Jehovah’s Witnesses Will Allow Donations and Blood Transfusions to Their Faithful by “Own Decision”
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The Governing Body announced the important change in one of its most well-known and controversial doctrines; the application of this type of medical treatment will remain at the discretion of every believer
Although blood transfusion is still prohibited, Jehovah's Witnesses now allow the donation and reception of components such as plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
The Jehovah's Witnesses religious group has changed its position so that members can now receive blood plasma, platelets, and red and white blood cells.
They have introduced the possibility of donating and receiving some parts of it, attenuating the controversial prohibition for which they are known.
For the first time Jehovah's Witnesses in the world can give and receive transfusions of red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets, but not of whole blood that is not theirs. The news...
For the first time in eighty years, Jehovah's Witnesses will be able to freely choose to give and receive transfusions of the four main blood components: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. On the other hand, the reception of whole blood from another person remains categorically forbidden. The turning point, which changes one of the most rooted, known and debated norms of the entire religious movement, has been made known t…
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