Title: No Mans Blood
First published: January 1983
Description: Awesome book. Well written book about a surgeon "Ron Lapin", of Jewish descent, who helped saved thousands of lives through surgery. Thousands of surgeries were offered to Jehovahs Witnesses without the use of blood. The witnesses could not get any other doctors in the USA to helped them in emergencies, and in general surgeries, and were told to go home and die unless they had blood. Holding firm to their biblically based beliefs, Jehovahs Witnesses sort out this surgeon who willingly helped them, and did so many times at cost to himself financially and emotionally. He spearheaded the start of bloodless surgery in the world, became a Nobel Prize winner for his efforts and pioneered the start to a well known and respected art in medicine - Bloodless Surgery. He helped set up bloodless surgery hospitals in the world; pioneered new surgical methods/techniques and equipment to master his trade. He was ostracised by his own colleagues, friends and other medical associations. He was sued by big corporations for his work to save the lives of others and for respecting their human rights in this very divided and prejudice world. He was never a Jehovahs Witness but he lived by the medical code of the Hypocratic Oath - Above all else do no harm. It's a shame that other doctors don't view medical care and respect for peoples rights and beliefs as he did. Ron Lapin certainly set a world standard for medical care that is now being used in the military because the bible had it right from the start, "don't use blood for better health care", as well as respect for Gods standards on life and what is sacred. You will view Jehovahs Witnesses and their stand for blood less medical treatment differently when you read this book.
Subjects: Bloodless surgery, Jehovahs Witness, Ron Lapin, Hypocratic Oath, Religious respect, Biblical laws, Persecution
Places: California, Canada, East Coast of USA, Mexico
People: Ron Lapin, Gene Church
Time periods: 1970-80s