Statistical extrapolation is impractical at this time to estimate total annual deaths related to the Watchtower organization’s blood doctrine. However there is sufficient statistical data to conclude annual deaths based on at least one medical presentation.

 

A 2002 medical article by Khadra et al states:

 

 

 

Assuming an annual birth rate of 20 per 1,000, and based on the Watchtower organization’s annual statistics, over the period of 1995 through 2006 there were at least 1,455,000 births among Jehovah’s Witnesses.

 

Assuming these women presented themselves as refusing blood, this translates into 1,455 deaths during this period. 

 

The source cited by Khadra et al only addresses maternal deaths in the United Kingdom. Compared to other nations the UK has a relatively low birth rate on one hand, and on the other hand has rather advanced medical facilities and treatment options. Hence the statistical extrapolation of 1,455 deaths is extremely conservative given that a significant population of Jehovah’s Witnesses lives in developing countries where birth rates are much higher and medical facilities and treatment options far less capable.

A frightening historical reality occurs considering that 1) at the time the Watchtower began imposing its blood doctrine in 1961 the annual world birth rate was around 35 per 1,000 population and that 2) compared to today’s medical standards maternal mortality and morbidity rates around 1961 were considerably higher, particularly in underdeveloped regions of the world. (The latter is reflected in the nearly twice as high statistical death rate in 1960 compared to 2005)(3) This reality is exacerbated considering this virtual slaughter only represents the single patient presentation of maternity. It does not even begin to consider mortality and morbidity resulting from literally hundreds of other/additional serious medical presentations.

1. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2002, 2:7 (Full text available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/2/7)

 

2. Sourced from The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs  United Kingdom and World annual birth rates per 1,000 population is measured based on source’s calculator available at http://esa.un.org/unpp/. Parameters applied for the United Kingdom rate are, region: United Kingdom; variant: medium; start/end year: 1985 and 2005. Parameters applied for world rate are, region: world; variant: medium; start/end year: 1985 and 2005.

3. Sourced from he United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs  World annual birth and death rates per 1,000 population is measured based on source’s calculator available at http://esa.un.org/unpp/. Parameters applied are, region: world; variant: medium; start/end year: 1960 and 2005.  

 

 

Also see: http://www.freeminds.org/doctrine/medicine/six-fold-increased-risk-of-death-for-jehovah-s-witness-women-during-childbirth.html

 

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