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  Happy Birthday,JWFacts

  by Bangalore in

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  happy birthday,jw facts.have a great day.. .

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  Happy Birthday,JW Facts.Have a great day.

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  My introduction

  by zakharijah in

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  ok i think its time i introduce myself... and sorry, its going to be verrry long.. .

  i am 32, married, 2 children.

  i am french but i live in scotland.. .

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  Welcome to JWN.

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  Blood Transfusion Issue In Mumbai,India

  by Bangalore in

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  http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1885965/report-dna-special-maharashtra-should-intervene-when-faith-rules-over-life-say-legal-experts.

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  dna special: Maharashtra should intervene when faith rules over life, say legal experts Sunday, Sep 8, 2013, 6:58 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Somita Pal
  Urvi Mahajani pic for representational purpose. - Kamlesh Pednekar/DNA

  Even as doctors at Bombay hospital struggle to control 24-year-old Colaba resident’s dipping platelet count, medical and legal experts debate on what needs to be done in such emergencies.

  On September 7, dna reported on how Mary’s (name changed) family members, who belong to the Christian sect Jehovah’s Witnesses, strictly warned the doctors against any kind of blood transfusion. The sect, which has about 8,000 members in Mumbai, doesn’t believe in donating or accepting blood.

  Dr Mukesh Sanklecha, Mary’s consultant physician said, “Her platelet count today is 50,000. When she came in, her platelet count was 1,15,000 which dipped to 80,000 on Friday. We are hoping that the count will rise in a day or two and not dip further.

  Meanwhile, we are giving all possible medical care and are ensuring that she doesn’t have any external or internal bleeding.”

  Her mother, according to the doctors, was worried about the dipping platelet count but remained firm on her decision to not agree to blood transfusion. Bombay hospital is monitoring Mary’s medical condition. “If required, we will have to take a written consent from the family about its refusal to accept blood transfusion and that they know about the potentially life-threatening complications of dengue,” said Dr Sanklecha.

  Dr Aliasagar Bahrainwala, cardiac surgeon at Saifee hospital, had one such case last month when a 50-year-resident of the western suburbs walked into the hospital with a 100 per cent blocked artery and needed an urgent open heart surgery. “He belonged to Jehovah’s Witnesses community and requested for a bloodless surgery,” said Dr Bahrainwala.

  According to Dr Bahrainwala, they managed to conduct a successful open heart surgery because the patient had a very good haemoglobin count. Many Jehovah’s Witnesses carry a signed and witnessed advance directive card that absolutely refuses blood, hence releasing doctors from any liability.

  The community also believes in autologous blood transfusion where they bank their own blood and use it if they need it in future. However, this kind of banking has a limited window period and is not applicable to emergency cases.

  From a legal point of view, doctors can’t be held responsible if the patient refuses medical help in the name of faith. Rebecca Gonsalves, an advocate, said, “I don’t think anything can be done legally as the girl and family are refusing blood transfusion. It is their belief. The Constitution of India provides the right to freedom of religion.”

  Agreeing with Gonsalves, another advocate Ganesh Sovani said, “The doctors and the police can’t do anything on their own without a complaint. The doctor should immediately inform the police about the situation. The doctor should also give a letter to the family, expressing that their consent is required for blood transfusion. This is to protect the doctor from any legal hassle, in case something goes wrong.”

  Legal experts also think that in case of an emergency, the government should intervene and counsel the family. Advocate Arfan Sait said, “In such a case, the state government should intervene and counsel the family, just as how when a person goes on an indefinite hunger strike, the government force feed them if necessary.

  Saving a life is of paramount importance and all religious texts say that saving a human life is divine. The Constitution of India gives right to life and this also means right to protect life which is the duty of the state government.”
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  Blood Transfusion Issue In Mumbai,India

  by Bangalore in

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  http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1885965/report-dna-special-maharashtra-should-intervene-when-faith-rules-over-life-say-legal-experts.

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  http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/1885965/report-dna-special-maharashtra-should-intervene-when-faith-rules-over-life-say-legal-experts

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  Jehovah’s Witness Logical Fallacies.pt1

  by Brummie in

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  jehovahs witness logical fallacies.pt1.

  in fact, many of the bad experiences people have with jws are caused by actions that the society does not encourage.. .

  logan i have started a new thread simply because if a jw read your old one they may be happy enough not go back to reread this if it was posted there.. one of the things that kept me holding on to the jw faith was the thought that many of the bad experiences people have with jws are caused by actions the soceity does not encourage.

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  Great info.

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  Gorby's father collapses at home after new light watchtower study

  by Gorbatchov in

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  friends,.

  sunday my father, a strong believing witness, former elder and still a ms, collapses at home after the new light watchtower study.. the cause was extreme stress.

  i asked him about his worries.

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  Sorry to hear that,Gorby.I do hope things will work out fine for him.

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  Hej :) I am new here from Denmark as a member

  by rikissalur in

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  Welcome to JWN.

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  Please Share one of your Favourite Quotations

  by cofty in

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  have you ever come across words that resonate with you?

  it doesn't have to be a great gem of wisdom, just something that is meaningful to you.. please share, and if you want to, tell us why it's meaningful to you.. here is something that made me nod when i first read it.... .

  "fortunate are those who have learned to see, in the wild things of nature, something to be loved, something to be wondered at, something to be reverenced, for they have found the key to a never-failing source of recreation and refreshment".

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  The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.

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  3 more branches closed?

  by Viva la Vida in

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  it seems the finland branch has taken over the work from estonia, latvia and lithuania (see http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/offices/finland/).

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  Muslim countries generally do not like proselytizing.

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  Xpress Staffer Reflects On Past Life As A Jehovah’s Witness

  by Bangalore in

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  xpress staffer reflects on past life as a jehovahs witness .

  http://www.goldengatexpress.org/2013/09/18/past-life-jehovahs-witness/ .

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  Xpress Staffer Reflects On Past Life As A Jehovah’s Witness

  http://www.goldengatexpress.org/2013/09/18/past-life-jehovahs-witness/

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