30 Nov 2022

Te Whatu Ora seeks Court's intervention to treat baby

From Midday Report, 12:13 pm on 30 November 2022

A full hearing is expected next week regarding the rights of a baby's parents to refuse health treatment.

The baby urgently needs heart surgery, but the parents are insisting that any blood he might need must come from an unvaccinated person.

Te Whatu Ora is seeking the High Court's intervention in the issue so the baby will get the operation. 

RNZ's health correspondent Rowan Quinn spoke to Māni Dunlop.