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  Witnesses killed my friend today.

  by WasOnceBlind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today has been a horrible day.

  what began as a day of joy finding out that one of my lifelong friends had her baby, turned into a nightmare when her brother called me to let me know she had passed away after birth.

  i was in shock and didn't ask how.

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  Scully

  I've said this before, and I'll say it again now:

  In the more than 50 years since blood transfusions were banned by the WTS, the very first concession came about when clotting factors were permitted for hemophilia. By and large, the most serious form of hemophilia affects males, because it is carried on the Y chromosome. So the lives of JW men are spared - wonderful news.

  Except: published medical studies have shown that pregnant women among Jehovah's Witnesses are more than 40 times more likely to die in childbirth due to an obstetrical hemorrhage than non-JW women (5.2% versus 0.12%).

  By maintaining the blood transfusion ban, despite the overwhelming statistical risks to the health and safety of women in an obstetrical hemorrhage emergency, the WTS demonstrates its complete and utter disdain for the lives of women and children among its members. If MEN were dying in childbirth, changing this policy would be a top priority for the misogynists who run the show.
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  Witnesses killed my friend today.

  by WasOnceBlind in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  today has been a horrible day.

  what began as a day of joy finding out that one of my lifelong friends had her baby, turned into a nightmare when her brother called me to let me know she had passed away after birth.

  i was in shock and didn't ask how.

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  Scully

  How incredibly tragic. I can't even put my rage into words.
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  Surgery/Infection/Pain

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  dear fellow posters and friends:.

  a friend had been making excellent recovery after hospitalization and rehab.

  then, some 6 weeks later, while an infection set in, he had to return to hospital.

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  Scully

  It happened to a friend of mine last year. A drain had been placed at each later aspect of the surgical incision, and for some reason during the healing process, internally the area around the tubing of the drains healed in the form of a tunnel - completely abnormal, and caused horrific pain. My friend had to have the incisions re-opened and the healed tissue removed. The incision was then packed and was not re-sutured so that it could heal from the inside out (by secondary intention, in medical vernacular). What should have been completely healed within 4-6 weeks took almost 4 months by the time she was able to stop going to the clinic to have the packing removed and the incision redressed.
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  Don't know what to do

  by looter in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm in a crazy situation.

  about a year ago, i was going to get baptized.

  it was all planned and arranged until ttatt was learned.

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  Scully

  Tell him you want to follow Jesus' example and get baptized at the age of 30.
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  Obeying YHWH can make you sick

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we were once told and re-told that obedience to yhwh and his side-kick would save our lives..

  so how about this bit of real-life research that's currently emerging in academic circles?.

  there were strict rules in the law code about how and where you could sh*t..

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  wt 8/15/03: Easing Nature - Is it for Christians?
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  Obeying YHWH can make you sick

  by fulltimestudent in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  we were once told and re-told that obedience to yhwh and his side-kick would save our lives..

  so how about this bit of real-life research that's currently emerging in academic circles?.

  there were strict rules in the law code about how and where you could sh*t..

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  Scully

  If god created man, then surely he is aware of the manner by which he created man to create poop. It is part of man's god-given functionality. How is anything made by god "indecent".

  Your logic is not valid.
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  Fishing and JW's???

  by lurkernomore in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i was just reading a thread and came across a completely new jw 'rule', that of not being allowed to go fishing!..

  at least it's new to me as i always enjoyed fishing as did others in my old congregation.

  anyone else heard of this or had this imposed on them in they're jw lives?.

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  Scully

  That would totally be ironic - Jesus calling his disciples to be "fishers of men", and JWs not allowed to go fishing.

  If it were true, and I find it highly unlikely that it is, that might well be the straw that breaks the camel's back with a lot of JWs who enjoy leisurely days fishing.
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  IDC Deadly Devotion - Shunned No More

  by William Penwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my son was saying he seen this episode the other night.

  i checked my local cable and it is not on for the coming week but i will make sure to pvr it when it comes on.

  this is the second one deadly devotion has done about the jw's.

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  Scully

  William, check out the link here:

  http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/deadly-devotion/

  The excerpt on the right with the title "The Psychological Toll Shunning Takes on Peoples' Lives" is from the episode.
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  IDC Deadly Devotion - Shunned No More

  by William Penwell in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my son was saying he seen this episode the other night.

  i checked my local cable and it is not on for the coming week but i will make sure to pvr it when it comes on.

  this is the second one deadly devotion has done about the jw's.

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  Scully

  We save Deadly Devotion on our PVR.

  The most recently aired episode in Canada was about Robert and Janet Bryant and their four children. This case was discussed at length on JWD when it first occurred, and Dave Malone (seven006) actually took it upon himself to attend the funeral and initiate contact with Janet's sister, Sharon Roe.
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  Should doctors tell JW patients that there is disagreement about Watchtower's blood policy.

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  this has been a controversial issue among doctors and medical ethicists.

  i think it basically comes down to the fact that physicians have a responsibility to establish the presence of informed consent.

  is it really possible for a person to give informed consent if they are not accurately informed?.

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  Scully

  As I understand it, the ethics around the right to informed consent are with regard to the patient consenting to medical interventions on their behalf, and having the risks and benefits of having such interventions performed on their behalf.

  There is no opposite ethical position of "informed refusal". A patient can refuse due to misinformation that they've gathered themselves. They can refuse because they don't like the practitioner. They don't even need a reason to refuse.

  Having said that, it would be really helpful to have some kind of resource for medical personnel to utilize when they are discussing blood transfusions with JW patients. Personally, I don't think it would be unethical to include information that raises questions regarding what JWs have been taught, without sounding like undue influence.