"Strong conviction is the very first step to successfully resisting unwanted, spiritually defiling blood transfusions. Such conviction must be based on a clear understanding of what the Bible says about blood. Otherwise, at such a tense moment, it will be easier to intimidate you if someone claims to know more about the situation than you do. Will you get the false impression that doctors may know more about blood than God does? Of course, no matter what people tell you in such cases, you will want to 'strictly observe' and 'do what is right' in Jehovah's eyes."

From the foregoing, it is evident that "firm conviction" and "a clear understanding of what the Bible says about blood" is achieved by shaping the views of the followers of the OSB by its leaders on the basis of the Society's teaching on blood, which is presented in publications of dubious theological, scientific, and conscientious stature, and by exerting psychological pressure on their followers.

To the question: "But will you have to face this test alone?" the entire subsequent content of the insert answers the points that are present in it.

1. Hospital Information Service and Hospital Liaison Committees.

The promotion of the Society's teaching on blood is served by special organizations in its depths

"A religious organization has formed a Hospital Information Service. Hospital liaison committees were also formed in large cities. Each committee is made up of several elders who are specially trained in this work."

Further, the goals and objectives of these special services are reported.

"Hospital Information Service has the ability to browse more than 3,600 medical journals published around the world, search for information on the availability and effectiveness of many bloodless surgery and treatment techniques. The Service then transmits information on medical developments to the Hospital Liaison Committees, as well as to some doctors. ... This Service informs the Committees of judicial decisions in our favor ... The Service also has a list of doctors who are willing to cooperate with us, so when there are problems with blood transfusions, the Committees can use the latest data. The Hospital Information Service oversees the training and activities of the Hospital Liaison Committees."

As already seen above, there are serious doubts about the competence of these special services in medical matters, since the professionalism of the publications of the Society on Blood recommended by them has already been analyzed by us.

The idea of "court decisions in our favor" is interesting. It turns out that the main task of the Hospital Information Service is by no means an objective consultation, which is possible only on the basis of objective information, but, first of all, as always, namely, the promotion of one's own ideas, for which it is quite enough to know only about the decisions "in our favor".

In the book [2], the section "Those Who Need Medical Attention and Face the Issue of Blood Need Special Help" provides basic guidelines for what congregation elders should do if a member of the congregation is admitted to the hospital and needs to make decisions about blood transfusions.

"Even before they reach the hospital, some may need help to make sure that the medico-legal papers have been properly drawn up and that the necessary interviews have taken place with the medical professionals to avoid blood transfusions (g 8-IV-91, pp. 3-8).

Visit the patient in the hospital.

Pray with the sick, strengthen and comfort him, as well as relatives, for example, the parents of a sick child (James 5:13).