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Straight from the Doctor

Straight from the Doctor

by AJWRB Staff | | Medical Professionals, Medicine, Physicians, Science

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood Transfusions: Questions Answered by Dr. John Doyle, MD, PhD This Q&A aims to address common concerns held by Jehovah’s Witnesses about blood transfusions, presented with sensitivity to religious beliefs and grounded in...
Organ Transplants

Organ Transplants

by AJWRB Staff | | History, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Physicians, Reform, Science

As with blood, the Watchtower Society (WTS) originally had no objections to organ transplants. In a Questions from Readers section in The Watchtower, Aug. 1, 1961, page 480, the question about organ transplants is answered pointedly: “Is there anything in the...
Blood Transfusions – What are the risks?

Blood Transfusions – What are the risks?

by Lee Elder | | Medical Professionals, Physicians, Science

The typical Jehovah’s Witness believes that blood transfusions are bad medicine and the equivalent of playing Russian Roulette. They have been so thoroughly indoctrinated about the risks by the Watchtower Society that the mere thought is abhorrent to many of...
Components of Blood are the Issue

Components of Blood are the Issue

by Lee Elder | | Experiences, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Science

By Dieter Parczany During the early 1990’s, I was a member of the Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC) in Berlin, Germany. Since I was a Jehovah’s Witness elder with special training and knowledge about Watchtower’s blood policies, I served as the chairman of...
Psychological Conflicts of a Jehovah’s Witness Patient

Psychological Conflicts of a Jehovah’s Witness Patient

by Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. - Licensed Psychotherapist (retired) | | Medical Professionals, Medicine, Science

Abstract When obtaining informed consent from a Jehovah’s Witness for treatments involving blood products, incongruent, inconsistent and uninformed behavior may be observed.  This article provides background on why this population may refuse treatment and suggests...
The Watchtower’s Medical Expert

The Watchtower’s Medical Expert

by S. Sparrow | | Legal, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Science

Article contributed by S. Sparrow The January 2000 issue of the Awake! magazine, published by the Watchtower Society Bible and Tract Society of New York and distributed worldwide, featured articles endorsing bloodless surgery and promoting bloodless medicine as a safe...
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