JW dies refusing blood after Caesarean

by Gayle 22 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Gayle

  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070621b1.html

  Thursday, June 21, 2007
  
  Jehovah's Witness shuns blood, dies

  OSAKA (Kyodo) A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses died last month after giving birth by Caesarean section and refusing a blood transfusion, officials at Osaka Medical College reported.

  The hospital said it had agreed with the woman before the surgery that it would not administer a transfusion.
  
  Although she bled a great deal after delivering the child, doctors only took steps to arrest the hemorrhaging. She died several days later, the hospital said.

  "We briefed her about the danger (before the surgery) and we repeatedly urged her family to accept a blood transfusion. But in the end we respected the patient's wishes," a hospital official said Tuesday.

  Jehovah's Witnesses' officials said the hospital acted appropriately in treating the woman in accordance with her wishes. Members of the denomination refuse blood transfusions as being against the Bible, citing the section in Leviticus that reads: "Whatsoever man . . . eats any manner of blood, I will cut him off from among

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  free2think

  What a waste of a life. The poor baby.
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  Gill

  Sorry Gayle - mirrored your post!

  These disasters keep happening and yet the WT is still not being held accountable for them.

  Perhaps a little more education needs to be 'put out there' on the real translation of those so often quoted scriptures.
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  jeanV

  there was a time when many of us would have acted in the same way, which makes you think how our mind is easily vulnerable to control. That is where the effort is to be put, to help people use their brain in a rational way.
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  Marcel

  what a nice way to respect the gift of life... indeed...
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  greendawn

  One more victim on an already very long list of victims over the nearly 50 years the ban has been going on. The silly drone refers to Leviticus to justify the blood ban an OT book whose material has become obsolete in the NT world, eg circumcision, not eating pork, Levite priesthood etc
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  DannyHaszard

  Jehovah's Witnesses member dies after refusing blood transfusion Japan Today - Jun 19 3:02 PM OSAKA — A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect died recently after losing a lot of blood when giving birth by cesarean and refusing a blood transfusion, officials at Osaka Medical College revealed Tuesday. (Easy one step register please add your comments)

  NATIONAL Jehovah's Witnesses member dies after refusing blood transfusion

  Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 07:01 EDT OSAKA — A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect died recently after losing a lot of blood when giving birth by cesarean and refusing a blood transfusion, officials at Osaka Medical College revealed Tuesday. The hospital said it had agreed with the woman before the surgery that it would not transfuse any blood to her. Although she bled copiously after delivering her child in May, doctors at the hospital only took steps to arrest the hemorrhage. She died several days later, according to the hospital. A hospital official said, "We briefed her about the danger involving the surgery and we repeatedly urged her family to accept a blood transfusion. But in the end we respected the patient's wishes." --------------------------------- NEWS article 2 Jehovah's Witness shuns blood, dies
  The Japan Times, Japan - 10 hours ago
  OSAKA (Kyodo) A member of the Jehovah's Witnesses died last month after giving birth by Caesarean section and refusing a blood transfusion, officials at ...
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  Gill

  Enough to make your blood boil!
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  zack

  A mother Dead. A child orphaned. Yes, this is exactly what a loving, compassionate Creator wants.

  The WTS is EVIL.
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  nvrgnbk

  The problem starts with believing that the Bible is needed for one to know how to live.

  This is compounded by the arrogance of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses.

  So sad.