If Blood Is Sacred? Do We Need Blood Transfusions For Love Ones?
368066
I have never seen any verse in the Bible that suggests that we should not have a blood transfusion. All it says is that the life of the flesh is in the blood. That's the precise reason why we give transfusions. Transfuse away!
748571
Yes. When I ritually sacrifice virgins I always keep a little blood left over to fill my children's water wings with.
1135937
I am an organ donor...I won't need them as far as I know...\nI think there are some religions that aren't for it but it works for me
126932
I too used to be afraid of having blood drawn..that was before I entered the medical field...If you are donating blood just remind yourself that you are saving someones life and it is the best gift you can give someone..and if you are having it drawn to locate a possible health problem that you may have..remember it could be saving your life...so either way it is important to have it done..just turn your head..close your eyes..breath and imagine good thoughts..it is just a small pinch and will be over before you know it..good luck and be brave!!!!
1026274
I can only speak from my own experience.  The disease my son had required that he get transfusions as often as every day.  The blood he received was not on the list of charges we received (even though he was covered by insurance, the hospital he was at was not a part of our insurance and we got an itemized list of all charges).  Now, perhaps people ARE charged for the actual blood they receive, but there is a law that requires all people are given medical care regardless of their ability to pay.  They won't be left to suffer or die.  When my husband did not have insurance, he was still given excellent care, he just ended up with a large bill at the end of it all.\n\nAnother disclaimer...the blood he received was not from Red Cross, it was from a "local" blood bank.
155070
Of course.  If both members of a couple are faithful servants of God, then they remain virgins until they marry each other.  They do not divorce and they do not commit adultery.  So there is no chance at all that they will ever have aids or any other venereal disease.  Also, being faithful servants of God, they do not use contaminated needles, which is another source of aids.  Rarely, a good person can get aids from blood or blood product transfusion, or from dirty medical or dental equipment.
25846
A Red Cross study reported in 1989 that the risk was one in 153,000.\n\nCurrent estimates are that fewer than 1 in 1,900,000 blood components is capable of transmitting HIV.\n\nTherefore, the risk is very very very small.  You should be more worried about other Transfusion-Transmitted dieses.
693592
You can donate hole blood 4 times a year more if it is a must because of time and place you can give more often But it is not recommended or done except under dire circumstances. If you are giving plasma often you are receiving replacement blood products. It is a give and take. There is a reason you are asking and you probably all ready know the answer good luck.
87550
blood brothers are an interesting concept - whilst the small amount of blood shared is unlikely to cause any transfusion reactions - it may transmit HIV or Hepatitis, but there is a strange case in Switzerland where a group of girls developed antibodies despite never having been transfused or pregnant/ it was eventually discovered that they had had a blood sisters pact and shared each others blood and had subsequently developed red cell antibodies to the blood they had mixed.
775788
You must be a man.  No, because it is not all blood.  It is the lining of the uterus and it comes out in clotts.  That can not be transfused to anyone.
1061755
yes its def possible. you dont have to share the same blood to love each other unconditionally. people who can accept other's children and love and care for them like their very own are few in this world! good for you!
561843
The most interesting question of the day, so I had to do some research. While I thought it was impossible because of the antigens present in blood types, this article seems to indicate that it can be done. That sure will relieve blood supply issues.
990944
your question is out of context.\nChrist said "drink of my blood and eat of my flesh" that does not mean literally drink blood and eat flesh. It means quench yr thirst for righteousness through accepting Christ's blood shed for us. It means to follow his righteous path and to preserve his memory in our hearts. Its a symbol!\n\nNothingn to do with blood transfusions. Those who cannot accept a blood transfucion usually are radical and sects that have not understood much of the context in which Christ instructed us since he came to earth.\n\nI would accept blood transf. if it s not contaminated with hiv thats for sure . So you make sure you go to a blood bank that absolutely has no hiv in their blood bags.
796876
(I'm assuming that we're talking about Communion under the appearance of wine, and that we're also talking about a church which believes in the Real Presence. If either of these are untrue, kindly disregard this post.)\n\nWhile it's true that you aren't required to drink a particular amount of the Precious Blood, it still maintains the "accidents" of wine, so it can still make you drunk. And of course, it also tastes like wine. \n\nHowever, because the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ are present in each species - the Host and the Blood - you aren't required to take both. In my church, I'd say only 15% of people actually partake of both species. At least from a Catholic viewpoint, it's absolutely-100%-okay to abstain from the Blood if you feel you need to.
705649
Yes, you're absolutely right.\n\nMy husband and I can't give blood because of earlier health problems, but my (grown up) children do.\n\nEven the youngest, who is TERRIFIED of needles. She does it because other donors saved her dad's life.
732365
Yes we do.\n\nWe believe in any form of treatment that is humanly possible except blood transfusions.
1091706
I would feel that if one wanted to be a true Christian then one should  be willing to give blood to help others live. Children with lukeamia rely on blood tranfusions and this can not only help them live but help them beat the disease. \n\nWould a JW feel in their heart that giving blood to save another is fundamentally a good thing but not do it because of their literal interpretation from their own version of the Bible?