Just want to bring this to the top of the board again as I need any information that is out there!
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HELP ! UK - new law to allow one person to refuse blood for another
by Enjoying freedom inmental capacity act 2005. does anyone know if the wtbts are doing anything about the new provision within the mental capacity act for a person to authorise another to make healthcare decisions?.
this is a completely new concept for those of us in england, wales and northern ireland.. until now (well 1 october!
) an enduring power of attorney would only allow an attorney to be appointed to make decisions about finance.. under the new lasting power of attorney (mental capacity act 2005 s9) the donor (aged over 18 years) can appoint an attorney to make personal welfare decisions (ie healthcare decisions) on their behalf if they lose capacity to make the decision for themselves.
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Refreshing, cooling delcious ice cream.
by Dragonlady76 ini love ice cream, it's been so hot lately that this mint chocolate chip ice cream has really hit the spot!
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what is your favorite flavor?.
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Vanilla icecream with real devon clotted cream.
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GB's member Gerrit Losch on college in Monza (Italy) in 2005
by Ancientofdays ini don't know if already posted this video, but it's really interesting .
i had a lot of rumor regarding this speech , but never listened my self before.
the speech is in italian, but some nice guy has subtitled in english.
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I wonder what Schools Careers Teachers would make of this clip..............???
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UK- JW MINISTERIAL SERVANT SERIAL RAPIST
by DannyHaszard inman escapes jail for sex attacksbbc news - 1 hour, 42 minutes agoa jehovah's witnesss gets a community sentence for a series of sex assaults on children and adults.man escapes jail for sex attacks porter was put on the sex offenders registera jehovah's witness has escaped a jail term after admitting a series of sexual assaults on children and adults in clevedon.
michael porter, an elder in the religion, pleaded guilty to 24 counts of indecent assault and gross indecency on 13 victims aged 18 months and older.
among the individuals were others involved in the faith.
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What do they think is going to stop him attacking anyone else now?
But aside from the light sentence passed by the court there is nothing to prevent the religion removing his privileges. All of them - literal and physical.
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GB's member Gerrit Losch on college in Monza (Italy) in 2005
by Ancientofdays ini don't know if already posted this video, but it's really interesting .
i had a lot of rumor regarding this speech , but never listened my self before.
the speech is in italian, but some nice guy has subtitled in english.
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That sort of rubbish makes me so angry!
A couple of years ago there was an Awake article praising the work of nurses.
How do they think that an individual gets to become a good qualified nurse? By going on the ministry? Cleaning the KH? I think not!
Did all the members of their Legal Services Committee obtain their qualifications by attending the theocratic ministry school??
(Where do the GB think they would be without qualified lawyers with no morals???!!!)
Hyprocrites the lot of them!
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They lied-BIG TIME, do they have a conscious?
by Junction-Guy infolks i know what it was like to be raised in this religion, but i never knew what it was like to be a convert.
lately i have come in contact with some jw's, they know nothing about my background.
i have asked them so very tricky questions, and they have flat out bare faced lied.
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The GB don't have a conscience. They are clearly hungry for as much money, power and control over people as they can possibly get away with.
Their power and tyranny remains all the while the majority of JWs continue to obey without question.
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HELP ! UK - new law to allow one person to refuse blood for another
by Enjoying freedom inmental capacity act 2005. does anyone know if the wtbts are doing anything about the new provision within the mental capacity act for a person to authorise another to make healthcare decisions?.
this is a completely new concept for those of us in england, wales and northern ireland.. until now (well 1 october!
) an enduring power of attorney would only allow an attorney to be appointed to make decisions about finance.. under the new lasting power of attorney (mental capacity act 2005 s9) the donor (aged over 18 years) can appoint an attorney to make personal welfare decisions (ie healthcare decisions) on their behalf if they lose capacity to make the decision for themselves.
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Rebel 8 - Many thanks for the info! This is exactly what I was suspecting may happen.
Does anyone know what plans the WTBTS have for the UK???
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HELP ! UK - new law to allow one person to refuse blood for another
by Enjoying freedom inmental capacity act 2005. does anyone know if the wtbts are doing anything about the new provision within the mental capacity act for a person to authorise another to make healthcare decisions?.
this is a completely new concept for those of us in england, wales and northern ireland.. until now (well 1 october!
) an enduring power of attorney would only allow an attorney to be appointed to make decisions about finance.. under the new lasting power of attorney (mental capacity act 2005 s9) the donor (aged over 18 years) can appoint an attorney to make personal welfare decisions (ie healthcare decisions) on their behalf if they lose capacity to make the decision for themselves.
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As far as I know an elder (or anyone else for that matter) would only be able to access a patient's file if that patient gives written consent.
So without written consent the elder would have no right to that file.
If the elder were to have Lasting Power of Attorney over healthcare decisions then I suspect that they will also have access to the medical file to allow them to make the "best interests" decision for the patient.
Otherwise, the argument would go that they are in posession of all the facts to enable them to make a "best interests" decision.
But we all know what type of "best interests" test would be applied by an elder in the case of a JW patient don't we?
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HELP ! UK - new law to allow one person to refuse blood for another
by Enjoying freedom inmental capacity act 2005. does anyone know if the wtbts are doing anything about the new provision within the mental capacity act for a person to authorise another to make healthcare decisions?.
this is a completely new concept for those of us in england, wales and northern ireland.. until now (well 1 october!
) an enduring power of attorney would only allow an attorney to be appointed to make decisions about finance.. under the new lasting power of attorney (mental capacity act 2005 s9) the donor (aged over 18 years) can appoint an attorney to make personal welfare decisions (ie healthcare decisions) on their behalf if they lose capacity to make the decision for themselves.
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MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005
Does anyone know if the WTBTS are doing anything about the new provision within the Mental Capacity Act for a person to authorise another to make healthcare decisions?
This is a completely new concept for those of us in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Until now (well 1 October!) an Enduring Power of Attorney would only allow an attorney to be appointed to make decisions about finance.
Under the new Lasting Power of Attorney (Mental Capacity Act 2005 s9) the donor (aged over 18 years) can appoint an attorney to make Personal Welfare decisions (ie HEALTHCARE DECISIONS) on their behalf if they lose capacity to make the decision for themselves.
THE LAW WILL MAKE PROVISION FOR THE ATTORNEY TO BE GIVEN THE POWER TO REFUSE LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DONOR.
The law does include some safe-guards, ie the attorney must act in the donor’s best interests.
Anyone who doubts that the attorney is acting in the donors best interests can apply to the Court of Protection.
You know where I am going with this don’t you?
WHAT IS THE WTBTS DOING ABOUT THIS????
Does anyone know if the WTBTS are going to encourage JWs to set up Lasting Power of Attorney so that a fellow JW (named elder or named Hospital Liaison Committee member for instance) can make the decision to refuse blood transfusions for that JW patient?
I will eat my hat (if I wore one!) if they don’t try the guilt ploy with JWs and force them to set up Lasting Power of Attorney.
Advance decisions will still be valid under this new Act, so I am sure the WTBTS will still be pushing their NO Blood cards.
HELP NEEDED ON THIS ONE FOLKS!!!!!!!!
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Do you have any assembly memories/stories?
by RisingEagle inon an earlier thread about ice cream i remembered a snack that was sold at assemblies and that started me thinking about some of my memories of childhood at conventions/assemblies.
i guess it was the taste/smell association because even today when i go to various convention halls for home improvement expos, car shows and the like it takes me right back to the past.
i have many memories wrapped around the conventions and experienced different things because i have lots of elders in the family that were used, literally, for food service, the accounting office, security and dramas.
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I remember sitting at conventions with my family in various locations (Twickenham, Norwich and Cardiff) in the cold rain, with black bin liners wrapped around our legs, holding umbrellas and thinking.... (now this is really sad!).......... that this is great because now I cannot take notes and look up the scriptures.
Bit of a pain when you had to stand for song and prayer though!
I hated conventions - one time I did tell my book study elder my thoughts on why I hate assemblies, but he really didn't believe me. Just responded that he loved them! I never did have much time for his screwy views on life and priorities!
Our family would also end up doing cleaning and car park duty. We were first in last out.
The one good thing were the bacon sandwiches in the morning. But then they have to go and take away THE ONLY GOOD thing about the assemblies and tell everyone that food is not provided!