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Do Jehovah Witnesses seek medical treatment?
Jehovah’s Witnesses love life and do whatever is reasonable in order to prolong it. Hence, they seek quality health care and accept the vast majority of medical treatments. However, for Bible-based religious reasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not accept allogeneic blood transfusion.
What medical restrictions do Jehovah Witnesses have?
They are deeply religious and believe that blood transfusions are forbidden for them by such Biblical passages such as: “Only flesh with its soul – its blood – you must not eat” (Genesis 9:3-4); [You must] pour its blood out and cover it with dust” (Leviticus 17:13-14); and “Abstain from….
Can Jehovah Witness have chemotherapy?
CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIOTHERAPY Like all patients, Jehovah’s Witnesses seek the most effective treatments, but since the nature of malignant disease and the treatment regimens inevitably create (often profound) anaemia, the challenge is to provide optimum treatment whilst avoiding unacceptable levels of anaemia.
What if a Jehovah Witness needs blood?
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that it is against God’s will to receive blood and, therefore, they refuse blood transfusions, often even if it is their own blood. The willing acceptance of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s Witnesses has in some cases led to expulsion from and ostracisation by their religious community.
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses allowed to use medical marijuana?
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ governing body has allowed medical marijuana provided it’s prescribed by a doctor. Do you think it’s because a governing body member is using it? Study exercise physiology online. Improve your health skill set with a scientific understanding of the effects of exercise on the body.
Do Jehovah’s Witnesses support mRNA injections?
Now that the Governing Body has implicitly endorsed the experimental mRNA injections, thereby tacitly recommending it to millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as a watchman these past 20 years it is incumbent upon me to make you aware of Jehovah’s judgments. First, though, let us consider a few pertinent facts.
Can a Jehovah’s Witness be disfellowshipped for drug or alcohol addiction?
An individual who had become one of Jehovah’s Witnesses after overcoming drug or alcohol addiction, but slipped back into old behavior problems wouldn’t be summarily disfellowshipped, provided they showed a repentant attitude and sought reputable help for treatment and recovery.
What does it mean to be a Jehovah Witness?
Being a Witness isn’t just a personal choice for one’s own life. It accepts the duty assigned by God to be witnesses publicly to His absolute authority over humanity, including every facet of their lives, even personal ones. When a JW makes poor choices that become known to others for whatever reason, that invariably has a negative impact.