article_snippet.sent: Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber, said his sister understood the risks of his sister refusal to accept blood. '
article_snippet.sent: his sister refusal to receive a blood transfusion meant that we were unable to perform a caesarean section and to deliver the foetus,' Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber added: 'If we were to give chemotherapy without blood transfusion support
article_snippet.sent: Dr Giselle Kidson-Gerber said it was a challenge to respect a patient who refuses life-saving treatment. '
article_snippet.sent: Dr Amber Biscoe wrote: 'Not administering blood products in the 2009 case undoubtedly contributed to the death of mother and foetus. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Aroura died after refusing a blood transfusion .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The 28-year-old suffered from leukaemia but refused treatment .
  