EDITOR, - Commenting on the article by Simon Finfer and colleagues concerning two Jehovah's Witnesses who refused blood transfusions,1 Arabinda Saha and Max Elstein suggest the establishment of a register of consultants willing to accept such patients so that referral and appropriate management can be undertaken.2

For many years Jehovah's Witnesses have themselves researched and maintained such a confidential register, names from which are released to bona fide applicants on a case by case basis. The register contains the names of …