Even though many people consider it a routine medical procedure, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that blood transfusions are prohibited by the Bible, and they do not accept blood transfusions or donate their own blood. They believe that blood is sacred and that it represents life. They think that they are respecting the life that God has given them by refusing transfusions, even in life-threatening situations. What type of statement is this?
-emic
-ethnocentric
-a false statement
-etic