# Jehovah's Witnesses Update Blood Policy

> Jehovah's Witnesses allow blood products but keep whole-blood transfusion ban.
- Title: Jehovah's Witnesses Update Blood Policy · Seattletimes
- Summary: Jehovah's Witnesses allow blood products but keep whole-blood transfusion ban. Jehovah's Witnesses permit blood-derived products for medical use but maintain…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/jehovahs-witnesses-allow-blood-derived-products-but-keep-ban-on-whole-blood-transfusions
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## Policy Update
Jehovah's Witnesses allow members to receive blood-derived products but maintain a ban on whole-blood transfusions.

> Each Christian must make his own personal decision about the use of these four primary components in all medical and surgical care.
## New Policy Details
The policy permits receiving plasma, platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells for medical treatments.
## Donation Option
Members can now decide individually whether to donate blood for medical treatments of others.
## Continued Ban
The organization still prohibits members from receiving whole-blood transfusions or donating blood for transfusions.
## Past Policy
In March, the organization allowed members to store blood for their own future medical treatment but not for others.
## Criticism
Critics say the ban on whole-blood transfusions has led to preventable deaths in surgeries, accidents, and violence.
## Key takeaway

Jehovah's Witnesses permit blood-derived products for medical use but maintain a ban on whole-blood transfusions and donations.