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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

1 March 1989pp. 30-31Source ID src-w-1989-0301-qfr-cell-salvageAccessed 19 September 2026
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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

1 March 1989 · pp.30-31 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“another Christian (who also would not let blood flow from him, be stored for some time, and later be put back into him) might conclude that a circuit with recovery from a surgical site and ongoing reinfusion would not violate his trained conscience.”

On intra-operative blood salvage equipment; some would refuse, others accept if the circuit is continuous.

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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1989-0301-qfr-cell-salvage