Justice Ian Gault decreed that the infant would remain under the court's guardianship until he had recovered from the surgery, according to a report from CNN.

The baby's parents' simple request has been dismissed by Auckland's Starship Hospital and its pediatric cardiac surgeon, as well as the New Zealand Blood Service [NZBS] as unnecessary and "impractical," despite the parents having reportedly identified 20 unvaccinated people who were willing to donate blood for the child's life-saving procedure.

"It's a desperate story where the powers in the hospital are backing up the blood bank, and the parents have felt absolutely helpless and powerless," Liz Gunn said in a hospital room video interview with the little boy's parents.

"We don't want blood that is tainted by vaccination," the infant boy's father said. "We're fine with anything else these doctors want to do."

"It's such an easy matter to clear up, and you won't do it," continued the dad, addressing his comments to the NZBS head.

"That seems like a bit of a criminal action to me," he added.

"We can't take a risk with a boy who already has a heart condition," the child's mother explained.

"I am horrified and disgusted that you wouldn't even have the decency to talk to us," said the mom, also turning her attention to the NZBS head, "when you're clearly standing in the way of our baby getting the blood that he needs for this heart operation"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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