Dear PopeofEruke,
AJWRB's purpose and goals remain unchanged. We applied a great deal of pressure in the late 90's and there was the possibility of the doctrine being discarded at that time. I believe that a number of the WT leaders wanted that too but they simply did not have the votes. They did, however, have enough input to push through some significant changes, namely the right of each JW to use every known blood fraction. This is going to safe a lot of lives when the hemoglobin solutions become widely available.
It is my belief that there will be more reforms. This is a process that we have begun. Slow and painful to watch but necessary. I don't know that I would do anything differently. I think we played it right. What I never envisioned is how many people would leave the WTS after critically examining the blood policy. That was never part of the plan - and still isn't. Apparently the truth does set people free.
Lee