JW.org News, “2026 Governing Body Update #6”
“In this update, we will discuss an adjustment to our position on blood components.”
The news page announces the video update, the companion Questions From Readers article and the chart ‘Products Derived From Whole Blood’, initially in English with translations to follow. It cross-references the 2026 Governing Body Update #2 on a patient’s own blood.
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Provenance and verification note for JW.org News, 2026 Governing Body Update #6
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.
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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