A DPA question

[Isabella]

What is the procedure to follow in case I travel to another country and want to avoid a blood transfusion in a case of accident? For instance my DPA is in Spanish and is according to my country of residence laws, but would that document be valid in another country where another language is spoken? Does the organization issue another kind of documents? 

 

 

[James Thomas Rook Jr.]

What I used to do is go to an army surplus store, here in the United States often called an "Army Navy" stores, and have a set of military identification "dog tags" stamped for me, IN ENGLISH.

  If memory serves there is a max of 16 characters per line.

NAME

STREET ADDRESS

CITY AND ZIP CODE (NO STATE LISTED)

NO BLOOD OR

BLOOD FRACTIONS

Carry both dog tags on a stainless steel beaded ball chain around your neck. (Standard practice). After they warm up, you will forget they are there.

No doctor anywhere in the world, smart or stupid, will violate THAT.

They will NOT give you blood without first looking for a medical alert bracelet, or necklace. When they see YOURS, in this format, they will not give you blood.

If they do not speak the language, they will look it up.

[Arauna]

I used to have a medical alert bracelet- I better get it fixed. Here in Georgia they do not respect the DPA - unless you are a foreigner. 

[Isabella]

Thanks @Arauna is it Georgia the country? 

[Arauna]

2 minutes ago, Sonia- said:

Georgia

Yes m'dear ..... the Republic of Georgia between Turkey, Russia and the  Black Sea

[Isabella]

Thanks dear @Arauna.. I've read that JWs suffer oposition there, thus I understand what you mention about DPA. 

[Arauna]

32 minutes ago, Sonia- said:

read that JWs suffer oposition there

They had persecution for few years but it ended. Orthodox church leader behind it.  Now many JWs from occupied Ossetia and Abkhazia  are here (occupied by Russia) because they can do field service more easily here.  

[Isabella]

"They had persecution for few years but it ended."

I'm happy to hear that, even though I don't remember reading that update, but thanks again for telling me

 

[TrueTomHarley]

12 hours ago, James Thomas Rook Jr. said:

NAME, STREET ADDRESS, CITY AND ZIP CODE, NO BLOOD OR BLOOD FRACTIONS

Question: (serious question open to all)

When something is said to be a “conscience matter”—as the “blood fractions” today is said to be—does that mean that there IS a right and a wrong to it, but Jehovah allows “wiggle room” “on account of our hardheartedness”?

Or

Does it mean that there legitimately are two different ways of looking at a matter, and he really does encourage us to use our conscience in choosing the course that seems the most reasonable to us?

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

1 hour ago, TrueTomHarley said:

Question: (serious question open to all)

When something is said to be a “conscience matter”—as the “blood fractions” today is said to be—does that mean that there IS a right and a wrong to it, but Jehovah allows “wiggle room” “on account of our hardheartedness”?

Or

Does it mean that there legitimately are two different ways of looking at a matter, and he really does encourage us to use our conscience in choosing the course that seems the most reasonable to us?

Does this mean that you rely on your GB to tell you it is a “conscience matter” ?

Can you not decide from your own Bible reading what is right in God's eyes ? 

Quote "Does it mean that there legitimately are two different ways of looking at a matter, .. ? "

Tom, who decides if it is 'legitimate' or not ?  Are you not therefore just doing the things your GB tells you to do ?

I would use the scripture at Matthew 12 v 9 through 12 myself. 

Verse 12   How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! So it is lawful to do a fine thing on the Sabbath.

Was Jesus just allowing 'wiggle' room to do a fine thing on the Sabbath ? I don't think so. I think Jesus was setting a pattern for us to follow. For us to know in OUR hearts what is right. Not to rely on other men to decide for us. 

[TrueTomHarley]

12 minutes ago, 4Jah2me said:

1 hour ago, TrueTomHarley said:

Question: (serious question open to all)  

Does this mean that you rely on your GB to tell you it is a “conscience matter” ?

Not you—don’t you ever think? 

If I need a jack-in-the-box that says to every comment “Jehovah’s Witnesses Suck” I’ll go to the store and buy one.

[Patiently waiting for Truth]

2 hours ago, TrueTomHarley said:

Not you—don’t you ever think? 

If I need a jack-in-the-box that says to every comment “Jehovah’s Witnesses Suck” I’ll go to the store and buy one.

Oh dear. The truth hurts you doesn't it Tom. All I did was give you a truthful and logical answer.