ABSTRACT
Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) date back to the 1870s and consider themselves a part of the Christian religion. Their text is the ‘The New World Translation’ of the Bible; they believe that Jesus, the only son of Jehovah, died for our sins, but they do not accept the concept of the Holy Trinity. They maintain political neutrality, believing that only God, not government, should be in the ultimate position of authority, and consequently remain as conscientious objectors during conflict. There are, of course, many facets to the religion beyond the scope of this book, but the one that causes us considerable concern as doctors is the refusal of some JWs to accept the transfusion of blood products. This refusal is results from the words in Genesis 9:3–4, Leviticus 17:11–12, and Acts 15:28–29.
