Autologous Blood Transfusion Update - Old Gem
So I know this topic has been front and centre for weeks now, and I am sure a lot of us are feeling "update fatigue".
I know that I am.
But for better or for worse, that hasn't stopped me!
I have been poking around, and I found this little nugget from the 1961 blood brochure:
Blood, Medicine and The Law of God 1961 (bml-E) pp. 14 – 15
“Mature Christians who are confronted with a decision to make as to the acceptability of medical therapy that involves the use of blood are not going to take the viewpoint that since technique has changed the law no longer applies. They are not going to feel that if they have some of their own blood stored for transfusion, it is going to be more acceptable than the blood of another person. They know that God required that shed blood be poured out on the ground. Nor are they going to feel that a slight infraction, such as momentary storage of blood in a syringe when it is drawn from one part of the body for injection into another part, is somehow less objectionable than storing it for a longer period of time. They are not trying to see how close they can walk to the line without overstepping the law.”
(Italics mine)
Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Question of Blood 1977 (bq-E) seems interestingly silent on the subject, from what I can tell.
Posted Apr 10, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC