by Lee Elder | | Medical Ethics, Medical Professionals, Physicians, Reform, Watchtower
On March 20, 2026, the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses released Governing Body Update #2 (2026), delivered by Gerrit Lösch [1]. This announcement marks the most significant doctrinal shift since the 1945 prohibition on blood transfusions. The organization has...
by AJWRB Staff | | Editorial, Experiences, Medical Ethics, Medical Professionals, Physicians, Stories
Matteo Fortin Independent writer and psychology graduate, UK These stories are hard to tell. They deal with blood, with life and death, and with choices that carry weight long after the moment has passed. With people who cling to belief even when the cost becomes...
by Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed. - Licensed Psychotherapist (retired) | | Medical Professionals, Medicine, Physicians, Science
When Belief Meets Survival: Understanding the Psychological Dynamics of Jehovah’s Witness Blood Refusal Abstract When obtaining informed consent from Jehovah’s Witness patients for treatments involving blood products, clinicians may encounter seemingly...
by Lee Elder | | Medical Professionals, Medicine, Physicians, Reform, Science, Watchtower, What's New
Jehovah’s Witnesses are widely known for their 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 policy maintained by the Watch Tower Bible and...
by AJWRB Staff | | Experiences, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Physicians, Reform, Stories
By Beninu Andersen I am a 4th generation Jehovah’s Witness who disassociated 18 years ago in 2001. My father was a major figure in the organization—a computer science professor who developed software for translating the New World Translation into Danish and...
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...
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