While the Watchtower’s blood policy is a religious based belief, they have expended great effort in using scientific claims to bolster compliance with their teachings on vaccines, organ transplants, blood and blood fractions. It is only reasonable to be concerned about whether or not they have presented the science in a balanced and accurate manner. This website section will explore the veracity of their claims in great detail.
The permanent pages of this section are available using the pull-down “Science” menu from the navigation bar at the top of the page. Below you will find the remainder of the Science section via a series of posts on Science topics.
Straight from the Doctor
Dr. John Doyle, M.D answers questions Jehovah's Witnesses want to ask. QUESTION: These blood components allowed by the WTS, aren't really blood, are they? ANSWER: They are derived from fractionating blood, and so are blood products by definition. QUESTION: Aren't...
Outrageous Omission – Blood
The following article is republished from the Blog of Marvin Shilmer and demonstrates that the Watchtower Society (WTS) is continuing to quietly back down from their once firm position on the use of blood. Sadly, individual Jehovah's Witnesses are usually the last to...
Blood Transfusion: Letter of Understanding
The following article is republished from the Blog of Marvin Shilmer and demonstrates that the Watchtower Society (WTS) is continuing to quietly back down from their once firm position on the use of blood for Jehovah's Witness minors - particularly with respects to...
Watchtower Position Crumbles
For those who have spent some time studying the Watchtower Society's (WTS) position on the use of blood, one of the most troubling aspects is their allowance of all the various components of plasma. Thus Witnesses may elect to accept the various Immunoglobulins, blood...
Watchtower Approves HemoPure
Watchtower Approves HemoPure (Bovine Hemoglobin) for Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses have long been known for their rejection of blood and blood-component transfusion, even when it is necessary to save life. In a remarkable change in policy, the Witnesses’...
Marvin Shilmer’s 2012 Estimate of JW Blood Deaths
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2001 Blood Transfusion Mortality Estimate
Blood Deaths Muramoto