by Lee Elder | Aug 9, 2017 | 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 Webmaster | Dec 16, 2016 | Legal, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Reform, Science, Uncategorized, 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 | Aug 10, 2014 | History, Science, Watchtower
What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature on the subject of albumin. Watchtower writers and representatives are fond of saying that they have “commented consistently” on albumin and other blood fractions. Their published...
by Lee Elder | Aug 9, 2014 | History, Medical Professionals, Medicine, Science, Watchtower
Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen are removed. It includes all proteins not used in the clotting process. What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower...
by Lee Elder | Aug 6, 2014 | History, Science, Watchtower
What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the Watchtower Society regarding science and medicine at the time the blood doctrine was beginning to...
by Lee Elder | May 26, 2014 | Medicine, Science
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....
