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Jehovah’s Witnesses relax blood transfusion rules after 80 years
Jehovah’s Witnesses have eased restrictions linked to blood transfusion after about eight decades of maintaining a strict position on the matter.
The latest announcement represents the organisation’s second adjustment to its blood policy within six months.
An earlier change had addressed the storage and later use of a patient’s own blood, marking a shift in how some medical procedures involving blood could be considered.
The new development adds to ongoing changes in the group’s handling of blood-related medical issues, a subject that has long shaped the choices of its members during treatment.