I thought they recently made it a conscience matter on whether to take blood or not
That came about not long ago because of legal matters and was most likely instituted by their lawyers after certain law suites.
As for as they say now in my understanding and I may be wrong, that they will now not disfellowship any baptized JW that takes a blood
transfusion, but is said that the individual would mostly be disassociated.
The dispassionate GB have stated even if they are wrong on the blood issue well at least those individuals have the hope of
the resurrection placed upon them.
Since so many lives have been taken on this doctrine, it will never be reascended simply because the law suites that
would occur would be too costly in both the organization identity and for financial reasons.
That cover article of the young people who died for not taking a transfusion is morally sickening and dishonest, particular
in the headline they used, for the reason that those children didn't make the choice, their fucked up delusional parents made
it for them.