained her estranged husband's consent for the baby's transport to and treatment at a Kingston hospital. Mrs. Dewall "kidnapped" the child after her release. At the time of the program Mrs. Dewall was in hiding with her child. Interviews with Glen Hone, her lawyer, also a Jehovah's Witness, the baby's father, and physician about the right of a parent to deny a child medical treatment based on religious convictions.Language:EnglishOriginal number:8172Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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