Julie,
I say this at the risk of receiving little faces, but this now sounds like arguing for the sake of arguing...
I have children, they depended on me to know what was good to eat, and what was bad to eat, they depended on me to make sure they got to the other side of the street safely, when there was that big ol' nasty spider in the corner of the bedroom they needed me to take it out of the room for them before they would sleep at night, they needed me to help them through their education.
My children are an extension of me, if you take me out of the formula, what are they? I know better than any doctor who would oppose, that my children will never and have never needed a blood transfusion - whether premature or not. I can prove that the Bible has never been wrong in family values and everything else it discusses, sadly, and as noble a cause as it is - medical science cannot make that claim:
B.C. Seizes Sextuplets From Jehovah's Witness Parents For Forced Blood Transfusions
The rest of the medical community is moving away from blood and it is evident that some medical professionals need to catch up and help with that move as blood is the most dangerous substance used in medicine.
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*** g97 2/8 p. 29 Watching the World ***
Bloodless Surgery Gains Momentum
In late 1996 a hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A., joined 56 others across the country that have “bloodless centers for Jehovah’s Witnesses,” reported The Hartford Courant. “After studying the idea, hospital administrators realized that the wishes of Jehovah’s Witnesses were no longer so different from those of most other patients.” With the aid of drugs and advanced surgical techniques, doctors perform organ transplants and joint replacement as well as open-heart, cancer, and other surgeries—all without the use of blood. In addition, many health-care professionals now openly acknowledge the dangers of receiving a blood transfusion. Dr. David Crombie, Jr., chief of surgery at Hartford Hospital, candidly admits: “I was raised in medicine at a time when blood was thought of as a tonic. Now it’s thought to be a poison.” The Bible consistently forbids taking blood into the body.—Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 17:14; Acts 15:28, 29; 21:25.
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Julie, someone of your analytical ability would be very useful in the move forward away from the misuse of blood.
This matter is closed for me now.
Graham.