The Evolution of the Jehovah’s Witness Advance Medical Directive and Implications for Informed Consent
How should an older Jehovah’s Witness advance medical directive be understood after the 2026 blood-policy changes? This article examines historical blood cards, the promised updated directive, and why each patient’s current choices matter.
Watchtower Blood Map
Help us document and remember the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses who have passed away due to refusing or delaying medically necessary blood transfusions. Share their story and honor their legacy. Submit a Story The “Watchtower Blood Map” tracks documented...
The Watchtower’s Medical Expert
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...Science and Medicine – Watchtower Quotes
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...Jehovah’s Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation.
After the death of her mother, we were contacted by Kerry Louderback-Wood. She later wrote the following article for the Journal of Church and State’s Autumn 2005 issue. The article shows how the Watchtower Society might be held legally responsible for failure...
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