Illinois Supreme Court, “In re E.G., a Minor, 133 Ill. 2d 98 (1989) — the reported facts”
“On April 8, 1987, further hearings were held on this matter. E.G., having received several blood transfusions, was strong enough to take the stand.”
The reported facts: E.G. was diagnosed in February 1987 with acute nonlymphatic leukaemia; a temporary guardian with power to consent to transfusions was appointed on 25 February 1987; the trial court’s final ruling came on 18 May 1987; E.G. turned 18 on 25 November 1987. The Court also records her evidence that she asked to be sedated before the transfusions and said ‘[I]t seems as if everything that I wanted or believe in was just being disregarded.’ The Appellate Court reports the same events as ‘Appellant began receiving transfusions pursuant to this ruling.’
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Provenance and verification note for Illinois Supreme Court, In re E.G., a Minor, 133 Ill. 2d 98 (1989) — the reported facts
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Notes. The reported facts describe a course of transfusions over roughly six weeks under a guardianship order; the Awake! account describes a single transfusion given ‘in spite of her vigorous protests’.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-g94d-ilsc-1989-eg-transfusions