I often wonder if I honored it, if I would feel like a victim of the organization. As I do not now, but if I lost someone from this situation, I might feel different.
Would you honor your relatives request for no blood?
by free2beme 16 Replies latest jw friends
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Mulan
I would no more push my beliefs on them than I would want them to push theirs on me.
Of course I would honor my mother's wishes if she were in that situation.
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oldflame
First I have told my folks not to leave their medical decisions to me because I would not honor that wish. I feel that if they died because of a control law in a cult faith, that would leave me blood guilty for their death. At the same time I have also placed a notarized letter in my local hospitals that my folks also do not have rights over my medical decisions.
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BluesBrother
I once raised this same question on the board . I was thinking of my J W wife who carries the blood card , has a additional (non authorized) "No Blood" key ring tag, and is firmly convinced that taking blood is both a mortal sin against God and a sure way to contract Aids, Hepatitis (sp?) or something equally nasty.
The responses helped me to finally conclude that "Yes" I would be resolved to honour her beliefs and not force medication upon her that she does not want. Every adult person has a right to chose - and I must respect that.
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sass_my_frass
I'd remove myself from the situation by explaining that if I'm their medical PoA and they need blood, they're getting blood, and if that's a problem, they'll have to get another medical PoA. I'm not helping them martyr themselves for their silly cult.
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dh
in a word, no.
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Stealth453
Other than my wife and children, the only relatives I care about saving are already apostate, so it wouldn't be an issue. The ones that are still dubs, could dry up and blow away in a windstorm, for all I care.