Transfusions of autologous blood part of a "current therapy".Blood donation strictly for purpose of further fractionation of red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma for either allogeneic or autologous transfusion.The following procedures and products are not prohibited, and are left to the decision of individual members: Transfusions of pre-operative self-donated ( autologous) blood.Transfusion of allogeneic whole blood, or of its constituents of red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma.The following medical procedures are prohibited: For procedures where there is no specific doctrinal prohibition, individuals are to obtain details from medical personnel and then make a personal decision. Watch Tower publications state that some products derived from one of the four primary components may be so similar to the function of the whole component and carry on such a life-sustaining role in the body that "most Christians would find them objectionable". Other fractions derived from blood are not prohibited. This includes the use of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and blood plasma. Ĭertain medical procedures involving blood are specifically prohibited by Jehovah's Witnesses' blood doctrine. A baptized Witness who unrepentantly accepts a blood transfusion is deemed to have disassociated himself from the group by abandoning its doctrines and is subsequently subject to organized shunning by other members.Certain medical procedures involving blood fractions or that use a patient's own blood during the course of a medical procedure, such as hemodilution or cell salvage, are a matter of personal choice, according to what a person's conscience permits.Blood leaving the body of a human or animal must be disposed of.Blood must not be eaten or transfused, even in the case of a medical emergency.When a Christian abstains from blood, they are in effect expressing faith that only the shed blood of Jesus Christ can truly redeem them and save their life. After it has been removed from a creature, the only use of blood that God has authorized is for the atonement of sins. Blood represents life and is sacred to God.On the basis of various biblical texts, including Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:10, and Acts 15:28–15:29, Jehovah's Witnesses believe: This service also maintains Hospital Liaison Committees, whose function is to provide support to adherents. The Watch Tower Society has established Hospital Information Services to provide education and facilitate bloodless surgery. Although the majority of Jehovah's Witnesses accept the doctrine, a minority do not. Members of the group who voluntarily accept a transfusion and are not deemed repentant are regarded as having disassociated themselves from the group by abandoning its doctrines and are subsequently shunned by members of the organization. The doctrine was introduced in 1945, and has undergone some changes since then. Witnesses are taught that the use of fractions such as albumin, immunoglobulins and hemophiliac preparations are not absolutely prohibited and are instead a matter of personal choice.
Jehovah's Witnesses' literature teaches that their refusal of transfusions of whole blood or its four primary components-red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma-is a non-negotiable religious stand and that those who respect life as a gift from God do not try to sustain life by taking in blood, even in an emergency. It is one of the doctrines for which Jehovah's Witnesses are best known. blood' means not accepting blood transfusions and not donating or storing their own blood for transfusion." The belief is based on an interpretation of scripture that differs from other Christian denominations. Their literature states that, "'abstaining from. Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the Bible prohibits Christians from accepting blood transfusions.
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