The organisation’s own announcement describes the September 2026 change as ‘an adjustment to our position on blood components’, and the accompanying article says the Governing Body recognises it ‘is not authorized to “go beyond the things that are written”’.

Confidence note. Page opened on JW.org on 19 September 2026; quotation and date confirmed. The official English captions were opened by the independent source auditor. The Associated Press reported that Governing Body member Geoffrey W. Jackson presented the update.

Scan provenance. Official English captions file served from the JW.org content delivery network.

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Notes. The word 'adjustment' is the JW.org page description and the press release, not the spoken update. The spoken update phrases the donation point as 'donate components or fractions derived from his own blood'; the written article and press release say 'donate blood for the clearly expressed purpose of providing components or fractions for use by another person'. The site follows the written text.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jw-2026-0918-gbu6

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Confidence note. Full article text opened on JW.org on 19 September 2026 and the quotations confirmed word for word.

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Notes. The article carries the note: ‘This article reflects what was shared in the 2026 Governing Body Update #6 and will appear in a future issue of The Watchtower.’ It also states the Governing Body ‘is not authorized to “go beyond the things that are written”’ (1 Corinthians 4:6).

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jw-2026-0918-qfr-respect-life

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