FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 7, 1997
Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood
jwreformers@nymserver.com

SCHISM AMONG WATCHTOWER OFFICIALS SPREADS

A group of Watchtower Society officials serving as H.L.C. members (Hospital Liaison
Committee) have come forward and openly called into question the organizations policy's
regarding the use of blood.

They state that they are "eye-witnesses" to numerous deaths that can be attributed to the
confusing and arbitrary policies, and have called on the Watchtower Society to provide
clarification and Biblical support for the various rulings on blood components made by the
Watchtower Society.

The group has thrown it's support behind a growing number of Jehovah's Witness officials
who openly oppose the Watchtower Society's policy of forbidding Witnesses to accept
certain blood products, even when no viable alternatives exist.

The H.L.C. members have issued a report detailing their concerns, which can be found at
the "NEW LIGHT ON BLOOD" site:

http://www.visiworld.com/starter/newlight/home1.htm

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS PRESS RELEASE IN YOUR AREA IF AT ALL
POSSIBLE. THIS IS THE FIRST MAJOR BREAK THAT WE HAVE HAD IN OUR
EFFORTS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT COUNT. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GET
THE H.L.C. REPORT INTO THE HANDS OF OTHER H.L.C. MEMBERS, THIS TOO
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.