Organ Donors

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I just got my driver’s permit, and i’m an organ donor. My dad filled out that part of the paper for me…
But i heard that some jewish people think that it is a sin to be an organ donor.
Does this pass on to Christianity?
Plus, thinking about Jesus resurrecting people and all, it might be hard to when my liver isn’t in my body anymore.
Wouldn’t it be a sin to mix up organs in different bodies?
 
I don’t know how the various branches of Judaism view organ donation, but there’s nothing against it in Church teaching.

And I wouldn’t worry about the resurrection. God is capable of bringing us all back to life and full health without having to take organs out of one person to give back to another. Think of those who are completely dissolved back into the earth or those who were cremated. Our God, who created the universe out of nothing, won’t have any problem giving each of us a proper resurrected body. 😉
 
Ok thanks…
I was worried for a while there.
These forums are awsome:)
 
For Orthodox Jewish belief re organ donation see Ask the Rabbi
The Jewish position on organ donation is as complex as the issue of life and death, because it derives directly from the Jewish perspective on the sanctity of life and the role that our physical existence plays in the advancement of our spiritual selves.
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BrooklynBoy200 said:
Does this pass on to Christianity?
Plus, thinking about Jesus resurrecting people and all, it might be hard to when my liver isn’t in my body anymore.
Wouldn’t it be a sin to mix up organs in different bodies?
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Catechism Of The Catholic Church
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296 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 sought for the recipient.Organ donation after death is a noble and meritorious act and is to be encouraged as a expression of generous solidarity.
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It is not morally acceptable if the donor or his proxy has not given explicit consent. Moreover, it is not morally admissible to bring about the disabling mutilation or death of a human being, even in order to delay the death of other persons.
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BrooklynBoy200 said:
Plus, thinking about Jesus resurrecting people and all, it might be hard to when my liver isn’t in my body anymore.
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Plus, we get glorified bodies- not physical ones again.

Organ donation is a great thing.
Cheers,
C
 
The only thing that worries me is what about the doctors if they’re not Catholic? When do they think your gone enough to take your organs?

I don’t want to spread rumors if everything is okay with this, but do you really want someone thinking “hmmm, I have this transplant ready and well, this gal doesn’t really have that much of a chance…”

Maybe I’m too distrustful but then again maybe I’m not!

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Brenda4God said:
The only thing that worries me is what about the doctors if they’re not Catholic? When do they think your gone enough to take your organs?

I don’t want to spread rumors if everything is okay with this, but do you really want someone thinking “hmmm, I have this transplant ready and well, this gal doesn’t really have that much of a chance…”

Maybe I’m too distrustful but then again maybe I’m not!

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Having had patients who coded, I can tell you that we do everything possible to keep our patients alive. We do not let our beliefs interfere with the patient and family’s wishes. Medical and nursing staff work incredibly hard to advocate for each individual patient’s well being. There are some very young people struck with horrible diseases that threaten to cut their lives short. Being an organ donor can and does save many lives, as well as drastically improving quality of life. Please don’t let this myth scare you away from being an organ donor 😦

mayoclinic.com/health/organ-donation/FL00077
 
I’m sure you do everything possible Aleii. I don’t mean to hurt your feelings or scare anyone. :o

But I’m not sure you can speak for all other doctors out there.

I had a very bad experience with a foreign doctor who tried to euthanize a family member with morphine back a few years ago and thought he was “helping” us and her.

I think about what makes a person “dead” too. Some supposedly brain dead people have come back to consciousness. I’m just not totally sure and comfortable that doctors know everything they say they do.

findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4117/is_200312/ai_n9306062
 
Death, supposed to be our birth into eternal life.

Yet, sadly this process is painful and often neglected by the Church.

So, why am I writing? I too had a doctor tell me I was prolonging the life of my wife and that was something I shouldn’t do. Actually, I was just doing what my doctor told me to do.

Four priests celebrated my wife’s funeral Mass. Two Churches prayed for her recovery for months. Nobody from the Church showed up to advise us on how long she should be kept alive. Has anybody had the experience where a member of a Church showed up to help you or your loved on through the process of dieing?

Specifically, the advise on the issue of prolonging life?
 
Brenda/Larry,

There are going to be some bad apples in every profession, but by and large the medical one is one filled with many people who are there to do the best they can for the patient. Gallup surveys consistently rank nursing as the number 1 ethical profession since 1999 with 1 exception ( 9/11 2001, firefighters were #1), for example.

There is still so much to learn about medicine, and still much to be done streamlining all communication with all members of the healthcare team, and improving processes. Doctors can and do make mistakes, and not everything can be seen with the technology that we have available at this time. Medical personnel will speak to next of kin available before organ harvesting begins. The body sometimes can be artificially left alive until the organ donation decision is discussed; organs can still be viable after death, depending on how long it has been. Doctors can give their opinions, as healthcare is so confusing for those not in it (and those in it at times too!) but healthcare is the choice of the patient/next of kin, except when the patient is incapacitated and there is no next of kin/hcpoa. I am continually surprised by how many patients don’t know that they can refuse any medication or treatment. There can be big legal issues when several family members disagree with what should be done with an incapacitated patient, which is why advanced directives/hcpoa help so much.

Larry, I’m so sorry to hear what you are going through. That is indeed an awful awful time. Please ask the nurse caring for your wife to send up someone from the pastoral care department. They can help, or, if nothing else, at least be there for you. Those are some extremely tough decisions facing you. The only advice I can offer is to the other posters, to talk about potential end of life scenarios with your loved ones, find out what their wishes are, and complete advanced directives. Peace be with you during this terribly difficult time.
 
Does the quote from the Catechism about bringing about death or disabling mutilation preclude live organ donation? If I were to give one kidney, for example, there would be a risk of death to me, and possible complications. If I were to give a lung, then I would be unable to do certain things, like running or doing prolonged exercise, but that may save a person’s life, and not mearly ‘delay death’ unless you count all life as ‘delaying death’.
 
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Does the quote from the Catechism about bringing about death or disabling mutilation preclude live organ donation? If I were to give one kidney, for example, there would be a risk of death to me, and possible complications. If I were to give a lung, then I would be unable to do certain things, like running or doing prolonged exercise, but that may save a person’s life, and not mearly ‘delay death’ unless you count all life as ‘delaying death’.
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No. There is a risk of death in any surgical proceedure, and we’re not expected to refrain from that.
As for disabling mutilation, with physical therapy one would be able to return to one’s normal life after live organ donation. There have been plenty of documented cases of people losing limbs, lungs, etc. and still being able to run (albeit slower and more carefully) than they did before (I’m a subscriber to Runner’s World magazine, and they love stories like this).
 
Thank you Aleii. I don’t mean to insult nurses or anyone. But not everyone sees things the same way as I learned by experience. I’m not comfortable enough to leave my life or anyone in my family open to any possible problem with different values or ways of looking at life.

Sorry. :o
 
heraldnet.com/stories/07/05/25/100wir_b10organs001.cfm

“SEATTLE - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over the use of organ donor body parts for research and purposes other than transplantation, and officials say they plan to revise the state’s consent procedure as a result. …”

Organ donors in this state were unaware that their organs may end up in the hands of medical researchers. This has enormous implications. Imagine a woman donor’s ovaries being used for research…:eek:
 
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