Jerry1234

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1. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

   Jerry1234 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in UK

   yes, this is another jehovah's witness thread. there will continue to be such so long as innocent lives continue to be lost. misinterpreting the old testament prohibition against eating animal blood as a routine food item, the watchtower society bega...

2. Jehovah's Witnesses & Blood Transfusions

   Jerry1234 replied to Jerry1234's topic in General Nursing

   In both the United States and Canada, the general rule is that competent Jehovah's Witness ADULTS may choose to die rather than accept a life-saving blood transfusion. However, in both jurisdictions, the general rule is that Jehovah's Witness PARENTS...

3. Jehovah's Witnesses & Blood Transfusions

   Jerry1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

   the december 2006 issue of pediatrics and child health magazine contains an article entitled: "medical emergencies in children of orthodox jehovah's witness families". this article is co-authored by juliet guichon, a medical bioethicist at the univer...

4. Help re Jehovah's Witness and death

   Jerry1234 replied to nickismith72's topic in General Nursing

   No, that is not correct. First, JWs do not believe they go to heaven, hell, or anywhere else when they die. See my earlier post. They simply believe that a person ceases to exist when they die. Later, at the biblical "resurrection", JWs believe th...

5. Help re Jehovah's Witness and death

   Jerry1234 replied to nickismith72's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have time right now to fully address why JWs are permitted to accept organ transplants, but not blood transfusions. Just let me say that when the Watchtower Society outlawed transfusions in 1945, it also prohibited transplants -- for the obv...

6. Help re Jehovah's Witness and death

   Jerry1234 replied to nickismith72's topic in General Nursing

   The original poster asked whether JWs believe in cremation, and at least one comment above seemed to indicate that JWs do not, or prefer not, due to their religious beliefs. Actually, in recent years, more and more older JWs, who do their own funeral...

7. Help re Jehovah's Witness and death

   Jerry1234 replied to nickismith72's topic in General Nursing

   This thread raises numerous different issues regarding JWs, so I will not try to address single one, unless someone asks. However, this thread also contains a number of misconceptions and inaccuracies which should not be relied on by a reader. I will...

8. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

   Jerry1234 replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Safety

   Sorry, SMK1, but children whose Jehovah's Witness Parents are refusing to consent to a medically necessary blood transfusion are NOT all treated as adults whose individual whims are catered to. Different states have ruled differently depending whethe...

9. Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

   Jerry1234 replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Safety

   In previous posts, members of this forum who are Jehovah's Witnesses generically recommended to questioners that "state laws should be consulted regarding children of JWs who need blood transfusions." The following website contains summaries of over ...