• Quicky@piefed.social
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    An old JW boss of mine almost lost his wife during the birth of his first child when she was badly haemorrhaging at home.

    I tried asking him about it (a few years after the event) and he was obviously defensive, but the gist was that they wouldn’t have taken a transfusion, and that he would have accepted losing her.

    I’m not convinced - I think the decision was more dictated by her than him - but that would have been the end result.

    Absolute madness

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      Did you tell him his religion is made up dogshit and there is no god?

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      Controlling men like that need to have a life changing surgery of their own before they harm more women like that.

      I prescribe a sharp metal pick and a hammer personally.

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        I think you missed the point of this. I believe it was her influence more than his, based on other factors I’m aware of.

        Unless you’re referring to the writers of the church doctrine as the controlling men.

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          I’m not convinced - I think the decision was more dictated by her than him - but that would have been the end result.

          I missed the point as well, I took this to mean, “he wanted her to give birth without a transfusion, but I’m not convinced [it would’ve actually happened] - I think the decision [to have a transfusion or not] was more dictated by her [and she would’ve got one]”

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        The controlling men in this scenario are the 8 bastards in Brooklyn known as The Governing Body who make up these rules and dictate whether a person will lose their entire family and or social/support network for failing to obey them.

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        I think the decision was more dictated by her than him

        I think the point is that he was never part of the decision.