May the perfectly healthy request the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick?

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May someone that is about to undergo surgery for the purpose of making an altruistic kidney donation request that he receive the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick? Would it be at all improper for one to ask to receive this sacrament prior to having the surgery and, thus, whilst still healthy?

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Hi Seamus,

Those who are donating a kidney may be perfectly healthy before the donation, but they automatically put themselves at risk the moment they undergo antestisia. So yes, they qualify for receiving the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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