by Lee Elder | | Experiences, History, Journal of Medical Ethics, Medical Professionals, Medicine, What's New
by Anonymous Jehovah’s Witness correspondent* Is it truly acceptable for a 20-year-old to die from a potentially preventable cause? This question compels me to stop procrastinating and write about the poignant ethical dilemma faced by Jehovah’s Witnesses...
by Lee Elder | | Experiences, Medical Professionals, Medicine
I looked forward to the birth of my third child. I had decided on a surgical birth (my third cesarean). Since each subsequent cesarean is more likely to become complicated, I would be at a higher risk of blood loss during and after the operation, and as an active...
by Lee Elder | | Children, Experiences, Watchtower
Featured on the cover of the May 22, 1994 Awake! magazine are the photos of 26 children, with the caption: “Youths Who Put God First.” Inside the magazine proclaims: “In former times thousands of youths died for putting God first. They are still doing it, only today...
by Lee Elder | | Legal, Medicine, Science, Watchtower
While the Watchtower has never published either actual statistics or estimates of the impact of their blood policy on Jehovah’s Witnesses, it is well-known in the medical community that the policy has caused or contributed to numerous premature deaths among...
by Lee Elder | | Legal, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Reform, Science, Watchtower
The Watchtower and Jehovah’s Witnesses in general still cling to the “no blood” mantra. As you will see in this section, that claim is extraordinarily dishonest. The Watchtower has approved the use of all red cell, white cell, platelet and plasma...
by Lee Elder | | History, Legal, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Watchtower
The “No Blood Card” that Jehovah’s Witnesses carry has experienced significant changes over the years, as you will see in this article. It was simply referred to as “the blood card” for many decades, then came to be called “the...
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