ARE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS FORBIDDEN BY GOD?
“But flesh with the life thereof, which Is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”Ge 9:4 THIS and other similar texts of Scripture are being used by some In an effort to prove that donating blood to save anothers life, or receiving a transfusion of blood, Is forbidden by God and a sin so gross as to result In eternal death. Are we justified In placing such an interpretation upon the divine injunction against eating or drinking the blood of lower animals? The science of transferring blood from one human being to another in order to save life was not known in ancient times. Obviously, then, there is no direct reference to it in the Word of God; so our conclusions as to whether or not it can properly be placed in the same category, from Gods standpoint, as the assimilation of the blood of beasts through the digestive organs must be based wholly upon the principles Involved rather than direct statements of the Bible. What common factors are Involved in drinking the blood of lower animals and
