JW.org News, “2026 Governing Body Update #2”
“Christians are not under the Mosaic Law. However, we obey the apostolic command to ‘abstain from blood.’ Furthermore, the Bible does not comment on the use of a person’s own blood in medical and surgical care. Therefore, like other choices about health care, each Christian must make his own decision about the use of his own blood in all medical and surgical care.”
The news page says the update will ‘clarify our position on the use of a patient’s own blood in medical and surgical care’. The quoted statement is the wording that the September 2026 Questions From Readers article attributes to this update.
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Provenance and verification note for JW.org News, 2026 Governing Body Update #2
Confidence note. News page opened on JW.org on 19 September 2026 (date and description confirmed). The official English captions were opened by the independent source auditor and contain the quoted statement; the captions add: 'Some Christians may decide that they would allow their blood to be stored and then be given back to them. Others may object.' The Associated Press reported that Governing Body member Gerrit Lösch delivered the update.
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Corroborated by. src-jw-2026-0918-qfr-respect-life, src-ap-2026-0320-own-blood, src-aabb-2026-0324
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jw-2026-0320-gbu2