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Jehovah’s Witnesses ease policy on transfusions, allowing storage and use of one’s own blood

*Jehovah’s Witnesses announced members may now store and use their own blood for surgery, marking the first significant shift in the religion’s 75-year transfusion prohibition.

*The organization maintains its ban on receiving transfusions of others’ blood, a prohibition that ex-members say has led to preventable deaths.

*Critics argue the policy change falls short, as members who accept donor blood in medical emergencies could face shunning from the faith community.

Leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses are modifying their prohibition on receiving blood transfusions on religious grounds, now allowing members to decide whether to allow their own blood to be drawn and stored in advance for such things as a scheduled surgery with a risk of significant blood loss.

But the organization is retaining its wider prohibition against receiving transfusions of others’ blood — a procedure routinely used with patients after accidents, violence or other blood loss. This long-held prohibition is one of the most distinctive and controversial teachings of the movement, which is headquartered in New York state and well-known for its assertive public proselytizing.

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses announced what it called a “clarification” of its teaching on Friday, saying it came after extensive prayer and consideration.

“Each Christian must decide for himself how his own blood will be used in all medical and surgical care,” Governing Body member Gerrit Lösch said in a video statement posted Friday on the denomination’s website.

“This includes whether to allow his own blood to be removed, stored, and then given back to him. What does this mean? Some Christians may decide that they would allow their blood to be stored and then be given back to them, others may object.”

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-03-20/jehovahs-witnesses-ease-policy-on-transfusions-allowing-storage-use-of-ones-own-blood


After decades of martyr, public backslash and high mortality among members of named sect. Jehovah's Witnesses conscience or lifestyle directors (Governing body) has finally agreed to let there members accept blood transfusions at point of death.

Although this new update comes with conditions. Blood transfusions is still blood transfusions, whether is your blood, relatives blood or a strangers blood. Will they apologise for thousand of faithful adherents who preferred to die than save there lives medically? No
They've never apologised for deceiving anyone rather they'll blame staunch members for doing too much...

Religion!!



Watch video
https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=docid-1112024049_1_VIDEO

So others died for nothing…. Emancipate yourself from religious slavery Nigerians will not hear

After many of their members have died in ignorance? This one is even worse than the other church that rejected television but later began to buy satellite.

Well, change is constant. But has their religious book that inspired the barbaric idea of rejecting blood transfusion been rewritten?

Can't wrap my head around this , this jw people ehnnn

MaobiCarl:
Although this new update comes with conditions. Blood transfusions is still blood transfusions.
Watch video
https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=docid-1112024049_1_VIDEO

Many of your followers will just jump in your thread without reading what you typed in the highlighted so clarify things for them it's bad to feed people with half truth!🙂

floss:
So others died for nothing…. Emancipate yourself from religious slavery Nigerians will not hear

Very sad

MaxInDHouse:
Many of your followers will just jump in your thread without reading what you typed in the highlighted so clarify things for them it's bad to feed people with half truth!🙂

Thanks. I've modified it

floss:
So others died for nothing…. Emancipate yourself from religious slavery Nigerians will not hear

That is the mind fuckery that is religion for you. The compass is ever shifting but the gullible continue to hold fast, chosing blindness over liberation from all of its fears, anxieties and shackles. 🥱🥱🥱

Anyways, this one na new money making venture dem go start here. Na so dem go open blood storage bank for these gullible entities where dem go pay for storage of their own blood to be used during emergencies for their treatment. I bet the church to invest in such a venture directly, and fraud go also follow. 🥱🥱

For those low on data, you can watch between 13:00 to about 17:00 to get the main gist in the video.

Not accepting blood transfusion is part of their religious rituals inwhich many have died for free

immortalcrown:
After many of their members have died in ignorance?
Well, change is constant. But has their religious book that inspired the barbaric idea of rejecting blood transfusion been rewritten?

The OP is misleading but since people like you don't care to Make sure of all things {1Thessalonians 5:21} i will help you.

The scriptures says:
"Abstain from BLOOD"
Genesis 9:4
Leviticus 17:11, 14
Deuteronomy 12:16, 23
Act 15:20, 29; 21:25

In all the above God's word is talking about blood from external sources not your own blood that could be drained and transfused back into your body!🙂

MaobiCarl:
Thanks. I've modified it

Well the scriptures says we should not take in blood from external sources not the use of your own blood which is at work in your body!🙂

Most of you running into the thread to speak against God's organization needs to know that the OP doesn't view the Bible as God's word.

This is his/her position regarding the Bible:

MaobiCarl:
The bible is a collection and library of books. Collected by men. Nothing was divine about the collection(study a secular history of the Bible). The Bible was created by the orthodox Church fathers after reaching a consensus as to which books should be read in church or not. Every book of the Bible is on its own

So if you claim to be a believer in God's word be careful of people like this who are out to blasphem the Bible.

The Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem sent these word to Christians globally:

"For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things:  to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper. Good health to you!” Act 15:28-29

So this is not just about religion rather our health and researchers today have found out that blood transfusion is full of hazards but God's people needs to know that even though we abstain from external blood we can't abstain from our own blood.

That's the message sent to Jehovah's Witnesses globally!🙂

I'm happy thier have realize the danger of their man made doctrine. Same thing is needed in deeper life church.

Davidson1010:
I'm happy thier have realize the danger of their man made doctrine. Same thing is needed in deeper life church.

Read the OP not just the topic which he used to deceive you!🙂

MaxInDHouse:
The OP is misleading but since people like you don't care to Make sure of all things {1Thessalonians 5:21} i will help you.

The scriptures says:
"Abstain from BLOOD"
Genesis 9:4
Leviticus 17:11, 14
Deuteronomy 12:16, 23
Act 15:20, 29; 21:25

In all the above God's word is talking about blood from external sources not your own blood that could be drained and transfused back into your body!🙂

Where you quoted in the Bible is talking about sacrifices, not about medical treatment.

MaxInDHouse:
The OP is misleading but since people like you don't care to Make sure of all things {1Thessalonians 5:21} i will help you.

The scriptures says:
"Abstain from BLOOD"
Genesis 9:4
Leviticus 17:11, 14
Deuteronomy 12:16, 23
Act 15:20, 29; 21:25

In all the above God's word is talking about blood from external sources not your own blood that could be drained and transfused back into your body!🙂

Please explain how one's blood would be drained and trabfused back. Whats the essence of draining one's blood only to put it back?

immortalcrown:
Where you quoted in the Bible is talking about sacrifices, not about medical treatment.

For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things:  to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper. Good health to you!” Act 15:28-29

What has HEALTH mentioned got to do with sacrifice?

DonEd:
Please explain how one's blood would be drained and trabfused back. Whats the essence of draining one's blood only to put it back?

When necessary it's done during surgery!

MaxInDHouse:
For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things:  to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper. Good health to you!” Act 15:28-29

What has HEALTH mentioned got to do with sacrifice?

I am not sure you know the topic under which you have been dropping these comments.

immortalcrown:
I am not sure you know the topic under which you have been dropping these comments.

You people are so eager to jump into criticism of faithful servants of God yet when you discover you're wrong you'll start changing the subject.

What is the topic all about, faith or health?

We are talking about health and God's word is clear regarding the topic:

External blood is not good for your health, that's what we are talking about not just transfusion.

Do you get it now?🙂

MaxInDHouse:
You people are so eager to jump into criticism of faithful servants of God yet when you discover you're wrong you'll start changing the subject.

What is the topic all about, faith or health?

We are talking about health and God's word is clear regarding the topic:

External blood is not good for your health, that's what we are talking about not just transfusion.

Do you get it now?🙂

Let me understand your exact point. Have the leaders of JW not approved blood transfusion for their members?

immortalcrown:
Let me understand your exact point. Have the leaders of JW approved blood transfusion for their members?

Nobody approves blood transfusion for anyone it's scriptural guidance about health {Act 15:28-29} but many don't get it clear that's what the update is all about.
If my own blood will be safely kept out of my body and transfused back there is nothing wrong according to the scriptures but on no group will i accept blood from someone else.

Do you get it now?

MaxInDHouse:
Nobody approves blood transfusion for anyone it's scriptural guidance about health {Act 15:28-29} but many don't get it clear that's what the update is all about.
If my own blood will be safely kept out of my body and transfused back there is nothing wrong according to the scriptures but on no group will i accept blood from someone else.

Do you get it now?

The post says that the leadership of JW has approved blood transfusion for the members of JW. My question is, did the leadership give the approval or is the post lying against the leadership?

immortalcrown:
Let me understand your exact point. Have the leaders of JW not approved blood transfusion for their members?

Don't let that clown confuse you.
My post is as clear as sky.
Jehovahs witness do not accept any kind of whole blood transfusions untill today when they can accept there own.
The scriptural ground was "don't eat blood" so the leaders of jw since 70s believed it included all medical blood transfusions.
Today's update is a total overhaul of everything they stood for

immortalcrown:
The post says that the leadership of JW has approved blood transfusion for the members of JW. My question is, did the leadership give the approval or is the post lying against the leadership?

There's no lie in my post.. I didn't quote any other source but there own source.. That's why you can see the clown trying to attack me personally questioning not the source but my character

MaxInDHouse:
For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things:  to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper. Good health to you!” Act 15:28-29

What has HEALTH mentioned got to do with sacrifice?

I wish you guys abstained from sexual immorality like you did on blood.
Continue deceiving yourself.
Have a nice day

immortalcrown:
The post says that the leadership of JW has approved blood transfusion for the members of JW. My question is, did the leadership give the approval or is the post lying against the leadership?

That's why i said the post is misleading because we are living by Bible standard as those taking the lead among us guides.
So if anyone trusts in the scriptures he or she will submit not to them but what is found written in the scriptures! Hebrews 13:7🙂

MaobiCarl:
I wish you guys abstained from sexual immorality like you did on blood.
Continue deceiving yourself.
Have a nice day.

So do you believe what is found written in the Bible?🙂

MaxInDHouse:
That's why i said the post is misleading because we are living by Bible standard as those taking the lead among us guides.
So if anyone trusts in the scriptures he or she will submit not to them but what is found written in the scriptures! Hebrews 13:7🙂

You have not answered my question.

Did the leadership of JW give JW members the permission or approval for blood transfusion?

Your answer should be either "Yes", or, "No".

immortalcrown:
You have not answered my question.
Did the leadership of JW give JW members the permission or approval for blood transfusion?
Your answer should be either "Yes", or, "No".

There is nothing like Yes/No it's either you obey God's word or disobey!🙂

MaobiCarl:
There's no lie in my post.. I didn't quote any other source but there own source.. That's why you can see the clown trying to attack me personally questioning not the source but my character

Do you believe the Bible?🙂

MaxInDHouse:
There is nothing like Yes/No it's either you obey God's word or disobey!🙂

My question to you is not about God's word. My question to you is whether the leadership of JW did what this post claims the leadership did.

Let me repeat the question. Did JW leadership give JW members the permission for blood transfusion?

If you don't answer the question, I will ignore your further mentions.