Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 25, 2017 13:34:57 GMT
wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/302005003#h=33:0-33:614
Here's another one.
Another pattern as I come across these is that the reason to refuse blood transfusions has nothing to do with consequences from the congregation.
That may have been what the OP was alluding to...That JW's do things only because the organization tells them to rather than it being their choice in the first place.
Are all JW's scared of the elders to the extent that they would rather die than disobey them? Is that the actual question?
On October 8, 2003, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of Lester Campbell in a case involving his refusal of blood. Brother Campbell sued to recover damages for being transfused with his own blood after surgery notwithstanding his written and oral directives refusing this procedure. The trial court had ruled in favor of the surgeon and the hospital. The Iowa Supreme Court, however, reversed the trial court’s decision, ruling that Lester Campbell did not need a medical expert to establish that the transfusion without his consent fell below the standard of care. It also ruled that he could recover damages.
Another pattern as I come across these is that the reason to refuse blood transfusions has nothing to do with consequences from the congregation.
That may have been what the OP was alluding to...That JW's do things only because the organization tells them to rather than it being their choice in the first place.
Are all JW's scared of the elders to the extent that they would rather die than disobey them? Is that the actual question?