JW's Helping the UK Government

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  • LucidSky
    LucidSky

    I received this forwarded e-mail from a JW family member.

    My comments in yeller.

    > Hazards of Transfusions" (S.H.O.T.). There are two main factors that
    > have influenced the UK government to look into alternatives for blood
    > transfusions in that country.
    >
    > 1) The fact that so many are refusing blood, and 3 out of 4 are NOT
    > Jehovah's Witnesses and
    Is this even for life-threatening cases?

    >
    > 2) The extreme expense involved with blood.
    >
    > For instance, for a fresh liter of blood, it would cost 79 per liter. (Approx. $112 per liter)
    > For frozen blood it's 253 per liter (Approx. $360 per liter), however
    > because of a lot of spillage, waste, etc, on average it actually costs
    > closer to 1500 per liter. (Approx. $2130 per liter, the size of a
    > medium size water bottle!!)
    I was under the impression that many bloodless alternatives were more expensive (at this time, perhaps not in the future). Is this incorrect?

    > It was obvious to the UK government that they had to do
    > something based on these two factors.
    >
    > In response, UK government approached hospitals around the
    > country, asking them to look into alternative means to blood
    > transfusions. A whole year later, the UK Government revisited
    > the hospitals to see what they had come up with.
    >
    > The hospitals had done NOTHING at all. So, the UK Government
    > looked at the issue again, and decided to look to certain charitable
    > organizations in the community for help and or suggestions.
    >
    > Out of all the organizations, they chose Jehovah's Witnesses.
    > And there were four reasons why they did.
    >
    > 1) We already have a unique relationship with many surgeons
    > around the United Kingdom,
    >
    > 2) We are definitely well informed on the matter of blood, <--- ROFLOL>
    > 3) We're well trained communicators (thanks to the theocratic
    > school, no doubt) and
    >
    > 4) We're cheap.
    >
    > The brothers in the UK are very excited. They can't believe that
    > they are helping the National Health Authority at the Government's
    > request!
    >
    > For once, it's not Jehovah's Witnesses approaching the Government,
    > but the Government approaching Jehovah's Witnesses!
    >
    > One Doctor said, '"We form a very collaborative association."
    > (Speaking of the Medical Staff and Jehovah's Witnesses) UK
    > Bethel was invited to meet with Lord Hunt, secretary of state for
    > health, and during the meeting, Lord Hunt said that they'd be
    > interested in setting up bloodless surgery centers around the UK.
    >

    [...]

    > The UK Government said that Jehovah's Witnesses must have
    > seen, way ahead of time, the`problems in connection with blood
    > transfusions, and the need for changes.
    Well, of course they saw the danger of transfusions ahead of time. That's why they disfellowshiped all along for it.

    >
    > Even a leading medical journal in New York, in an editorial said
    > that one day, blood transfusions will be regarded as an absurdity
    > and something barbaric'. (End of article)
    >
    > (Perhaps down the road, it will be viewed in the same manner as
    > the old practice of blood-letting. Ridiculous. A.D.)
    Or perhaps it will be viewed in the same manner as the old practice of organ transplants. Cannabilistic. Oh, wait. Only the JW's viewed it that that way.

    LucidSky

    Edited by - LucidSky on 19 July 2002 16:18:28

  • dungbeetle
    dungbeetle

    Since when is it the hosptials's 'job' to do anything about blood? It's scientists in the lab and in the field that has the 'job' of doing something about blood.

    Any JW who wrote this should be informed of Watchtower's role in Hemopure and Biopure. If 'nothing' was being done about alternatives to blood, how is it Watchtower can be involved in projects such as this IF THEY DID NOT EXIST?

    'Chose' Jehovah's Witnesses for WHAT?

    Too bad Watchtower didn't allow higher education for their adherents 20 and 40 years ago, perhaps educated JW's MIGHT have come up with blood alternatives THEMSELVES by now. <sigh>

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