by Lee Elder, Executive Director - AJWRB | Mar 22, 2026 | Bioethics & Medical Ethics, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform, Medico-Legal Liability & Informed Consent
On March 20, 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced a significant revision to its long-standing medical guidance concerning blood. In Governing Body Update #2 (2026), delivered by Gerrit Lösch, the organization reclassified preoperative...
by Lee Elder, Executive Director - AJWRB | Jul 7, 2025 | 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 Lee Elder, Executive Director - AJWRB | Jul 3, 2025 | Clinical Guidance & Practice, Historical Policy Evolution, JW Crisis Management, Patient Management
The Jehovah’s Witness blood policy is widely recognized in medicine for its conscientious objection to blood transfusions, a position rooted in their interpretation of biblical commands to “abstain from blood” (Acts 15:28–29). However, the current Jehovah’s...
by AJWRB Staff | Aug 10, 2014 | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform
What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature on the subject of albumin. Watchtower writers and representatives are fond of saying that they have “commented consistently” on albumin and other blood fractions. Their published...
by AJWRB Staff | Aug 9, 2014 | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform
Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen are removed. It includes all proteins not used in the clotting process. What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower...
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