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Professor Kari Kervinen

Europe | Finland

EXTRACTS FROM OPINION, DATED DECEMBER 18, 2023:

“… During the last decades, I have been involved in treating dozens of patients who are [Jehovah’s] Witnesses. The treatments have been done with methods without blood transfusions. Usually, the cardiologic procedures have been conducted with good standard methods without problems. …

The discussions and experiences with [Jehovah’s] Witness patients have shown that they have good attitude to health and to healthy lifestyle, e.g. they do not smoke or use drugs, and they are willing to have good health care. They also respect life, and are reliable after agreements have been done. Before procedures that possess risk of bleeding, it has been comfortable to discuss the risk with the patients, and the procedures have then been conducted with the best treatment methods, and also according the law.” (Original in English.)