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The Watchtower on Albumin
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article:.

http://ajwrb.org/science/the-watchtower-on-albumin.

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Lee Elder

New Article:

http://ajwrb.org/science/the-watchtower-on-albumin

Lee
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blood, doctors, hospitals and children?
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i have several children and my wife and i before i woke up informed the local emergency hospital where we have taken a couple of the kids that we do not wish any blood.

my wife has also informed the local clinic where she takes the kids for small issues and small emergencies the same thing.

i know that here in the state's if a child needs blood the hospital will get a court order.
Lee Elder

If you have children, are you sure that they agree with and can explain the Bible – based stand on transfusions? Do they truly believe this stand to be God’s will? Are they convinced that to violate God’s law would be so serious that it could put at risk a Christian’s prospect for everlasting life? Wise parents will review these matters with their children, whether they be very young or almost adults. Parents may hold practice sessions in which each youth faces questions that might be posed by a judge or a hospital official. The goal is not to have a youth repeat by rote selected facts or answers. It is more important that they know what they believe, and why. Of course, at a court hearing, the parents or others might present information about the risks of blood and the availability of alternative therapies. But what a judge or an official would likely seek to learn from speaking with our children is whether they maturely understand their situation and options and also whether they have their own values and firm convictions.

- The Watchtower 06/15/1991 p. 18 Emphasis added

How strenuously should a Christian resist a blood transfusion that has been ordered or authorized by a court? God’s law must be obeyed!…if a court – authorized transfusion seemed likely, a Christian might choose to avoid being accessible for such a violation of God’s law….If a Christian did put forth very strenuous efforts to avoid a violation of God’s law on blood, authorities might consider him a law-breaker or make him liable to prosecution. If punishment did result, the Christian could view it as suffering for the sake of righteousness.

- The Watchtower 06/15/1991 p. 31 Emphasis added

Until they retract this kind of advice what else can be expected of obedient Jehovah's Witnesses?

Lee
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The Watchtower on Science and Medicine
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article that will help you understand the watchtower's thinking.

during the era when it formulated its blood ban:.

http://ajwrb.org/science/the-watchtower-on-science-and-medicine.
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New article that will help you understand the Watchtower's thinking

during the era when it formulated its blood ban:

http://ajwrb.org/science/the-watchtower-on-science-and-medicine

Lee
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Blood, Vaccines and Organ Transplants
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
the database still needs updating but that can bedone later.

if there are any important earlier quotesi have missed, please let me know.

http://ajwrb.org/watchtower/blood-vaccines-and-organ-transplants lee
Lee Elder

The database still needs updating but that can be done later. If there are any important earlier quotes I have missed, please let me know. http://ajwrb.org/watchtower/blood-vaccines-and-organ-transplants Lee
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Watchtower No Blood Card
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article on ajwrb:.

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/watchtower-no-blood-card.

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Lee Elder

The references regarding a significant percentage of Jehovah's Witnesses accepting blood were added to the article and I am posting them here as well.

Lee

For these reasons, we believe that it is incumbent upon emergency room physicians to verbally verify the level of commitment to the current Watchtower policy. Especially in view of the fact that it is well-known a significant percentage of Jehovah’s Witness secretly oppose the policy and feel coerced into carrying the blood card or risk exposure as apostates with subsequent shunning.1,2,3,4

References

1-Findley LJ, Redstone PM (March 1982). “Blood transfusion in adult Jehovah’s Witnesses. A case study of one congregation”. Arch Intern Med. 142(3): 606–607. doi:10.1001/archinte. te.142.3.606.
PMID 7065795.

2-Kaaron Benson, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Cancer Control Journal, Vol. 2, No. 4, November/December 1995, “Therefore, while most adult Jehovah’s Witness patients were unwilling to accept blood for themselves, most Jehovah’s Witness parents permitted transfusions for their minor children, and many of the young adult patients also were willing to accept transfusions for themselves.”

3-Gyamfi C, Berkowitz RL (September 2004). “Responses by pregnant Jehovah’s Witnesses on health care proxies”. Obstet Gynecol 104 (3): 541–4. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000135276.25886.8e. PMID 15339766. “This review refutes the commonly held belief that all Jehovah’s Witnesses refuse to accept blood or any of its products. In this population of pregnant women, the majority were willing to accept some form of blood or blood products.”

4-Empirical data suggest to us that the current level of dissent may be significantly higher. We base this upon the conversations we have had with Emergency Department Physicians and Anesthesiologists at medical conventions.
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Blood Save Their Lives!
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article on ajwrb.

great experiences:.

http://ajwrb.org/experiences/blood-saved-their-lives.
Lee Elder

New article on AJWRB. Great experiences:

http://ajwrb.org/experiences/blood-saved-their-lives

Lee
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Watchtower No Blood Card
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article on ajwrb:.

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/watchtower-no-blood-card.

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Lee Elder

Daniel: Why don't you post this at AJWRB.

Yada Yada2: I'll add them.

Lee
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Questions for those who believe in the Watchtower Blood Policy
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article on ajwrb:.

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/questions-for-those-who-believe-in-the-watcthower-blood-policy.

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Lee Elder

New article on AJWRB:

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/questions-for-those-who-believe-in-the-watcthower-blood-policy

Lee
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Watchtower No Blood Card
by Lee Elder in
1. watchtower
2. medical
new article on ajwrb:.

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/watchtower-no-blood-card.

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Lee Elder

Could you be more specific? In what way doesn't the 1993 letter not "read right"?

Lee
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Watchtower No Blood Card
by Lee Elder in
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2. medical
new article on ajwrb:.

http://ajwrb.org/medicine/watchtower-no-blood-card.

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Lee Elder

You are welcome. Glad to hear you have found the information useful.

Blondie: We will cover the 2001 card in a separate article or just link

to Marvin Shilmer's excellent post on it.

Lee