Ethics and medicine: Jehovah’s Witnesses and the new blood transfusion rules
It is against the doctrine of The Watchtower and Bible Tract Society for their followers, the Jehovah’s Witnesses, to accept blood transfusions. For this reason, this topic remains a critical issue in medical practice and ethics. Few patients can survive a haemoglobin level of less than 5 g per deci...
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| Main Authors: | D. Knapp van Bogaert, G.A. Ogunbanjo |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013-02-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/3737 |
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