Wow I just came across another great story about the Jehovahs Witness Cult and their beliefs:
Lying in my hospital bed, in the throes of an exhausting labour, I was in agony and feeling very frightened. I’d gone into labour ten weeks early and my twins were in the breech position, so it was likely I would need a Caesarean.
As a first-time mother, it was a terrifying moment – but worse was yet to come. As the consultant obstetrician looked through my notes, he suddenly lifted his head and said: ‘I see you’re a Jehovah’s Witness.’
I nodded mutely, overcome with fear, as I knew what would happen next. The doctor left the room and called the Jehovah’s Witness Hospital Liaison Committee, a group of the religion’s senior members – or ‘elders’ – who are on call to negotiate with doctors about blood transfusions.