Turkish Family Court Blocks Heel Test

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Court bases ruling against heel prick test on ‘alternative medicine’

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Turkish court bases ruling against heel prick test on alternative medicine’ A Turkish family court rejected the Health Ministry's application against the family who did not allow doctors to conduct heel prick blood to their newborn baby.

A few drops of blood taken from the heel, which is the least painful part of the baby's body, are used to screen for six diseases with serious consequences.

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