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Jehovah"s Witnesses ( absolute ban) and Christian Science. There may be others. Blood Banks only came out commercially in l937 in either Detroit or Chicago,not sure. The Witnesses quote Biblical passages that are actually about Race-Mixing or some primitive tribal rite. Blood transfusion did not exist in Biblical times!
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∙ 12y ago
Jehovah's Witnesses are the main religious group that does not accept blood transfusions based on their interpretation of Biblical teachings. They believe that blood represents life and should not be consumed or transfused.
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∙ 13y agoGenerally, most religions allow organ transplants for vital purposes. However, the Christian Science faith fundamentally interprets The Bible, and they disallow their members to consume medicines, have shots, have transplants, and even cancer treatment and believe that God will cure them if he wants them to stay alive.
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∙ 13y agoJehovah's Witnesses don't believe in organ transplants or blood transfusions since according to the Old Testament putting blood in your body (in that case eating it) is unclean.
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Do Jews accept blood transfusions?
Yes.
Are there that religions prohibit organ and tissue donation?
yes, there are many religions that prohibit organ and tissue donations, even blood transfusions.
Are Mormons allowed blood transfusions?
Yes. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the 'Mormon' church) accept and use modern medicine. They have absolutely no problem with blood transfusions. Many Mormon congregations host regular blood drives to assist local hospitals in providing blood transfusions.
Do Jehovah's witnesses believe in hospitals?
Yes, they simply refuse blood transfusions - all other procedures they accept
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."
Why can people with type AB blood can accept transfusions of any type blood and Explain?
Because their body recognizes the A and the B types of blood, and O is recognized by all types because it has no genes
Do Jehovah's witness accept blood plasma?
No, they do not accept transfusions of whole plasma. If however the plasma (93% of which is water) is broken down into its parts then yes, all of the separate parts can be transfused.
What year did blood transfusions become safe?
Nowadays blood is screened for illnesses before it is used in transfusions.
Why is the transmission of HIV by blood transfusions now very rare?
Because blood is screened and sterilized before transfusions.
What practices do health care workers need to be aware of when working with Jehovah witness?
Nurses must know that active and faithful Jehovah's Witnesses will not accept blood or blood products into their bodies. They will, however, accept transfusions of non-blood alternatives and blood volume enhancers (such as saline solution, Ringer's Lactate, erythropoitin-EPO, iron supplementation, etc.). Please do some research about the dangers of blood transfusions.
How do you get hepatitus c?
You can get it by blood transfusions.
What treatments are given for a low blood count?
Blood transfusions.
