Catholic doctor on "brain dead": amazing comments

[Neil_Anthony]

They do remove your organs before you are really dead. It’s the removal of the vital organs that kills the patient. And yes, organ donation is big business.

It is a wrong to give away an organ you need to live, to save someone else? If you know it will result in your death? Is that like suicide?

 

[paramedicgirl]

It is a wrong to give away an organ you need to live, to save someone else? If you know it will result in your death? Is that like suicide?

Here’s an article by Dr. Byrne that was written last August. When I posted it on my blog, I received a lot of hate mail from people who worked in the organ donation business. Judge for yourself.

As far as organ donation and the Church, here is what the catechism says: (Note that it says “after death” not after brain death. That means non-vital organs.

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Organ transplants are in conformity with the moral law if the physical and psychological dangers and risks to the donor are proportionate to the good that is sought for the recipient.** Organ donation after death **is a noble and meritorous act and is to be encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity. It is not morally acceptable if the donor or his proxy has not given explicit consent. Moreover, it is not morally admissible directly to bring about the disabling mutilation or death of a human being, even in order to delay the death of other persons
usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2301

 

[Neil_Anthony]

Here’s an article by Dr. Byrne that was written last August. When I posted it on my blog, I received a lot of hate mail from people who worked in the organ donation business. Judge for yourself.

As far as organ donation and the Church, here is what the catechism says: (Note that it says “after death” not after brain death. That means non-vital organs.

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Organ transplants are in conformity with the moral law if the physical and psychological dangers and risks to the donor are proportionate to the good that is sought for the recipient.** Organ donation after death **is a noble and meritorous act and is to be encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity. It is not morally acceptable if the donor or his proxy has not given explicit consent. Moreover, it is not morally admissible directly to bring about the disabling mutilation or death of a human being, even in order to delay the death of other persons
usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2301

Thank you. Your blog was very informative!