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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Religious Beliefs
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| AME
& AME ZION |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
Individual
decision. |
| DONATION: |
Organ
and tissue donation is viewed as an act of neighborly love and
charity by these denominations. |
| DISCUSSION: |
They
encourage all members to support donation as a way of helping
others. |
| AMISH |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
Acceptable
if for the welfare of the transplant recipient. |
| DONATION: |
Reluctant
if the transplant outcome is known to be questionable. |
| DISCUSSION: |
The
Amish will consent to transplantation if they believe it is
for the well-being of the transplant recipient. John Hostetler,
world renowned authority on Amish religion and professor of
anthropology at Temple University in Philadelphia, says in his
book, Amish Society, "The Amish believe that since
God created the human body, it is God who heals. However, nothing
in the Amish understanding of the Bible forbids them from using
modern medical services, including surgery, hospitalization,
dental work, anesthesia, blood transfusions or immunization." |
| ASSEMBLY
OF GOD |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
No
Official Position |
| DONATION: |
The
decision to donate is left up to the individual. |
| DISCUSSION: |
The
Church has no official policy regarding organ and tissue donation.
Donation is highly supported by the denomination. |
| BAPTIST |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
Individual
decision. |
| DONATION: |
Individual
decision. |
| DISCUSSION: |
The
nation's largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist
Convention, adopted a resolution in 1988 encouraging physicians
to request organ donation in appropriate circumstances and to
"...encourage voluntarism regarding organ donations in
the spirit of stewardship, compassion for the needs of others
and alleviating suffering." Other Baptist groups have supported
organ and tissue donation as an act of charity and leave the
decision to donate up to the individual. |
| BRETHREN |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
No
official position. |
| DONATION: |
View
as charitable act. |
| DISCUSSION: |
While
no official position has been taken by the Brethren denominations,
according to Pastor Mike Smith, there is a consensus among the
National Fellowship of Grace Brethren that organ and tissue
donation is a charitable act so long as it does not impede the
life or hasten the death of the donor or does not come from
an unborn child. |
| BAHAI |
| TRANSPLANTATION: |
Acceptable,
if prescribed by medical authorities. |
| DONATION: |
Bahaists
are permitted to donate their bodies for medical research and
for restorative purposes. |
| DISCUSSION: |
Nothing Available |
Sources: Organ & Tissue Donation: A Reference Guide for Clergy,
(SEOPF & UNOS); New York Regional Transplant Program, Inc.; American
Council on Transplantation; National Kidney Foundation; the New Jersey
Organ and Tissue Sharing Network; the Pennsylvania Medical Medical
Society.
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