Power in the BLOOD
Jehovah’s Witness beliefs create ethical issues for medical care
Posted: October 20, 2012 at 5:05 a.m.
As a Jehovah’s Witness, Tracy Pickett always has enjoyed knocking on doors and introducing strangers to the tenets of her faith. But by the time she reached her mid-40 s, scoliosis made every step excruciating and her spiritual mission impossible.
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Religion, Pages 12 on 10/20/2012
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Blood Transfusion confusion.
Jehovah's Witnesses doctrine allows a liver transplant but not the blood that is in it.
Reasonable points are raised about bloodless alternatives during ELECTIVE scheduled surgery. However, bloodless alternatives are no substitute for blood transfusions when there has already been massive loss of blood volume, as occurs in accidents and trauma leading to sudden blood loss.
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that life is sacred to God therefore blood is sacred because it represents and symbolizes life. Jehovah's Witnesses put a higher value on blood than they do life.
Which is more sacred? The symbol or that which it symbolizes?
No blood dogma does get people killed!
Since 1945 year, 50-100 times as many men,women,children have been killed by the Watchtower society ban on *whole* blood transfusions than at Jonestown kool-aid mass murders.
Please think about that!
--Danny Haszard
FMI http://www.ajwrb.org
Jehovah's Witnesses blood reform site
Posted by: Danny_Haszard
October 20, 2012 at 6:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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