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Watchtower Policy on Vaccination

Watchtower Policy on Vaccination

by Lee Elder | | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform

Most Jehovah’s Witnesses will be completely unaware of the Watchtower Society’s (WTS) once firm position against the “crime” of vaccination. During the centuries great plagues and illnesses have taken hundreds of millions of victims, sometimes even devastated...

Albumin – Watchtower Quotes

by AJWRB Staff | | 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...

Blood Serum – Watchtower Quotes

by AJWRB Staff | | 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...

Science and Medicine – Watchtower Quotes

by AJWRB Staff | | Hematology & Biomedical Science, Historical Policy Evolution, Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform, Medico-Legal Liability & Informed Consent

What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the Watchtower Society regarding science and medicine at the time the blood doctrine was beginning to...

March 15, 1998 Letter to Governing Body

by Lee Elder | | Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform

Evidentiary Archive: Historical Documentation of Institutional Awareness In analyzing the bioethical dimensions of the Jehovah’s Witness blood prohibition, establishing a chronological record of institutional awareness is critical. The following correspondence is...

Jan. 27, 1997 Letter to Dan Sydlik

by Lee Elder | | Institutional Policy & Watchtower Reform

Evidentiary Archive: Historical Documentation of Institutional Awareness In analyzing the bioethical dimensions of the Jehovah’s Witness blood prohibition, establishing a chronological record of institutional awareness is critical. The following correspondence is...
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