http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08qhmhc/panorama-contaminated-blood-the-search-for-the-truth.
an experienced j w of my acquaintance , who had best be nameless, urged me to watch this t v programme because it "proves the society were right all along in warning of the dangers of blood.. well, yes , it does in a way demonstrate that the potential dangers of blood products was not fully recognized.
in particular this is shown in respect of the aids/hiv virus which was a new threat when it occurred.. there were some important points deliberately ignored by my dub associate , though :.
The one single industry that profited the most from the HIV/AIDS blood scandal was the bloodless industry (I know I have the source for this somewhere...). That is the industry that made the most money from contaminated blood.
And the opposite? What industry lost the most money?
This kinda thing often reminds me of the 1951 film:
a new study in lancet shows a drug, tranexamic acid, could save the life of a preganant jw woman who is experiencing heaving bleeding following childbirth.
hopefully, watchtower h.i.s.
is paying attention, and gets this information out asap.
Bear in mind, however, that physicians are not generally inclined to take unsolicited medical advice from a religious publishing corporation to begin with, particularly when there is no double blind study to confirm it is a best practice.
Yes, that is very true
Which is some what ironical
As I was reminded today of this thread when Ruby456 provided a link to a leaflet, produced in 2013, by the UK's National Health Services - "Transfusion Alternatives for patients who refuse blood and blood products"
And guess what the very FIRST item listed is? - Tranexamic Acid.
https://www.stgeorges.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Blood-transfusion-alternatives-_2_.pdf
Then there's WHO - the World Health Organisation - apparently they produce a leaflet that they call "List of Essential Medicines"
And guess what they've included as an 'essential' medicine since March 2011? - Tranexamic Acid.
http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/essentialmedicines/en/
Yes, as Linda Loman said: "Attention must be paid."
some of y'all may know why i am asking this, but i am curious about it.. sexting in the elders book says it's enough to warrant a jc but it's very loose at it... what's y'all opinion?
do elders care alot of it?
what if it's an old case?
How serious is sexting
that's waaay too general a question: you need to consider and define what you actually mean to ask -
What is the relationship between the two people? Are they married to each other, or to other people? Are they single?
What are the ages of the two people? Is one of them under 18 and therefore is it a criminal offense? It would then need to be reported to the police wouldn't it?
Here's an interesting scenario to consider:
+ Two 16-year-olds can have full-blown consensual physical sex - and that's totally ok and legal;
+ If one of them 'sexts' the other - well that's illegal, and a criminal offense that should be reported to the police.
fyi.
bbc panaroma tv - contaminated blood: the search for the truth.
10 may 2017. it has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the nhs.
FYI
BBC Panaroma TV - Contaminated Blood: The Search for the Truth
10 May 2017
It has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. More than 2,000 people died and thousands more were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being treated with contaminated blood products. All the victims were infected over 25 years ago, but even now new cases are still being diagnosed. Survivors and their families are trying once more to persuade the government to hold a UK public inquiry.
Panorama examines recently released documents, and asks if the government could have done more to save lives. The film hears the heartbreaking testimony of some of the victims and their families and explores the dilemmas of doctors who had to carry on treating their patients through the unfolding crisis.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08qhmhc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5W56h8bqUA
BBC Breakfast News: The Tainted Blood Scandal
10 May 2017 - prior to Panaroma TV broadcast, Adrian Goodyear was interviewed on the BBC Breakfast News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI3MViy-oXo
Victoria Derbyshire Show - The Tainted Blood Scandal
10 May 2017 - prior to the Panaroma TV broadcast, Victoria Derbyshire interviews Andy Evans, Andy Burnham MP and Michelle Tolley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08qhmhc/panorama-contaminated-blood-the-search-for-the-truth.
an experienced j w of my acquaintance , who had best be nameless, urged me to watch this t v programme because it "proves the society were right all along in warning of the dangers of blood.. well, yes , it does in a way demonstrate that the potential dangers of blood products was not fully recognized.
in particular this is shown in respect of the aids/hiv virus which was a new threat when it occurred.. there were some important points deliberately ignored by my dub associate , though :.
I believe there is a 24 hour embargo on my topic which I think expires around 16.00 EDT, 14 May
10 May 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5W56h8bqUA
BBC Breakfast News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI3MViy-oXo
The Victoria Derbyshire Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7_gK5p3XE0
Watchtower 1 June 1990, page 31
Questions From Readers: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses accept injections of a blood fraction, such as immune globulin or albumin?
Others have felt that a serum (antitoxin), such as immune globulin, containing only a tiny fraction of a donor’s blood plasma and used to bolster their defense against disease, is not the same as a life-sustaining blood transfusion. So their consciences may not forbid them to take immune globulin or similar fractions. [FOOTNOTE: One example is Rh immune globulin, which doctors may recommend when there is Rh incompatibility between a woman and her fetus. Another is Factor VIII, which is given to hemophiliacs.] They may conclude that for them the decision will rest primarily on whether they are willing to accept any health risks involved in an injection made from others’ blood.
Watchtower 15 June 2000, page 29
Questions From Readers: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses accept any medical products derived from blood?
For example, clotting factor VIII has been given to hemophiliacs, who bleed easily... Such therapies are not transfusions of those primary components; they usually involve parts or fractions thereof. Should Christians accept these fractions in medical treatment? We cannot say. The Bible does not give details, so a Christian must make his own conscientious decision before God.
just heard from a silicon valley elder yesterday that a number of local congregations are being dissolved and combined between belmont and palo alto, ca.
on the san francisco peninsula.
can anyone verify this?.
Updated info appreciated.
Stuart Marshall?
Looks like just four congregations now, and only one English?
police are still investigating the cause of death.. az central, 13 may 2017. missing prescott valley 18-year-old found dead.
a prescott valley woman who was reported missing late last month has been found dead, police said friday.. yavapai county sheriff's office deputies joined the prescott valley police in searching for the 18-year-old walmart cashier.surveyors working on a new connector road above glassford hill in prescott valley found her body on friday and contacted authorities, according to the police department.. police in a press release confirmed that the body found off a maintenance road near glassford hill was lefler's.. the case is still being investigated, and the cause of death is unknown.. red more: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2017/05/13/missing-prescott-valley-18-year-old-found-dead/321043001/.
gofundme, 3 may 2017. help find lianna lefler gibson.
Police are still investigating the cause of death.
AZ Central, 13 May 2017
Missing Prescott Valley 18-year-old found dead
A Prescott Valley woman who was reported missing late last month has been found dead, police said Friday.
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputies joined the Prescott Valley police in searching for the 18-year-old Walmart cashier.Surveyors working on a new connector road above Glassford Hill in Prescott Valley found her body on Friday and contacted authorities, according to the Police Department.
Police in a press release confirmed that the body found off a maintenance road near Glassford Hill was Lefler's.
The case is still being investigated, and the cause of death is unknown.
RED MORE: http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2017/05/13/missing-prescott-valley-18-year-old-found-dead/321043001/
GoFundMe, 3 May 2017
Help Find Lianna Lefler Gibson
READ MORE: https://www.gofundme.com/find-lianna-lefler-gibson
Crime Online, 3 May 2017
MISSING! Arizona teen Lianna Lefler was last seen Saturday—believed to be in danger
READ MORE: http://www.crimeonline.com/2017/05/03/missing-arizona-teen-lianna-lefler-was-last-seen-saturday-believed-to-be-in-danger/
Web Sleuths, 3 May 2017
AZ - Lianna Lefler, 18, Prescott Valley, 28 April 2017
READ MORE: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?337160-AZ-Lianna-Lefler-18-Prescott-Valley-28-April-2017&s=e9491aeeb57a4ad1400ab7c331f6a064
Prescott eNews, 2 May 2017
Missing 18-year-old in Prescott Valley
READ MORE: http://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/29913-missing-18-year-old-in-prescott-valley
FaceBook
Lianna Lefler-Gibson Search
READ MORE: https://www.facebook.com/Lianna-Lefler-Gibson-Search-1756143041342886/
there's a jw 'sister' at work, lovely girl in her mid twenties.
anyway, on monday the union (cwu) called a one day strike in support of colleagues and all union members supported the action as far as i'm aware, except the sister.. she claimed it was 'against her religion' to strike.
bare in mind, she's a fee paying member of the union.. now, a few of my workmates know of my past and asked me if this was really true, that jehovah's witnesses aren't allowed to strike.. we'll, i like this girl and i didn't want to make her look silly but what was i supposed to say after i stopped laughing?
I just love the expression telling porkies! That's a new one on me.
Rhyming slang: Pork Pies > Lies > Porkies
this is my first time making an o.p.
an elder told me that he had access to a website online that had all the old bound volumes and books.
also, he made sure to say it was not an apostate website, but a 'legit' website made by brothers.
I can't say it has it all, because that is probably just impossible.
I keep meaning to upload here the WT articles that don't appear in the CD-ROM or the bound volumes or elsewhere, apparently....
fyi.
wa today com au, 12 may 2017. former wa jehovah witness charged with alleged historic child abuse offences .
a former member of the jehovah witness congregation will appear in court next week after he was charged with sexually assaulting four boys.. the charges stem from ongoing investigations linked to the royal commission into institutional child sexual offences.. police allege between 1993 to 2013, the 44-year-old man sexually assaulted four boys aged between 14 and 16 at the time of the offences.. read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/former-wa-jehovah-witness-charged-with-alleged-historic-child-abuse-offences-20170512-gw37yd.html.
FYI
WA Today com au, 12 May 2017
Former WA Jehovah Witness charged with alleged historic child abuse offences
A former member of the Jehovah Witness congregation will appear in court next week after he was charged with sexually assaulting four boys.
The charges stem from ongoing investigations linked to the Royal Commission into institutional child sexual offences.
Police allege between 1993 to 2013, the 44-year-old man sexually assaulted four boys aged between 14 and 16 at the time of the offences.
