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Danny! That article on the sextuplets is a very good write up as it shows that professionals are trying to understand the Watchtower's wacky stand on blood and are able to see the nonsense in it.
The more that information such as this is put in front of Joe Public, the more they are innoculated against this stupid cult.
Maggie Farley wrote a good story- finally, we have a reporter who takes the time to do some investigative work . Most of them just quote the oficial WT publicist's statement about " we abstain from blood- we follow the Bible" and leave it at that. We need more journalists who will dig for the real story of shunning and coerced murder of KH members over this blood transfusion ban.
Birth of sextuplets raises ethical issues
CanadianChristianity.com, Canada - 1 1 minutes ago
One of the few pieces of information released by the hospital, at the request of the parents, was that the parents are Jehovah's Witnesses. ...
Not if it was deliberately planned this way to bring attention and cause the media frenzy it has caused.
If they did do this, they are geniuses.
Refusal of medical care for infants inexcusable 10 hrs ago | The Pioneer Added hours of homework, increased complexity at earlier grade levels, pressure to keep active: the trials of the average child. Comment? at Topix JW forum [email protected] write editor Refusal of medical care for infants inexcusable by Tyson Jewell Added hours of homework, increased complexity at earlier grade levels, pressure to keep active: the trials of the average child. For the sextuplets born in British Columbia, martyrdom may have to be added to the list. The six infants already have a host of challenges facing them including possible long-term effects such as neurological and developmental deficiencies, hearing and vision problems, and short-term effects like serious anemia because of premature birth. According to a Toronto newspaper, the babies may also need blood transfusions to stay alive. Premature babies are born with fewer red blood cells than infants delivered after a full-term of pregnancy, and they have to have blood taken from them continually for essential tests every few days. Some tests are for blood gases, to monitor the growth and performance of the kidneys, the lungs, and the liver, said senior medical laboratory technician Ann-Marie Smith from the blood bank at Kingston General Hospital. The four girls and two boys won't get the transfusions however, because their parents are Jehovah's Witnesses. According to Biblical Scripture, Jehovah's Witnesses believe they are not to accept treatments involving blood transfusions. Jehovah's Witnesses view life as God's gift, represented by blood. Parents who aren't willing to keep their children safe by using available medical procedures should not be allowed to keep their children, regardless of religious beliefs. The official Watchtower website has a section that attempts to explain the medical reasoning behind refusing blood transfusions. Most of the information presented focuses on showing the follies of blood transfusions, and the supposed efficacy of non-blood alternatives. Most of the information is cited from the 1980s, and while that doesn't make the information wrong, the authors of the website should find current medical opinions if they want to support their decision to avoid the use of blood transfusions. Non-blood alternatives to transfusions are being used more and more by doctors in recent years, including blood volume expanders and autologous donations. Blood volume expanders are types of artificial blood that increase the volume of blood in a person's system, whereas autologous donations are when patients have blood drawn to be stored at the hospital for later personal use. These treatments won't be used for the sextuplets, however, because their premature systems are too weak to handle the drugs. "(Blood expanders) are out of the question for premature infants," Smith said. Autologous donations are an unrealistic solution for the babies because they have a low red blood count. Furthermore, the Bible passage quoted by the Authorized Site of the Office of Public Information of Jehovah's Witnesses states that Jehovah's Witnesses must "abstain from... blood." No special exception is made for one's own blood. That leaves transfusions as the most viable, and probably safest way of ensuring the continuing health of these, and other premature infants. It is unacceptable to expect these six children to be denied potentially life-saving procedures because of a set of rules they literally do not have the mental capacity to understand, much less hold firm belief in. Parents who are found to be negligent run the risk of having their children taken away from them. It should not be possible for parents keeping their children from necessary medical treatment to keep their children. No one should deny the religious choice of the family in British Columbia, or cast doubt on the beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses in general. These six babies cannot express their own wishes. These six babies do not have their own wishes or beliefs. They don't have the mental awareness to understand the factors involved with the decision. These babies have a right to life using any procedure available, including transfusions.
Refusal of medical care for infants inexcusable 10 hrs ago | The Pioneer Added hours of homework, increased complexity at earlier grade levels, pressure to keep active: the trials of the average child. Comment? at Topix JW forum
{Good point here, on how 'plasma volume expanders aka saline solution and other so called 'blood subtitutes' which are an emergency expedient for an adult, won't save a newborn baby because newborn's don't have enough red blood cells or the capacity to make more red blood cells.
Their blood is already weakened.} Danny Haszard Bangor Maine expert witness on the Jehovah's Witness
High ranked article Faith & Healing
Daily Herald, UT - 1 hour ago
One of the most well-known is that of Jehovah's Witnesses, who don't get blood transfusions. Greg Spell, an elder in Salem's Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's... http://www.heraldextra.com/component/option,com_smf/topic,36601 comment page join in
| Another one of Vancouver's sextuplets has died: report Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - 24 minutes ago There is a report this morning that another one of the Vancouver sextuplets has died. One of the four boys reportedly died last week. ... |
| Another Sextuplet Dies 640 Toronto, Canada - 1 hour ago ... of questions about their ongoing conditions but few answers have come out because they were born to a family of intensely private Jehovah's Witnesses. ... |
This is just so sad! 2 out of the 6 are gone. Lets just hope its not due to refusing blood. I think the courts would have stepped in by now, if that were the case.
| No longer a citizen of Funkytown ESPN - 58 minutes ago Prince became a Jehovah's Witness in the mid-90s, and that religion does not permit blood transfusions, which are necessary for a hip replacement surgery |
