The difference between a hemoglobin solution and red cells is
just the red cell membrane. So while the WTS continues to ban
red cells that could save many JW lives, they persist in their
fanciful delusion that something like hemoglobin, which makes
up 97% of the weight of a red cell, really isn't blood.
I had an interesting (for me, anyway) visit to the Red Cross this past week. I wanted to donate and the specific gravity test showed that I migntn't have enough iron in my blood. I asked questions about the test and the expression "iron" and found that the "iron" they were looking for was actually "hemoglobin" to which oxygen could attach itself. As I said, a drop of my blood had flunked the "yes/no" test, so the next step was to actually get a sort of red blood cell count by percentage. So they took this little straw full of my blood, stopped it up with clay, placed it in a centrifuge machine and after several minutes pronounced me good to give! The technician showed me the straw which had separated the blood into plasma and hemoglobin. Now, I've seen pie charts about how the blood is broken down, but this was my own blood separated before my very eyes into fractions. I had 42% red blood cells(=hemoglobin for all intents and purposes) which was plenty, and thus could continue the donation process. There is no way that I could EVER, any more, convince MYSELF that ANY blood fraction is not fully BLOOD. And if ONE blood fraction is permissible despite the supposed Biblical prohibition against using it [even to save this precious gift of life from God], then ALL blood fractions are permissible.Ain't no way around THAT!!!Proof was in the straw!just the red cell membrane. So while the WTS continues to ban
red cells that could save many JW lives, they persist in their
fanciful delusion that something like hemoglobin, which makes
up 97% of the weight of a red cell, really isn't blood.
outnfreeIn dealing with fear, the way out is in -- Sheldon Kopp