EXTRACTS FROM OPINION, DATED DECEMBER 10, 2023:
“I … have been practicing in hospitals since 1979 and care for a large number of Jehovah’s Witnesses patients in the field of gynecological surgery, medical oncology and obstetrics.”
“During this period, care for Jehovah’s Witnesses was gradually implemented and improved, through a multi-disciplinary approach involving surgeons, anesthetists, cardiologists, etc., while respecting patients’ convictions.”
“All these measures have also helped to improve outcomes (faster post-operative recovery, shorter hospital stay), and reduced the risk of complications associated with the healthcare of these patients.
Objectively speaking, the choice of blood conservation therefore appears perfectly arguable and medically sound judicious from a medical point of view, enabling excellent results to be achieved while reducing the risks associated with transfusions (reactions, contamination, infections).” (Original in French.)