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The 'Keep Yourselves in God's Love' appendix directs members to tell doctors that 'no blood transfusions (whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets, or blood plasma)' are to be given, while fractions, haemodilution and cell salvage are personal decisions.

Claim ID claim-blood-2008-gods-love-appendixConcerns 2008Explicit statement
Explicit statement · 2008 Verified

The 'Keep Yourselves in God's Love' appendix directs members to tell doctors that 'no blood transfusions (whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets, or blood plasma)' are to be given, while fractions, haemodilution and cell salvage are personal decisions. Keep Yourselves in God's Love (book), 2008

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Keep Yourselves in God's Love (book), “Appendix: Blood Fractions and Surgical Procedures”

2008 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“Fractions are derived from the four primary blood components—red cells, white cells, platelets, and plasma.”

'The Bible does not give specific details, so each one must make his own conscientious decision before God.' Haemodilution and cell salvage described; suggested directive: 'no blood transfusions (whole blood, red cells, white cells, platelets, or blood plasma) be given to me under any circumstances'.

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Confidence note. Opened on jw.org; no copyright year displayed on the page (book first published 2008, revised 2014).

Corroborated by. src-w-2004-0615-guided-living-god

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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-lv-2008-appendix-blood-fractions

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