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Jehovah Witnesses Change Policy on Blood Transfusions, But How Many Have Already Suffered?

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The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ decision to relax their blood-transfusion rules is potentially life-saving. But it also exposes a deeply uncomfortable contradiction: a religious organisation that spent decades presenting its prohibition as a divine command has now effectively handed responsibility for the decision back to individual members. The Governing Body announced on 18 September that Jehovah’s Witnesses […]

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For the first time in the history of confession, Jehovah's Witnesses will be able to donate and receive transfusions of the main blood components: red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. Instead, the possibility of receiving whole blood from another person remains excluded. The new position has been communicated by the Governing Body through the "2026 Governing [...] The article Jehovah's Witnesses, changes the position on tran…

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Jehovah's Witnesses now allow the use of blood derivatives in treatments File – Secom/PMVR Jehovah's Witnesses have relaxed the ban on the medical use of donated blood and have now allowed their faithful to individually decide whether they want to receive blood products in treatments. Religion, however, maintains the ban on total blood transfusions. 的Like g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day The change, announced on Friday (18), allo…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Faithful may decide whether they want to donate blood components to other people, as well as whether they agree to receive them

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Jehovah's Witnesses are now permitted to undergo certain blood transfusions. The governing body of the religious community has decided this. In doing so, the body relaxes the policy regarding the medical use of donated blood. The ban on whole blood transfusions remains in effect.

·Brussels, Belgium
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vrt broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
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