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STINEMETZ v. KANSAS HEALTH POLICY AUTHORITY

No. 105,366.

252 P.3d 141 (2011)

Mary D. STINEMETZ, Appellant, v. KANSAS HEALTH POLICY AUTHORITY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

May 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corinne Petrik, of Kansas Legal Services, of Hays, and Lowell C. Paul, of Kansas Legal Services, of Topeka, for appellant.

Brian M. Vazquez, of Kansas Health Policy Authority, for appellee.

Keturah A. Dunne, associate general counsel, of Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., of Patterson, New York, and Tony A. Potter, of Potter Law Office, P.A., of Hill City, for amicus curiae Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

Before HILL, P.J., MALONE and BUSER, JJ.

MALONE, J.

Mary D. Stinemetz, a Kansas citizen and a practicing Jehovah's Witness, needs a liver transplant, yet her religious beliefs prohibit blood transfusions. There is a medically accepted technique, known as a bloodless liver transplant, in which liver transplant surgery can be performed without a blood transfusion, although many medical facilities do not consider this technique to be the safest procedure. Cost is not the issue. The available evidence indicates...

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