Blood and surgery? Last night, on Discovery Health Channel, I watched a program where a woman was admitted to the ER, and she was a Jehovas Witness. Something had happened to where she was bleeding in the brain. Her husband was there, and he said he would let the surgeons do whatever they needed to do, as long as it was in keeping with their beliefs, and didn't infringe on their faith. I was only able to catch the ending of the show, and he'd mentioned something about blood, but didn't go into anymore detail. So, i'm not sure if it had to do with blood transfusions or not. The surgeon said they did the most they could do for her, and couldn't do anymore than that, without undermining the couples beliefs. She eventually ended up dying. What are their beliefs about surgery and blood?
2007-02-19
02:47:05
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