Jehovah's Witnesses — Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions, “Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions”
“This represents a procedural change instituted in April 2000 in which the congregation no longer initiates the action to revoke membership in such cases. However, the end result is the same”
Responds to 'an article published in the June 14, 2000, issue of a British newspaper' said to have 'incorrectly publicized' a doctrine change; 'this scriptural position has not changed'.
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Provenance and verification note for Jehovah's Witnesses — Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions, Official Statement to the Media on Blood Transfusions
Confidence note. Opened the CESNUR copy; the original jw-media.org page is no longer online. Wording corroborated by AP's report of spokesman Pellechia.
Scan provenance. Copy of the statement on the CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions) website
Corroborated by. src-ap-2000-0624-deseret, src-guardian-2000-0615-bates
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jw-2000-0615-media-statement