# Jehovah’s Witnesses announce adjustment to blood transfusion policy

> The organisation made this known in a statement issued by its World Headquarters in Warwick, New York and made available on its website on Friday.

- Published: 2026-09-19T11:00:33.533Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T03:30:19.296Z
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- Involves: Bible passages requiring believers to “abstain” from blood, Geoffrey W Jackson, Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Paul Gillies, Warwick, New York, door-to-door evangelism, policy announced in March allowing members to have their blood stored for their own future medical treatment, but not for others, revised policy on the medical use of donated blood allowing members to receive blood-derived products while maintaining a ban on whole-blood transfusions

## How it developed

- 2026-09-19T11:00:33.533Z - Punch: [Jehovah’s Witnesses announce adjustment to blood transfusion policy](https://punchng.com/jehovahs-witnesses-announce-adjustment-to-blood-transfusion-policy/)
- 2026-09-19T20:02:03.561Z - Jamaica Observer: [Jehovah’s Witnesses ease blood policy but maintain ban on whole-blood transfusions - Jamaica Observer](https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/09/19/jehovahs-witnesses-ease-blood-policy-maintain-ban-whole-blood-transfusions/)
- 2026-09-20T00:30:18.613Z - Punch: [Blood transfusion: Follow your heart, Jehovah’s Witness tells members](https://punchng.com/blood-transfusion-follow-your-heart-jehovahs-witness-tells-members/)
- 2026-09-20T14:02:20.596Z - BBC News Pidgin: [Jehovah Witness blood donation policy: Jehovah's Witness announce new change to blood transfusion policy for dia members - BBC News Pidgin](https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/cm36lrgl8dy7o)
- 2026-09-21T03:30:19.296Z - MyJoyOnline: [Each Jehovah’s Witness member now decides whether to accept or donate main blood components - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/each-jehovahs-witness-member-now-decides-whether-to-accept-or-donate-main-blood-components/)

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