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What's the harm in Jehovah's Witnesses?
Jehovah's Witnesses believe that blood transfusions are prohibited by the Bible. At one time, they also prohibited organ transplants, but have since reversed that policy.. Read more about Jehovah's Witnesses
Here are 17 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.
Delores L. BusselmanAge: 26 |
Died |
| Jehovah's Witness refused transplant Read more | |
Patience EdemaAge: 24 |
Died |
| Jehovah's Witness refused transfusion Read more | |
John EdwardsAge: 57 |
Critically ill |
| He was hit by a car and critically injured, hospital workers revived him at least once. But his wife refuses to let them transfuse blood, without which he cannot endure emergency surgery. He sits in the ICU near death, while his non-JW sons look on. Read more & more | |
Yelena GodlevskayaAge: 17 |
Died |
| She was hit by a car and suffered a fractured pelvis. She refused a blood transfusion because of her Jehovah's Witness faith, so doctors could not operate. Eventually doctors forced her to take one, but she still died. Read more & more | |
Emma Gough & familyAge: 22 |
She died, the family is now motherless |
| Just hours after giving birth to twins, she refused a blood transfusion because she was a Jehovah's Witness. Now her children are motherless. Read more | |
Bethany HughesAge: 17 |
Died (leukemia) |
| Bethany's leukemia required (among other things) blood transfusions for treatment. Her father wanted her to do this, but she and her mother were Jehovah's Witnesses and refused. A divorce and custody case tore the family apart, and Bethany died. Read more | |
Lawrence HughesCalgary, Alberta, Canada |
Family destroyed, daughter died |
| He fought in court to get conventional treatments for his daughter Bethany Hughes, against the wishes of his Jehovah's Witness wife. A long court battle and divorce resulted, and Bethany still died. Read more & more | |
Carlton JohnsonAge: 25 |
Died |
| Jehovah's Witness refused transfusion Read more | |
Norma KissoonAge: 68 |
Died |
| Jehovah's Witness refused transfusion Read more | |
Yvonne LeightonAge: 28 |
Died |
| Jehovah's Witness refused transfusion Read more | |
Dennis LindbergAge: 14 |
Died (refused blood transfusion) |
| Dennis was a Jehovah's Witness, and refused blood transfusions. Unfortunately they are essential to treating leukemia. His parents fought in court to force the treatment, but Dennis won the case. He died. Read more | |
Jose MaestreAge: 51 |
Has a 12-pound tumor completely obscuring his face |
| Jose developed a tumor on his lip, but refused surgery because he is a Jehovah's Witness and cannot accept blood transfusions. Over decades the tumor has grown to obscure his entire face. Read more & more | |