The Assyrian Church of the East has no doctrinal prohibition on blood transfusions. Modern medical procedures are understood as permissible expressions of the Christian duty to care for one's health and the health of others. The prohibition in Acts 15:29 on 'abstaining from blood' is interpreted in its original context as a dietary and ceremonial law related to Old Testament Jewish practice, not as a prohibition on medical blood transfusions.

The church recognizes that medical care, including blood transfusions when medically necessary, is consistent with Christian stewardship of the body and the virtue of charity. No patriarchal decree or synodal decision has forbidden blood transfusions, and the church's theological understanding does not identify any obstacle to this medical procedure. The saving of life and the care of the sick are understood as paramount Christian duties.