In 2026, the Governing Body made two consequential changes. First, it made the medical use of a person’s own blood a matter of individual conscience.Then it made the use of red cells, white cells, platelets, and plasma from another person’s blood a personal decision as well. The prohibition on transfusion of whole blood remains.This video […]
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by CPG Recently the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses reviewed their position on the use of a person’s own stored blood in medical and surgical care. The result was a significant update: such use is now a matter of personal conscience. That decision will undoubtedly save lives. Witnesses facing surgery can now make use of […]
The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses recently announced a “clarification” allowing individual members to decide whether their own blood may be removed, stored and later returned to the patient’s body during medical treatment. Previously. Storing your own blood was prohibited. There was nothing unclear or ambiguous about it. It plainly stated that the practice of […]
A Contrast Between Jewish Halakhah and Jehovah’s Witness Doctrine Few biblical prohibitions have generated as much modern ethical debate as the command to abstain from blood. Advances in medicine—particularly the development of blood transfusions—have forced religious communities to determine whether ancient dietary laws apply to modern clinical procedures. Two traditions that appeal to the same […]
Jehovah’s Witnesses are taught that the Bible prohibits the acceptance of a transfusion of whole blood or any one of its four main components (red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma). But to accept a transfusion of any fraction from these four main components is a matter of conscience. But what is the difference between […]
The fourth letter of brother R Jensen to the Watchtower Society seeking answers to his questions regarding the command to abstain from blood.
After waiting for well over a year with no response from the Watchtower society, brother Jensen writes again explaining how distressing it is for him to fulfill his duties as an elder, husband and father. But again, he is told to wait and not share his concerns with others about the lack of scriptural support […]
How do control and repression affect individuals within the Jehovah’s Witness community? Let’s hear Ray Hemming’s story. December 28, 2023 by Scott Douglas Jacobsen By Ray Hemming If there’s one thing that people identify Jehovah’s Witnesses with, it’s their refusal of blood transfusions. I know it was a doctrine that I once believed was right for me […]
This video contains the second letter sent by R. Jensen, an elder of Jehovah’s Witnesses, to the Watchtower society regarding their reasons for refusing blood transfusions along with their reply.