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Welcome to the AJWRB Website
Resources for Jehovah's Witnesses and their Physicians Welcome to AJWRB. The web site started in 1997 as the work of one dissident Jehovah's Witnesses…
Do Jehovah's Witnesses Really Abstain From Blood?
This document is available as a brochure that can be downloaded and printed for distribution to others.
What is a Blood Transfusion?
For most Jehovah's Witnesses, the term "blood transfusion" conjures up a grim mental picture of a patient connected to a suspended IV bag bearing the label…
Welcome to AJWRB
From its beginning in 1998, AJWRB (Advocates for Jehovah's Witness Reform on Blood) has served as a resource for those who pay the heaviest price for the…
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
AJWRB Terms of Use
What you agree to when using our site Terms and Conditions of Service March 1, 2014 Please note that AJWRB Offerings (as defined below) are under constant…
Privacy Policy
How We Collect and Use Information About You Information you provide us directly: We ask for certain information such as your username, real name, and…
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- Risks of Avoiding Necessary Blood Transfusions
  D. JOHN DOYLE, MD, Ph.D., FRCPC UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / THE TORONTO HOSPITAL Although much has been made about a medical rethinking of the risk/benefit…
Experiences
All Jehovah's Witnesses, particularly those in positions of oversight, need to fully come to grips with the toll in human lives and suffering the Watchtower's…
Reform
Some people understandably dismiss the thought that the Watchtower blood doctrine can be reformed. They believe the doctrine is too entrenched, and that…
Watchtower Blood Map
The AJWRB.org "Watchtower Blood Map" displays the general geographic locations for cases where "Jehovah's Witnesses" and the issues of "blood transfusions" (or…
Bible
For Jehovah's Witnesses the Biblical perspective should be of primary importance. Just how compelling of a case can be presented for a scriptural injunction…
- New Light on Blood
  Jehovah's Witnesses strive to follow the Bible as the ultimate authority. Historically, they have found their understanding of the scriptures needs to be…
- Questions From Readers
  What follows is an analysis of an article published by the Watchtower Society (WTS) in the April 15, 1983 "Questions From Readers" section. This article…
- Genesis 9 and the Eternal Covenant?
  Photo by Rob Kunz In this section we will focus on the first major Bible text that addresses blood. Its found in the first book of the Bible and is quoted…
- Blood and the Mosaic Law
  Photo - Gregory Tran The next major set of texts used by the WTS Society in support of its teaching on blood are those found in the Mosaic Law and recorded…
- Acts 15 and the Apostolic Decree
  The final and most relevant texts cited by the Watchtower Society (WTS) in support of its blood doctrine are those from Acts chapter fifteen and twenty-one…
Historical Perspective on Blood
In this section, we will attempt to document some of the relevant historical information that is available regarding blood. Then we will look at the modern…
- Evolution of the Watchtower Blood Policy
  by Zack Daniels In order to understand how the Society’s objections to transfusion medicine were originally conceived and formulated, it must first be…
- Watchtower blood policy changes - A Timeline
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- Blood in Early Christianity
  The Watchtower Society (hereafter WTS) claims that Christians must abstain from certain types of blood transfusions and that the early Christian church…
- Blood Transfusion in Modern History
  The current application of certain Bible texts, notably Acts 15:28,29, to support a blood prohibition for Christians was not shared by Charles Taze Russell,…
News & Media Information
The various media outlets regularly carry news concerning the Watchtower Society's blood policy and how it is impacting the lives of millions of Jehovah's…
Organ Transplants
Photo by Billy W As with blood, the Watchtower Society (WTS) originally had no objections to organ transplants. In a Questions from Readers section in The…
The Plasma Paradox
This illustration is taken from the October 22, 1990 issue of Awake! You will note that plasma constitutes 55% of the blood. Since the Watchtower Society…
Prohibited Blood Components
Whole Blood: It should come as no surprise that the Society's prohibition against blood transfusions obviously includes whole blood. In real life, however,…
Quack Medicine
The founder of the Watchtower Society, Charles Taze Russell was extremely fascinated with science, technology and development. This fascination led to some…
Vaccination
Golden Age - March 30, 1930 p.409 Most Jehovah's Witnesses will be completely unaware of the Watchtower Society's (WTS) once firm position against the…
Watchtower Blood Propaganda
The Watchtower Society has not been content with giving "Biblical" reasons for prohibiting blood transfusions. Articles and publications…
Blood Transfusions - What are the risks?
The typical Jehovah's Witness believes that blood transfusions are bad medicine and the equivalent of playing Russian Roulette. They have been so thoroughly…
Watchtower Approved Blood Transfusions
The Watchtower and Jehovah's Witnesses in general still proclaim their "no blood" position. As you will see in this section, that claim is misinformed. The…
Blood Transfusion - is it a meal?
When the Watchtower Society established its transfusion ban it argued that a blood transfusion was the same as eating blood. In those days, when they also…
Watchtower
The Watchtower is a well-known periodical that has been published since 1879 and has been the principal vehicle used to disseminate information to…
Science
While the Watchtower's blood policy is a religious based belief, they have expended great effort in using scientific claims to bolster compliance with…
Legal
Jehovah's Witnesses are no strangers to the legal system. The Watchtower Society has fought and won numerous landmark court battles before the highest…
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Category: Articles
- 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…
- Personal Research on Blood Transfusions May Have Saved My Life
  By Tami Davis on September 29, 2019 Before telling you my story, you should know that I was born to Jehovah's Witness parents and baptized at twelve-years…
- 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-compon…
- 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…
Category: Bible
- Child Sacrifice and Jehovah's Witnesses
  Dead JW Children Jehovah's Witness parents and their minor children are under tremendous pressure to support the Watchtower Society's irrational policies…
Category: Bulgaria
- Watchtower Commits Perjury
  In a shocking development, we have learned the Watchtower Society perjured itself before the European Commission on Human Rights. This is a commission that…
- Saving A Thousand Lives a Year
  The Open Minds Foundation has published a two-part story that recounts some of the early history of AJWRB, and the circumstances that drove Lee Elder to take a…
Category: Children
- Saving A Thousand Lives a Year
  The Open Minds Foundation has published a two-part story that recounts some of the early history of AJWRB, and the circumstances that drove Lee Elder to take a…
- Former HLC Chairman's Confession: A Victim Can Become Guilty of Harming Others
  This article borrows from chapter seven of "Acquiring Freedom From Fundamentalist Religious Thinking" written by Dieter Parczany (under his pen name Peter…
- Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation.
  After the death of her mother, we were contacted by Kerry Louderback-Wood. She later wrote the following article for the Journal of Church and State's Autumn…
- Child Sacrifice and Jehovah's Witnesses
  Dead JW Children Jehovah's Witness parents and their minor children are under tremendous pressure to support the Watchtower Society's irrational policies…
- 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…
- My Child is Dead
  My son was theocratic - bright and promising and a true servant of Jehovah. He dreamed of going to Bethel to serve Jehovah more fully. He prepared for meetings…
- Jehovah's Witness girl saved by court
  In an article written by Zelda Venter and published on June 7, 2014, by IOL news of South Africa, a 10-year-old Jehovah's Witness girl was saved in South…
- Watchtower Sacrificial Lambs
  Did God Want Them to Die? Featured on the cover of the May 22, 1994 Awake! magazine are the photos of 26 children, with the caption: “Youths Who Put God…
Category: Experiences
- Control and Repression - The Ray Hemming Story
  Ray HemmingJehovah's Witness Elder If there’s one thing that people identify Jehovah's Witnesses with, it’s their refusal of blood transfusions. I…
- JW Elders Pressure Non-Believers to Conform
  Robert Weslowski Sr. My name is Robert Weslowski Jr. (Bob), and I am from Tucson, Arizona. Back in 1996, my father, Robert, who was 72 years old, entered a…
- Saving A Thousand Lives a Year
  The Open Minds Foundation has published a two-part story that recounts some of the early history of AJWRB, and the circumstances that drove Lee Elder to take a…
- Evelyn's Story
  At the 1988 Divine Justice District Convention of JW's I had stopped going to the meetings for six months. Before that I was fading, but…
- Components of Blood are the Issue
  By Dieter Parczany Dieter & Manuel Parczany During the early 1990's, I was a member of the Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC)…
- Former HLC Chairman's Confession: A Victim Can Become Guilty of Harming Others
  This article borrows from chapter seven of "Acquiring Freedom From Fundamentalist Religious Thinking" written by Dieter Parczany (under his pen name Peter…
- Chaunte Cardwell - from Near Death to Freedom
  Chaunte Cardwell - Ogden, Utah - 1986 Shortly after I was born, my parents decided to become Jehovah’s Witnesses. My dad was an elder, and everyone in…
- Personal Research on Blood Transfusions May Have Saved My Life
  By Tami Davis on September 29, 2019 Before telling you my story, you should know that I was born to Jehovah's Witness parents and baptized at twelve-years…
- My Child is Dead
  My son was theocratic - bright and promising and a true servant of Jehovah. He dreamed of going to Bethel to serve Jehovah more fully. He prepared for meetings…
- Debbie Shard's Story
  I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness in a family with a long history as members, going back to 1910. And I grew up truly believing it was the truth. However,…
- Stories That Break Hearts
  The Watchtower's blood, organ transplant and vaccine bans have had a devastating impact on the lives of many people. Statistics are difficult to come by, but…
- Watchtower Sacrificial Lambs
  Did God Want Them to Die? Featured on the cover of the May 22, 1994 Awake! magazine are the photos of 26 children, with the caption: “Youths Who Put God…
- Silenced - The Rado Vleugel Story
  My name is Rado Vleugel. I was born on January 1, 1973 in the city of Amsterdam while fire crackers where making a lot of noise. The January 15, 1994…
- Gestapo Tactics - the Wayne Rogers story
  Freedom of thought is a right that many people take for granted. There are many people who believe they have freedom of thought, but are mistaken. I was one of…
- Blood Saved Their Lives
  Hi, I am not going to give any names but want all to know the following information. I have been a JWs for 40 years since I was 6 years old, 2 weeks ago I got…
- Hematologist Helps Open the Eyes of Pregnant JW
  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…
Category: History
- Control and Repression - The Ray Hemming Story
  Ray HemmingJehovah's Witness Elder If there’s one thing that people identify Jehovah's Witnesses with, it’s their refusal of blood transfusions. I…
- Saving A Thousand Lives a Year
  The Open Minds Foundation has published a two-part story that recounts some of the early history of AJWRB, and the circumstances that drove Lee Elder to take a…
- 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-compon…
- Debbie Shard's Story
  I was raised as a Jehovah's Witness in a family with a long history as members, going back to 1910. And I grew up truly believing it was the truth. However,…
- Watchtower "No Blood Card"
  The "No Blood Card" that Jehovah's Witnesses carry with them has experienced very significant changes over the years, as you will see in this article. It…
- Jan. 27, 1997 Letter to Dan Sydlik
  The following letter was sent to a member of the governing body in 1997 prior to the publishing of any information by AJWRB in the hope that it could be…
- March 15, 1998 Letter to Governing Body
  The following letter was mailed to the Governing Body on March 15, 1998. They never responded. ASSOCIATED JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FOR REFORM ON BLOOD P.O.…
- Science and Medicine - Watchtower Quotes
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the…
- Albumin - Watchtower Quotes
  Albumin Protein What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature on the subject of albumin. Watchtower writers and representatives…
- Blood Serum - Watchtower Quotes
  Blood Serum Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen…
Category: Legal
- Agency Law and the Watchtower Society
  Those considering legal action against the Watchtower Society (hereafter WTS) may wish to explore the potential for holding them liable for negligently…
- Watchtower Commits Perjury
  In a shocking development, we have learned the Watchtower Society perjured itself before the European Commission on Human Rights. This is a commission that…
- Watchtower's Approved Blood Transfusions
  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…
- Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation.
  After the death of her mother, we were contacted by Kerry Louderback-Wood. She later wrote the following article for the Journal of Church and State's Autumn…
- Watchtower "No Blood Card"
  The "No Blood Card" that Jehovah's Witnesses carry with them has experienced very significant changes over the years, as you will see in this article. It…
- Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood - Tens of Thousands Dead in Hidden Tragedy
  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 Watchtower’s Medical Expert
  Article contributed by S. Sparrow January 8th 2000 Awake! Magazine The January 2000 issue of the Awake! magazine, published by the Watchtower Society…
Category: Media
- Watchtower Commits Perjury
  In a shocking development, we have learned the Watchtower Society perjured itself before the European Commission on Human Rights. This is a commission that…
- Media Guide
  The information below is taken directly from the written instructions provided to Hospital Liaison Committee members who take Seminar II, as provided by the…
- Jehovah's Witness girl saved by court
  In an article written by Zelda Venter and published on June 7, 2014, by IOL news of South Africa, a 10-year-old Jehovah's Witness girl was saved in South…
- Silenced - The Rado Vleugel Story
  My name is Rado Vleugel. I was born on January 1, 1973 in the city of Amsterdam while fire crackers where making a lot of noise. The January 15, 1994…
Category: Medical Professionals
- Watchtower's Approved Blood Transfusions
  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…
- JW Elders Pressure Non-Believers to Conform
  Robert Weslowski Sr. My name is Robert Weslowski Jr. (Bob), and I am from Tucson, Arizona. Back in 1996, my father, Robert, who was 72 years old, entered a…
- Components of Blood are the Issue
  By Dieter Parczany Dieter & Manuel Parczany During the early 1990's, I was a member of the Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC)…
- 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-compon…
- Questions for Those who Believe in the Watchtower Blood Policy
  One of the most effective ways we have found in assisting other Witnesses to analyze the WTS blood doctrine is through the use of questions. The following…
- 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…
- Watchtower "No Blood Card"
  The "No Blood Card" that Jehovah's Witnesses carry with them has experienced very significant changes over the years, as you will see in this article. It…
- Blood Serum - Watchtower Quotes
  Blood Serum Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen…
- Hematologist Helps Open the Eyes of Pregnant JW
  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…
- The Watchtower’s Medical Expert
  Article contributed by S. Sparrow January 8th 2000 Awake! Magazine The January 2000 issue of the Awake! magazine, published by the Watchtower Society…
- Psychological Conflicts of a Jehovah's Witness Patient
  Abstract When obtaining informed consent from a Jehovah’s Witness for treatments involving blood products, incongruent, inconsistent and uninformed…
Category: Medicine
- Watchtower's Approved Blood Transfusions
  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…
- JW Elders Pressure Non-Believers to Conform
  Robert Weslowski Sr. My name is Robert Weslowski Jr. (Bob), and I am from Tucson, Arizona. Back in 1996, my father, Robert, who was 72 years old, entered a…
- Watchtower Policy on Vaccination
  Most Jehovah’s Witnesses will be completely unaware of the Watchtower Society’s (WTS) once firm position against the “crime” of vaccination. During the…
- Watchtower Policy on Organ Transplants
  Photo by Billy W As with blood, the Watchtower Society (WTS) originally had no objections to organ transplants. In a Questions from Readers section in The…
- Components of Blood are the Issue
  By Dieter Parczany Dieter & Manuel Parczany During the early 1990's, I was a member of the Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC)…
- Blood, Vaccines and Organ Transplants
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help you understand the development of the blood doctrine, and…
- Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood - Tens of Thousands Dead in Hidden Tragedy
  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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Watchtower "No Blood Card"
  The "No Blood Card" that Jehovah's Witnesses carry with them has experienced very significant changes over the years, as you will see in this article. It…
- Questions for Those who Believe in the Watchtower Blood Policy
  One of the most effective ways we have found in assisting other Witnesses to analyze the WTS blood doctrine is through the use of questions. The following…
- Blood Serum - Watchtower Quotes
  Blood Serum Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen…
- Science and Medicine - Watchtower Quotes
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the…
- 2001 Blood Transfusion Mortality Estimate
  Blood Deaths Muramoto
- Marvin Shilmer's 2012 Estimate of JW Blood Deaths
  &n…
- Hematologist Helps Open the Eyes of Pregnant JW
  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…
- The Watchtower’s Medical Expert
  Article contributed by S. Sparrow January 8th 2000 Awake! Magazine The January 2000 issue of the Awake! magazine, published by the Watchtower Society…
- Psychological Conflicts of a Jehovah's Witness Patient
  Abstract When obtaining informed consent from a Jehovah’s Witness for treatments involving blood products, incongruent, inconsistent and uninformed…
Category: Reform
- H.L.C. Elders Speak Out
  A Group of Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC) Members Speak Out HLCs are sat up in most parts of the earth by the Watchtower Society (hereafter WTS) to assist…
- Watchtower's Approved Blood Transfusions
  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…
- Saving A Thousand Lives a Year
  The Open Minds Foundation has published a two-part story that recounts some of the early history of AJWRB, and the circumstances that drove Lee Elder to take a…
- Evelyn's Story
  At the 1988 Divine Justice District Convention of JW's I had stopped going to the meetings for six months. Before that I was fading, but…
- Former HLC Chairman's Confession: A Victim Can Become Guilty of Harming Others
  This article borrows from chapter seven of "Acquiring Freedom From Fundamentalist Religious Thinking" written by Dieter Parczany (under his pen name Peter…
- Chaunte Cardwell - from Near Death to Freedom
  Chaunte Cardwell - Ogden, Utah - 1986 Shortly after I was born, my parents decided to become Jehovah’s Witnesses. My dad was an elder, and everyone in…
- Questions for Those who Believe in the Watchtower Blood Policy
  One of the most effective ways we have found in assisting other Witnesses to analyze the WTS blood doctrine is through the use of questions. The following…
- 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-compon…
- Concluding Thoughts
  AJWRB thanks you for taking the time to consider this information on blood. Assuming you are a Jehovah's Witness and have read all of the information, the next…
- 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…
- Stop the Insanity
  We are asking Jehovah's Witnesses and concerned family members to send the following letter to their Jehovah's Witness friends, family and congregation…
- Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation.
  After the death of her mother, we were contacted by Kerry Louderback-Wood. She later wrote the following article for the Journal of Church and State's Autumn…
- Silenced - The Rado Vleugel Story
  My name is Rado Vleugel. I was born on January 1, 1973 in the city of Amsterdam while fire crackers where making a lot of noise. The January 15, 1994…
- Blood Saved Their Lives
  Hi, I am not going to give any names but want all to know the following information. I have been a JWs for 40 years since I was 6 years old, 2 weeks ago I got…
- Friends and Family
  If you have been a Jehovah's Witness for any period of time, you probably have many friends and family members who are also Witnesses and likely feel some…
- Jan. 27, 1997 Letter to Dan Sydlik
  The following letter was sent to a member of the governing body in 1997 prior to the publishing of any information by AJWRB in the hope that it could be…
- March 15, 1998 Letter to Governing Body
  The following letter was mailed to the Governing Body on March 15, 1998. They never responded. ASSOCIATED JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FOR REFORM ON BLOOD P.O.…
- Appointed Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses
  We call upon you to summon up the courage to carefully investigate the blood issue. We believe that you will find, as we have, that there is little if any…
- Call to Action!
  A significant effort is underway to reform the blood doctrine. This involves informing and educating all of Jehovah's Witnesses as to the facts about blood.…
Category: Science
- 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…
- Watchtower's Approved Blood Transfusions
  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…
- Watchtower Policy on Vaccination
  Most Jehovah’s Witnesses will be completely unaware of the Watchtower Society’s (WTS) once firm position against the “crime” of vaccination. During the…
- Watchtower Policy on Organ Transplants
  Photo by Billy W As with blood, the Watchtower Society (WTS) originally had no objections to organ transplants. In a Questions from Readers section in The…
- Components of Blood are the Issue
  By Dieter Parczany Dieter & Manuel Parczany During the early 1990's, I was a member of the Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC)…
- Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood - Tens of Thousands Dead in Hidden Tragedy
  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…
- 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-compon…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Science and Medicine - Watchtower Quotes
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the…
- Albumin - Watchtower Quotes
  Albumin Protein What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature on the subject of albumin. Watchtower writers and representatives…
- Blood Serum - Watchtower Quotes
  Blood Serum Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen…
- 2001 Blood Transfusion Mortality Estimate
  Blood Deaths Muramoto
- Marvin Shilmer's 2012 Estimate of JW Blood Deaths
  &n…
- Blood, Vaccines and Organ Transplants
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help you understand the development of the blood doctrine, and…
- The Watchtower’s Medical Expert
  Article contributed by S. Sparrow January 8th 2000 Awake! Magazine The January 2000 issue of the Awake! magazine, published by the Watchtower Society…
- Psychological Conflicts of a Jehovah's Witness Patient
  Abstract When obtaining informed consent from a Jehovah’s Witness for treatments involving blood products, incongruent, inconsistent and uninformed…
Category: Uncategorized
- Plasma Paradox
  Largely as a result of the work of AJWRB and its supporters, it has become fairly well-known that the Watchtower permits the use of all plasma derivatives.…
- Evelyn's Story
  At the 1988 Divine Justice District Convention of JW's I had stopped going to the meetings for six months. Before that I was fading, but…
Category: Watchtower
- Watchtower Commits Perjury
  In a shocking development, we have learned the Watchtower Society perjured itself before the European Commission on Human Rights. This is a commission that…
- 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…
- H.L.C. Elders Speak Out
  A Group of Hospital Liaison Committee (HLC) Members Speak Out HLCs are sat up in most parts of the earth by the Watchtower Society (hereafter WTS) to assist…
- Do JWs Really Abstain From Blood?
  This document is available as a brochure that can be downloaded and printed for distribution to others. Many Jehovah's Witnesses sincerely believe that it…
- Watchtower's Approved Blood Transfusions
  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…
- Personal Research on Blood Transfusions May Have Saved My Life
  By Tami Davis on September 29, 2019 Before telling you my story, you should know that I was born to Jehovah's Witness parents and baptized at twelve-years…
- Media Guide
  The information below is taken directly from the written instructions provided to Hospital Liaison Committee members who take Seminar II, as provided by the…
- 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…
- 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…
- Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood Transfusions, and the Tort of Misrepresentation.
  After the death of her mother, we were contacted by Kerry Louderback-Wood. She later wrote the following article for the Journal of Church and State's Autumn…
- Child Sacrifice and Jehovah's Witnesses
  Dead JW Children Jehovah's Witness parents and their minor children are under tremendous pressure to support the Watchtower Society's irrational policies…
- Watchtower Sacrificial Lambs
  Did God Want Them to Die? Featured on the cover of the May 22, 1994 Awake! magazine are the photos of 26 children, with the caption: “Youths Who Put God…
- Watchtower "No Blood Card"
  The "No Blood Card" that Jehovah's Witnesses carry with them has experienced very significant changes over the years, as you will see in this article. It…
- Questions for Those who Believe in the Watchtower Blood Policy
  One of the most effective ways we have found in assisting other Witnesses to analyze the WTS blood doctrine is through the use of questions. The following…
- Jan. 27, 1997 Letter to Dan Sydlik
  The following letter was sent to a member of the governing body in 1997 prior to the publishing of any information by AJWRB in the hope that it could be…
- Blood, Vaccines and Organ Transplants
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help you understand the development of the blood doctrine, and…
- March 15, 1998 Letter to Governing Body
  The following letter was mailed to the Governing Body on March 15, 1998. They never responded. ASSOCIATED JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES FOR REFORM ON BLOOD P.O.…
- Science and Medicine - Watchtower Quotes
  What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature.This information will help researchers understand the mindset that existed within the…
- Albumin - Watchtower Quotes
  Albumin Protein What follows is a collection of quotes from Watchtower Society literature on the subject of albumin. Watchtower writers and representatives…
- Blood Serum - Watchtower Quotes
  Blood Serum Blood serum is the clear fluid that remains after the cellular components (red cells, white cells, platelets, clotting factors and fibrinogen…
- Jehovah’s Witnesses and Blood - Tens of Thousands Dead in Hidden Tragedy
  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…

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