耶和华见证人放宽输血禁令：81年禁令松动 全血输血仍禁
耶和华见证人组织放宽了实行 81 年的输血禁令。英国广播公司（BBC）11 月 7 日发表的调查报道称，该组织领导机构 2026 年 9 月 18 日宣布，信徒可自行决定是否接受绝大多数使用捐献血液成分的医疗程序，只有全血输血仍被禁止。
这一变化发生在 26 岁的艾萨克·巴尔德斯去世 23 天后。巴尔德斯是德克萨斯州瓦克萨哈奇的耶和华见证人，2026 年 8 月在当地图书馆癫痫发作、头部受伤，导致脑出血。他随身携带有拒绝输血的“无血”卡，医生因此无法实施为其脑部引流的手术。巴尔德斯于 8 月 26 日在撤除生命支持后去世。他的双胞胎兄弟雅各布告诉 BBC，他相信哥哥本可以活下来。
输血禁令自 1945 年实行，依据是不食用血液的圣经经文。该组织国际发言人保罗·吉利斯告诉 BBC，这次调整是“将圣经原则应用于现代医学及其方法”，并称应避免“越界”。组织方面表示，基本教义没有改变，全血输血仍被禁止；新指引允许信徒自行决定是否接受红细胞、白细胞、血浆与血小板等血液成分。2026 年 3 月，该组织已先行调整了有关使用患者自身血液的规定。
Jehovah's Witnesses Relax Blood Transfusion Ban After 81 Years; Whole Blood Still Prohibited
Jehovah's Witnesses have relaxed their longstanding restrictions on blood transfusions, ending an 81-year ban in most cases. A BBC News investigation published on November 7 reported that the organisation's Governing Body announced on September 18, 2026, that most medical procedures requiring blood transfusions were now a matter of personal conscience, with the exception of whole blood transfusions, which remain prohibited.
The change came 23 days after the death of Isaac Valdez, a 26-year-old Jehovah's Witness from Waxahachie, Texas. Valdez suffered an epileptic seizure at a local library in August, struck his head and sustained a brain haemorrhage. He carried a "No Blood" card indicating his refusal of blood, and doctors could not proceed with a procedure to drain fluid from his brain. He died on August 26 after life support was withdrawn. His twin brother Jacob told the BBC he believes Isaac could well still be alive if the change had come sooner.
The ban on blood transfusions had been in place since 1945, based on Bible verses telling people not to consume blood. The religion's international spokesperson, Paul Gillies, told the BBC the change was "the application of Bible principles to modern medicine and its methods", saying the organisation should avoid "overreach". The organisation says its basic teaching has not changed and that transfusion of whole blood is still prohibited; the new guidance permits the use of individual blood components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and platelets. An earlier adjustment in March 2026 concerned the collection, storage and transfusion of a patient's own blood.
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