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No, Br. Losch is stating it is a conscience matter now (your own blood). I think the apostolic discussion was focused mainly on eating blood or blood products since "transfusion" was not understood then. The eating would have been related to some other animals blood, not your own. Since the Mosaic Law was abolished, this discussion in Acts is our foundation. Paul talks about purchasing in the 'meat-market' so obviously he is talking about food and eating (animal blood). There may have been some warrior nations who drank the blood of humans in battle situations but that was not the focus of the GB comments.

It seems the French want to know what’s going on in Brother @DustparticleGlenn’s head—apart from chocolate, of course.☺️

It is said that it can be stored and re-injected.

And what is the reason ? What do you mean ?

Wow. Allowing autologous blood transfusions. That is is a long way from our original NO answer. I appreciate the scriptural reasoning.

If I may ask, Brother Glenn, what do you think that reason might be?

Brother Losch referenced the 10/15/00 Questions from Readers, which in part states: "Blood is not to be stored; it is to be poured out—returned to God, as it were. Granted, the Mosaic Law is not in force now. Nevertheless, Jehovah’s Witnesses respect the principles God included in it, and they are determined to ‘abstain from blood.’ Hence, we do not donate blood, nor do we store for transfusion our blood that should be ‘poured out.’ That practice conflicts with God’s law." A similar question was answered in the 3/1/89 Watchtower, which stated: "This clearly rules out one common use of autologous blood—preoperative collection, storage, and later infusion of a patient’s own blood. In such procedure, this is what is done: Prior to elective surgery, some units of a person’s whole blood are banked or the red cells are separated, frozen, and stored. Then if it seems that the patient needs blood during or following surgery, his own stored blood can be returned to him." I want to make sure I understand this correctly. Use of a cell salvage machine or hemodilution where blood is diverted from the body and then back into the body can be viewed as an extension of one's circulatory system. But autologous blood transfusions, as described above, still conflict with what is described in Acts 15:28,29. Do I have this right?

I really appreciated the simplicity of the reasoning—a simplicity that can be effectively applied when we refer to this clarification to explain it while teaching or when speaking with doctors: 1) As Christians, we are no longer under the Law; we no longer have to shed blood and cover it with dust. 2) Nevertheless, the Apostles reiterated the commandment regarding blood to apply it to Christians. 3) The Bible leaves the use of one’s own blood to a personal decision, since it says nothing on the subject. It is divinely clear.

Here we have the new Memorial Bible Reading from the slave… https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=jwlshare&wtlocale=E&prefer=lang&pub=mbs I’ll also post the daily memorial link in the daily text each day as usual

2026 GB Update #2 transcript

True and I can see the reason behind this clarification too.

Small update with regard to https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/w20001015/Questions-From-Readers/ It makes sense, we aren't under the Law anymore

Wonderful! And the adjustment regarding the use of blood in medical treatments is very impactful.

Will watch it on Sunday after the meeting and field service.

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Me three. 1984 actually.

Absolutely beautiful.

It’s public: https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=docid-1112024049_1_VIDEO

How long does it usually take to post publically?

It's up now. Code: 049

Governing Body Update #2 (2026) is already on the server — docid 1112024049

A brother who served at Bethel for many years once told me that if you learn about something that hasn’t been revealed yet, don’t be the one that opens the flood gates. Even if many know about it ahead of time, just keep quiet. If it does end up being leaked, you can have a clean conscience in knowing that you weren’t the leaker. Leakers will always get caught and you don’t want to be in that position. If you maintain confidentiality, it shows that you are trustworthy, mature, and capable of dealing with serious matters.

Yea.. hopefully

Could the UN use their Emergency Platform if the situation in Iran continues and there are "severe disruptions to trade, finance or food systems."