i'm a bit curious as to what it was that caused her death because there seems to be differing points of view....maybe that's the reason for the inquest...
it she was hemorrhaging then clearly some kind of clotting agent would have been necessary
if she had clots then how do we know that one of these was not the cause of her death
either way merely throwing blood into her was not going to be a solution.
all medical procedures are risky...cutting someone open is fraught with danger...and even someone with years of experience doing this knows that it is not an exact science. people will die in seemingly 'safe' scenarios and live thru extremely hazardous ones and it has nothing to do with blood transfusions
there is also the consideration of the effect that a life sustaining treatment that went against her faith would have had on her psyche.. if she had taken or been forced to take the blood against her wishes she could well have 'lived' the rest of her life in a depressed and suicidal state. how much good would she have been then to her children. some mothers have killed their children while suffering in this way.
i must add that it is also ironic how many living contributors to this forum make the point that they nearly died as a jw because they didnt take a blood transfusion..don't you realise that is making their point. you nearly died..you didnt actually die.
for the record if i was in a life threatening situation and i wanted to survive it then i dont think i would take blood - too many risks and much better alternatives. fact is i dont care that much if i live or die at the moment..so i dont care if i get blood or not. my objection to the wts is their claim that their whole blood doctrine is bible based and guided by holy spirit when it is clearly nothing more than guesswork albeit educated guesswork on occasions (like all thier beliefs)..paul gillies uses the argument of the abstain from blood command being in the same context as abstain from fornication and then says that both are forgivable with genuine repentance - but there really is no comparison....
jws condemn any form of fornication whilst allowing plenty of leeway in decisions regarding blood... blood fractions, blood testing, eating meat, organ transplants, dialysis..these all (whilst being reasonable) break the command to let blood return to the ground..and in a much bigger way than the alchohol argument.. this line of reasoning would be similar to saying with regard to fornication that it is acceptable on occasions..or that minor excursions are to be recommended..(for all their argument that blood fractions are a matter of conscience there is no doubt that they are saying that your conscience should be telling you that they are acceptable because they are saying they are acceptable - you couldn't e.g. be a missionary if you refused innoculations) ...try using that reasoning the next time you are hauled in front of a j.c. bacause you went to 2nd or 3rd base when you were dating.
