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Alive and well: Little Amy Bryant, whose Jehovah's Witness parents refused her a blood transfusion against the advice of her pediatrician
Alive and well: Little Amy Bryant, whose Jehovah's Witness parents refused her a blood transfusion against the advice of her pediatrician

Alive and well: Little Amy Bryant, whose Jehovah's Witness parents refused her a blood transfusion against the advice of her pediatrician

Date2/12/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Alive and well: Little Amy Bryant; whose Jehovah's Witness parents refused her a blood transfusion against the advice of her pediatrician.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0024314F
      Life's improving: Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne, the Jehovah's Witness parents who took their daughter, Sara, 12, out of hospital rather than have her receive a blood transfusion, say life'e easier in Maintouwadge now they've been acquitted of criminal negligence in her death.
      Life's improving: Dennis and Bernadette Cyrenne, the Jehovah's Witness parents who took their daughter, Sara, 12, out of hospital rather than have her receive a blood transfusion, say life'e easier in Maintouwadge now they've been acquitted of criminal negligence in her death.
      Dutton, Don
      10/2/1981
      Bizarre legal drama Saturday saw Mr. and Mrs. Ken Campbell, above, playing major roles. Jehovah's Witnesses, they refused to allow blood transfusion f(...)
      Bizarre legal drama Saturday saw Mr. and Mrs. Ken Campbell, above, playing major roles. Jehovah's Witnesses, they refused to allow blood transfusion f(...)
      Geo, Mario
      12/15/1958
      While his Newbborn Son was getting a blood transfusion, Jehovah's Witness Giuseppe Sorbara read from the Bible to his son Gerry, 4, and daughter Cathy(...)
      While his Newbborn Son was getting a blood transfusion, Jehovah's Witness Giuseppe Sorbara read from the Bible to his son Gerry, 4, and daughter Cathy(...)
      Philp, Barry
      10/31/1967
      Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)
      Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)
      Pittman, Rochelle
      1/30/1992
      Joyous Baptism for a Witness, Jehovah's Witness Olive Stone emerges from a total immersion baptism ceremony at Mayfield Secondary School in Chinguacou(...)
      Joyous Baptism for a Witness, Jehovah's Witness Olive Stone emerges from a total immersion baptism ceremony at Mayfield Secondary School in Chinguacou(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      7/26/1974
      A warmer Witness, It's been a nice mild winter for my work, said James Arnold, above, a Jehovah's Witness minister who stands on windy Weston Rd. dist(...)
      A warmer Witness, It's been a nice mild winter for my work, said James Arnold, above, a Jehovah's Witness minister who stands on windy Weston Rd. dist(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      3/22/1975
      It is considered a sin if anybody disagrees with a doctor, says Glen How, a Jehovah's Witness lawyer who has been doing that all his professional life
      It is considered a sin if anybody disagrees with a doctor, says Glen How, a Jehovah's Witness lawyer who has been doing that all his professional life
      Mahler, John
      5/30/1980
      A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
      A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
      Lennon, Frank
      7/23/1976
      During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont
      During Jehovah's Witness assembly at Woodbine Racetrack, Sylvia Steffan of London, Ont
      Loek, Dick
      7/29/1975
      . . . Up--and ordained!, Bobbing up again, the Jehovah's Witness has now been ordained as a new minister of the Gospel. Each candidate held his right (...)
      . . . Up--and ordained!, Bobbing up again, the Jehovah's Witness has now been ordained as a new minister of the Gospel. Each candidate held his right (...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      6/24/1966
      A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
      A Jehovah's Witness take the plunge in mass baptism yesterday of 181 members of Christian sect at Woodbine Race Track
      Lennon, Frank
      7/23/1976
      Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water
      Baptismal ceremony: At Woodbine Racetrack last year, 15,000 Jehovah's Witness gathered to watch new members baptized into the faith by immersion in water
      Loek, Dick
      8/2/1980