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In March 1989 The Watchtower left intra-operative cell salvage to the individual's 'trained conscience' where the circuit was continuous, while restating that stored blood later returned to the patient remained excluded.

Claim ID claim-blood-1989-cell-salvage-conscienceConcerns 1 March 1989Explicit statement
Explicit statement · 1 March 1989 Verified

In March 1989 The Watchtower left intra-operative cell salvage to the individual's 'trained conscience' where the circuit was continuous, while restating that stored blood later returned to the patient remained excluded. The Watchtower, 1 March 1989

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The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

1 March 1989 · pp.30-31 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“another Christian (who also would not let blood flow from him, be stored for some time, and later be put back into him) might conclude that a circuit with recovery from a surgical site and ongoing reinfusion would not violate his trained conscience.”

On intra-operative blood salvage equipment; some would refuse, others accept if the circuit is continuous.

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Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1989-0301-qfr-cell-salvage

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