Does anyone know why JW's don't believe in blood transfusions?

Question

a JW told me they don't believe in giving or getting blood transfusions, does anyone know why that is?

Answer 1

There's some arcane Bible verse that they think prohibits it. The irony is that they approve of plasma transfusions, or other transfusions that just extract part of the blood, but not the whole thing.

Answer 2

The Bible in its entirety gives instruction on what NOT to do with blood.

Genesis 9:3,4
Leviticus 17:11,12
Acts 15:28,29
Hebrews 9:11-14,22

Furthermore, it does talk about the proper use of blood.

JWs have been spared disease and untimely death by obeying this bible based law (avoiding hepatitis, AIDS, and other diseases transmitted by blood transfusions) even before it was discovered in the 1980s. Thank God for his insight and instruction.

Today, bloodless surgery is preferred by many surgeons. It speeds up the healing process and is less costly.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Because the Bible tell us to abstain from blood. at acts 15:20.
As to transfusions , the Society, is in the process of changing their view point on the use of blood components. but not whole blood.

Answer 5

"The official teaching of Jehovah's Witnesses regards blood as sacred and rejects allogeneic and pre-operative autologous transfusions of whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma. This is based on an understanding of the biblical admonition to "keep abstaining from blood" based on Acts 15:28, 29 (NWT). Although accepted by a majority of Jehovah's Witnesses, evidence indicates a minority does not wholly endorse this doctrine"

Answer 6

any religion has some out dated beliefs, like the one ou said. but as i heard muslims do it and have no problem with it.
many JWs are extremists, but i have an iranian jewish friend and he and his family do blood transfusion is it becomes the matter of death and life.

Answer 7

The passage that says not to eat (partake) of blood is the reason they use.

LEV 17:14

Answer 8

They believe it violates the Scriptural prohibition against eating blood.

Answer 9

Weak stomachs. They don't want to whiteness the sight of blood.

Answer 10

I was told it has something to do with the blood being the spirit. IDK