My mother sent this to me. How would you respond.
Correcting Wrong Impressions
Still, there are people who accuse Jehovah's Witnesses of being out of step
with human society. This is mainly because of the Witnesses' Bible-based
position on such matters as blood transfusions, neutrality, smoking, and
morals. But the public is increasingly beginning to admit that the views of
the Witnesses have merit. For example, a doctor in Poland phoned the
administrative office of Jehovah's Witnesses and said that she and her
colleagues at the hospital had for several hours been debating the subject of
blood transfusions. The discussion was triggered by an article that appeared
that day in the Polish daily Dziennik Zachodni. "I personally regret that
blood is overused in the medical field," the doctor admitted. "This must be
changed, and I am happy someone has broached the subject. I would like more
information."
During a conference held last year, medical authorities from Canada, Europe,
Israel, and the United States discussed material designed to help doctors
treat patients without the use of blood. It was pointed out at this meeting,
held in Switzerland, that contrary to popular opinion, the mortality rate of
patients who received blood transfusions is actually higher than that of
patients who did not. Witness patients were generally able to leave the
hospital sooner than those treated with blood, which in turn usually cut down
the cost of treatment.
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