by AJWRB Staff | | Bioethics & Medical Ethics, Hematology & Biomedical Science, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform, JW Crisis Management, Pediatric Bioethics & Minor Rights
Qualitative Insight: The Role of the Hospital Liaison Committee To fully comprehend the clinical realities of the Jehovah’s Witness blood prohibition, medical professionals must understand the institutional environment surrounding the patient. The following account is...
by Lee Elder | | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform, JW Crisis Management
What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature. This information will help you understand the development of the blood, vaccine, and organ transplant doctrine and document the many changes in policy through the years. Quotes are presented in...
by AJWRB Staff | | Clinical Guidance & Practice, Hematology & Biomedical Science, JW Crisis Management
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 | | Biblical History, Hematology & Biomedical Science, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform, JW Crisis Management
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 | | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Patient Narratives & Case Studies
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...
by AJWRB Staff | | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Patient Narratives & Case Studies
I looked forward to the birth of my third child. I had decided on a surgical birth (my third cesarean). Since each subsequent cesarean is more likely to become complicated, I would be at a higher risk of blood loss during and after the operation, and as an active...
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