The organisation said decisions involving the four main blood components are now matters of individual conscience.

The organization presents the change not as an abandonment of the sacred character it attributes to blood, but as a transfer ...

The Department of Health has welcomed a significant change in the longstanding position of Jehovah’s Witnesses on blood ...

The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses has announced a major policy update, allowing individual members to decide whether ...

The Jehovah’s Witnesses’ longtime opposition to blood transfusions derives from their interpretation of Bible passages requiring believers to “abstain” from blood. While Jewish and other Christian ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding position on blood transfusions, allowing individual members to decide whether to accept certain blood components from another person.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not exactly. Blood donation centers require donors to wait eight weeks — 56 days — between donations to ensure their body has had ...

Members may now individually decide whether to accept or donate major blood components, while the religious prohibition on whole-blood transfusions remains unchanged. Jehovah’s Witnesses have ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses say members can now decide whether to accept or donate four main blood components based on conscience.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality after prehospital transfusion with whole blood did not significantly differ from that of transfusion ...

The American Red Cross of Georgia is making a renewed push for blood donors this fall, saying donations typically decline after the summer months while the need for blood remains constant.

Starting Tuesday, Lincoln Fire and Rescue will carry one unit of packed red blood cells on EMS 1. EMS Battalion Chief Jamie ...