So Is This Jehovah's Witness Parent Off The Hook?

So Is This Jehovah's Witness Parent Off The Hook? Sept 25, 2017 13:39:08 GMT

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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Sept 25, 2017 13:39:08 GMT

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16 Japan. Misae Takeda, a 63-year-old housewife in Japan, needed major surgery. As a loyal citizen of God’s Kingdom, she made clear to her doctor that she wanted to be treated without blood. Yet, months later, she was shocked to learn that she had been given a blood transfusion during her surgery. Feeling violated and deceived, Sister Takeda filed a lawsuit against the doctors and the hospital in June 1993. This modest, soft-spoken woman had unshakable faith. She gave bold testimony before a full courtroom, remaining on the witness stand for over an hour despite her failing strength. She appeared in court for the last time just a month before she died. Do we not admire her courage and faith? Sister Takeda said that she constantly petitioned Jehovah for his blessing on her fight. She was confident that her prayers would be answered. Were they?

17 Three years after Sister Takeda died, the Supreme Court of Japan ruled in her favor—agreeing that it was wrong to give her a blood transfusion against her express wishes. The February 29, 2000, decision stated that “the right to decide” in such cases “must be respected as personal rights.” Thanks to Sister Takeda’s determination to fight for her freedom to choose medical treatment in harmony with her Bible-trained conscience, Witnesses in Japan can now receive medical treatment without the fear of a forced blood transfusion.

In this case, no one even knew she had the transfusion, but she couldn't let it go since it was a rights issue.

Again, seemingly no repercussions.

The big problem about the repercussions thing is that there's no reason to discuss something that doesn't happen. You can only deduce from the evidence that no one faces consequences. JW's don't make any indication that they punish people who receive forced transfusions, but sadly in the minds of people that hate them, this is evidence that they actually do something to them.

The news information is sketchy too. Surely some hardworking theophobiacs out there can do the work to look for newspaper articles regarding people who were forced transfusions AND subsequently were disfellowshipped as a result.