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...
by AJWRB Staff | | Experiences, Stories
As told by Charise Mayhay My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, and although medical options were available that could have prolonged—or even saved—her life, she refused surgery. Her decision wasn’t based on a fear of medicine or lack of information. It was...
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...
by AJWRB Staff | | Experiences, Stories, What's New
Kalila Danisi Is it truly acceptable for a 20-year-old to die from a potentially preventable cause? This question compels me to stop procrastinating and write about the poignant ethical dilemma faced by Jehovah’s Witnesses regarding blood transfusions. Interestingly,...
by AJWRB Staff | | Articles, Children, Experiences, Reform, Stories
This article borrows from chapter seven of “Acquiring Freedom From Fundamentalist Religious Thinking” written by Dieter Parczany (under his pen name Peter Porjohn). The author is a member of the leadership team of AJWRB. It is not easy for me to write my...
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