Blood Transfusions

I read an article in this week's issue of Macleans about Jehovah's Witnesses refusing life saving blood transfusions because they believed it was against what the Bible said. They once published an article in their magazine Awake! citing 24 cases wherein children had died as a result of refusing blood transfusions. The catch is that they labelled them as martyrs. This to me seems problematic and is one of the main reasons institutionalised religions have such a bad rap. The fundamentals aren't so bad; it's the human interpretations and dogmas that lead to child "martyrs." Anyways, here's a found poem from the certificate they sign refusing transfusions:

Found Poem: No Blood Transfusions

“No Blood Transfusion!
As a God-fearing Christian and a believer of Jehovah’s
word, the Bible, I hereby demand that blood, in any
way, shape or form, is NOT to be fed into my body;
however, blood substitutes may be used in case of
extreme loss of blood.
‘YOU MUST NOT EAT THE BLOOD OF ANY SORT OF FLESH’”

Supposing one signed this and promptly died
could we consider that suicide? Paraphrasing,

I hereby wilfully submit my life by refusing treatment.

How does one see hope in this religion?