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What Does the Bible Say About Blood Transfusions?

Official JW.org article arguing that biblical blood prohibitions rule out blood transfusions.

Publisher: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Tradition: Jehovah's Witnesses
Accessed: 2026-06-16

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What Does the Bible Say About Blood Transfusions?, JW.org, accessed June 16, 2026.

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Blood transfusions are forbiddenThe Bible's blood commands forbid eating blood out of reverence for life; a transfusion given to save a life is a different act with the opposite purpose.