I know this thread is long over, but this blood issue combined with newborns and kids really, really gets to me . JWs, if YOU want to sacrifice your LIFE for a mere SYMBOL of life, DO IT ! But the life that breathes within a newborn is NOT yours to sacrifice !
What I cannot understand is how the couple educated on in vitro fertilization (IVF) made the decision to follow through with IVF being aware that multifetal pregnancy reduction may be required along with blood transfusions??
something makes me think that they really don't care if there' was a "reduction," as long as their hands were clean..............
As Jehovah's Witnesses," said the father, "we believe that to have aborted any of our sextuplets would be a profound disregard for life and violation of God's law"
YEA RIGHT, as JWs we are AGAINST even any contraceptative devices that may POSSIBLY ABORT an EGG, so we'll just let the babies die AFTER they're born, that's not a profound disregard for life !