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If it is wrong for a Jehovah witness to donate blood where does the blood fractions they use come from?
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∙ 14y ago
Since The Bible commands us to "abstain from blood" accepting blood fractions is left up to the conscience of the individual witness. Some are OK with fractions, considering them no longer blood. Others refuse them also. It seems unlikely a witness would donate their blood if it may be used for a transfusion (and therefore break God's law). So I assume blood fractions would have to come form blood donated from non-witnesses.
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If blood must be poured on the ground where are the blood fractions the Jehovah witnesses use derived from?
It seems unlikely a witness would donate their blood if it may be used for a transfusion (and therefore break God's law). So I assume blood fractions would have to come form blood donated from non-witnesses. Your question would be an interesting one for a Witness to consider when making their decision on whether they would accept blood fractions or not in their medical treatment.
Did Selena die from losing a lot of blood?
No, the singer Selena did not refuse blood. She was pronounced dead on her arrival at the hospital. She was a Jehovah Witness and they do not believe in blood transfusions.
Has there ever been a Jehovah's Witness who has won their right to refuse blood?
Not sure if I understand the question correctly but surely any adult Jehovah's Witness or adult non Jehovah's Witness has the right to refuse a blood transfusion. If not then it means that someone else has the right to force a medical procedure on another.
What can you get instead of a blood transfusion?
well you can as a Jehovah witness in you town they would no
If blood fractions were always acceptable to Jehovah who is responsible for the Jehovah witnesses that died refusing them due to previous Watchtower policy?
Themselves of course. THey chose to have fractions or not with their concious.
Can you transfuse a child who is a Jehovah's Witness?
Loyal Jehovah's Witnesses would not give or allow to be given a whole blood transfusion to the child of a Jehovah's Witness. Likewise with transfusions of four components of blood, i.e. red cells, white cells, plasma or platelets. Transfusions of further breakdowns of blood are permitted. See links below for further information.
How do you care for a Jehovah's Witness patient?
Pretty well the same as any other patient apart from the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses don't take blood.
What are the special needs as a surgical tech when dealing with a Jehovah's Witness patient?
Jehovah's Witnesses do not accepted blood or blood products - they should have a form signed to say what other kinds of products they will receives such as platelets, and whether they will consent to certain processes such as dialysis. If the person is in a coma then their next of kin - Jehovah's Witness or not - should know what the patent's wishes are to some procedure's. Jehovah's Witnesses generally partake in no-blood surgery.
What blood transfusions can a Jehovah's witness have?
Jehovah's Witnesses don't accept any kind of whole blood transfusions. They will not accept products containing major blood components, ie whole red cells, whole white cells, whole plasma, or whole platelets.They will accept transfusions of all fractions of those components, eg haemoglobin, and non-blood alternatives.According to the Official Jehovah's Witesses Media siteunder "Alternatives to blood transfusions" (see link below)"Jehovah's Witnesses request nonblood alternatives, which are widely used and accepted by the medical community. [...] Since the Bible makes no clear statement about the use of minor blood fractions or the immediate reinfusion of a patient's own blood during surgery, a medical process known as blood salvaging, the use of such treatments is a matter of personal choice."
Do Catholics believe in having blood transfusions?
Blood transfusions are not taboo in the Catholic church. =Answer= The above poster is correct and you are thinking of Jehovah Witness.
If abstaining from blood does not allow taking a major fraction why does Jehovah witnesses allow a fraction of a fraction?
Since the Bible commands us to "abstain from blood" accepting blood fractions is left up to the conscience of the individual witness. Some are OK with fractions, considering them no longer blood. Others refuse them also. ANSWER FROM ONE OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES... As we know and can see from the Book of ACTS 15:28-29 we are to abstain from Blood. Now to abstain means to stop doing, not to do some thing at all. With this in mind I follow this law to the letter, I do not accept whole Blood, any of the fraction parts that you can get from it, any medication that is derived from or contains any Blood or Blood product.
Will Jehovah's Witness members allow blood transfusions from their own blood supply from their own body that was previously stored?
That has never come in to question as you cant "reserve" your own blood. Blood banks are open
