Least anyone get the idea that HLC members know more than the physicians
and surgeons with whom they talk:
The HLC does provide the service of speaking for the JW who does not know
what fractions are permitted by WTS dogma. Virtually every JW falls into
the category of “Ignorant” when it comes to allowed substances.
HLC members are treated with respect by most doctors and other hospital
staff. Sincere JW patients usually represent to all who care for them that
the HLC speaks for them. Many JWs are relieved that they do not have to
answer difficult questions about what and why they are making certain
choices about blood therapy.
When the HLC is not present, doctors “roll their eyes” regarding what the
HLC members say and do. The arguments and “reasoning” of the official
WTS dogma is so unreasonable to these educated people that JWs and the HLC
are held in derision. Having observed the conduct of the HLC, doctors
nick-name them “The Gestapo.”