are there any Jehovah witness, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Atheist out there?

Question

I would like to know what your church mosque teachings on TRANSPLANT is...personal opinion is also welcome. please i need the perspectives for my RS homework it's really important. Fnx...God bless. When i say transplant i mean oragn transplant e.g. heart, kidney, liver, face bone etc you know all the medical procedure. i am not referring to PLASTIC SURGERY...

I would like to know what your church, mosque or what your religion teaches on TRANSPLANT (i want to know if any religions are against them and why? or if any religion supports them and why?...personal opinion is also welcome. please i need the perspectives for my RS homework it's really important. Fnx...God bless. When i say transplant i mean oragn transplant e.g. heart, kidney, liver, face bone etc you know all the medical procedure. i am not referring to PLASTIC SURGERY...

Answer 1

Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible to teach that God and Christ tolerate organ transplants. The matter is a personal one, left to each Christian to decide for himself without interference from another.

Interestingly, Jehovah's Witnesses do not accept the idea that "blood" is an "organ". In fact, Jehovah's Witnesses believe the bible to prohibit the use of blood (or any of its four primary components which approximate whole blood) for any human purpose.

Fair-minded healthcare experts admit that medical technologies exist to treat literally every illness and injury without resorting to the old-fashioned infusion of whole blood, plasma, platelets, or red/white blood cells. Perhaps pro-blood activists (and/or anti-Witness critics) ignore the fact that Jehovah's Witnesses tolerate all minor blood fractions, so if there is some targeted need then a Witness will generally accept a targeted treatment (the only objections are to those four components which approximate actual blood).


Jehovah's Witnesses are not anti-medicine or anti-technology, and they do not have superstitious ideas about some immortal "soul" literally encapsulated in blood. Instead, as Christians, the Witnesses seek to obey the very plain language of the bible regarding blood.

As Christians, they are bound by the bible's words in "the Apostolic Decree". This decree was the first official decision communicated to the various congregations by the twelve faithful apostles (and a handful of other "older men" which the apostles had chosen to add to the first century Christian governing body in Jerusalem). The decree helps demonstrate that the first century Christian congregation was highly organized, and that the holy spirit actively assists those "taking the lead" to make correct decisions.

Here is what the "Apostolic Decree" said, which few self-described Christians obey or even respect:

(Acts 15:20) Write them [the various Christian congregations] to abstain from things polluted by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood.

(Acts 15:28-29) For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you, except these necessary things, 29 to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication. If you carefully keep yourselves from these things, you will prosper.


Quite explicitly, the Apostolic Decree plainly forbids the misuse of blood by Christians (despite the fact that nearly every other provision of former Jewish Mosaic Law was recognized as unnecessary). It seems odd therefore, that literally one Christian religion continues to teach that humans must not use blood for any purpose other than honoring Almighty God.

A better question would ask: How can other self-described Christian religions justify the fact that they don't even care if their adherents drink blood and eat blood products?


Jehovah's Witnesses recognize the repeated bible teaching that blood is specially "owned" by God, and must not be used for any human purpose. Witnesses do not have any superstitious aversion to testing or respectfully handling blood, and Witnesses certainly do not believe that any blame belonging to knowing or unknowing sinners could be somehow transferred to unconscious or unwilling victims.

Answer 2

The Catholic Church teaches the organ donation is an act of heroic charity.

We also believe that the donor MUST be really dead for donation to happen. That means NO brain activity AT ALL- not even in the automatic function like braething and heartbeat- those may be kept going to keep the organs viable, but the brain stem can show no activity.

Catholic Moral teaching states it is never morally permissible to cause the death of an innocent person- that includes someone who's death is imminent.

Personally, I am an organ donor. My husband, children and I all know each other's feeling about it and have agreed to abide by those decisions , but we are all free to change our minds, too. One of my daughters was around 10 and didn't like the idea, ao I told her that was fine and I would honor that if anything happened to her. A few months later, she told us she had changed her mind and wanted to be an organ donor.

When my stepfather died while waiting for a heart, I had it very easy. When the doctor told he was dead, the next thing he said was, " I know this is a bad time to talk about it, but..." I didn't let him finish- I just said, " Take everything you can use." Because I knew that is what he would want.

Answer 3

Well, atheists do not have churches or mosques. They have no places of worship. In any event, I have never heard of an atheist who had problems with organ transplants as long as they are ethically done. If a doctor intentionally lets a patient die so that another person can get a transplant, then that would be something I think atheists (plus hopefully the rest of the world) would object to. Lets say letting a poor patient die just so that a rich patient can pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for a new liver. That would be what is called an unethical situation. So if transplants are done ethically, I do not believe that there are any atheists who have a problem with it.

Answer 4

Atheism nonetheless is not a faith, your creationist internet site does not end up whatever. Atheism with ease way the non perception within the lifestyles of deities that's it. So attributing social, doctrinal, moral, ritual and fabric elements to all atheists when you consider that an atheist occurred to behave or show a few of these is like announcing all French folks put on berets always when you consider that you noticed one French man or woman put on one. The handiest factor that you simply have got to do to be an atheist isn't consider in deities, you would no longer consider in evolution or technological know-how and nonetheless be an atheist. Your query additionally highlights the truth that no faith can declare any sway over another, there is not any method of understanding which one is proper from the role of getting extra religion. There may be no proof to exhibit any are actual so what is the factor of believing in any faith? You can not distinguish among any of them by means of religion or proof, so till such time as there's sure evidence there is not any cause to consider in any deity.

Answer 5

I'm Christian-Wiccan, I'm on the organ donation list and have been since I was 7 (at my request) and a blood donor. I believe that my soul will leave my body when I die and my body is just an empty vessel so I should let the surgeons take what they need to save another life.

My Family are pure Christian and have very similar views on leaving their empty bodies as a gift.


However, my cousin has had 2 transplants in his life, each one was a gift of life from complete strangers. We can never thank the souls or their families enough for giving us another chance - my cousin would have died twice without the transplants but is now a proud and loving father. maybe my views are skewed from experience.

Answer 6

Regarding the transplantation of human tissue or bone from one human to another, this is a matter for conscientious decision by each one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Some Christians might feel that taking into their bodies any tissue or body part from another human is cannibalistic. They might hold that the transplanted human material is intended to become part of the recipient’s body to keep him alive and functioning. They might not see it as fundamentally different from consuming flesh through the mouth. Such feelings may arise from considering that God did not make specific provision for man to eat the flesh of his fellowman when he made provision for humans to eat the flesh of animals that had been drained of their life-sustaining blood. They may give consideration also to the way people in Bible times viewed sustaining themselves by taking in human flesh. For example, see the account at 2 Kings 6:24-30; Deuteronomy 28:53-57; Lamentations 2:20 and 4:10. At John 6:48-66, Jesus spoke figuratively of eating his flesh and drinking his blood. On hearing this discussion and not perceiving the spiritual significance of his words, some of his Jewish disciples were shocked and turned from following him. These accounts illustrate how some humans felt about eating human flesh.

Other sincere Christians today may feel that the Bible does not definitely rule out medical transplants of human organs. They may reason that in some cases the human material is not expected to become a permanent part of the recipient’s body. Body cells are said to be replaced about every seven years, and this would be true of any human body parts that would be transplanted. It may be argued, too, that organ transplants are different from cannibalism since the “donor” is not killed to supply food. In some cases persons nearing death actually have willed body parts to be used for transplants. Of course, if a transplant should require taking in another person’s blood, undeniably that would be contrary to God’s command.—Acts 15:19, 20.

Clearly, personal views and conscientious feelings vary on this issue of transplantation. It is well known that the use of human materials for human consumption varies all the way from minor items, such as hormones and corneas, to major organs, such as kidneys and hearts. While the Bible specifically forbids consuming blood, there is no Biblical command pointedly forbidding the taking in of other human tissue. For this reason, each individual faced with making a decision on this matter should carefully and prayerfully weigh matters and then decide conscientiously what he or she could or could not do before God. It is a matter for personal decision. (Gal. 6:5) The congregation judicial committee would not take disciplinary action if someone accepted an organ transplant.

Answer 7

I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses. Having an organ transplant is a conscience matter. It is completely up to the individual to decide.

The ONLY medical treatment we refuse is blood.

The answer on here about us not having any surgeries just shows that if you want to know what we believe ask us.

If I want my car serviced I don't take it to the Geek Squad. If I want my computer serviced I don't take it to Firestone.

Answer 8

The Catholic Church teaches:

Organ transplants are in conformity with the moral law if the physical and psychological dangers and risks incurred by the donor are proportionate to the good sought for the recipient.

Donation of organs after death is a noble and meritorious act and is to be encouraged as a manifestation of generous solidarity.

It is not morally acceptable if the donor or those who legitimately speak for him have not given their explicit consent.

Pope John Paul II's encyclical Evangelium Vitae states:
1. Organ and tissue donation is heroic and praiseworthy.
2. The donor must be dead before organs and tissue can be harvested.
3. The determination of death is left to medical experts.

With love in Christ.

Answer 9

people of all faiths are devided even amongst themselfs. As a follower of Jesus, and speaking full of the spirit. The body is just a vessell, or a car. Gets us from point A to B or [life to death]. the real person or [soul] is in the car untill its time to get out. If the car or [body] has a bad part then replace it. But dont end someone elses trip sooner just to fix your car. Get your part from the junk yard!

Answer 10

I'm a Jehovah's Witness and we get surgeries when we need or want.
We do bloodless surgeries rather than having blood transfusions. Someone earlier stated we don't do any surgeries, just shows how ignorant some are of our beliefs.

Check out the links in source and see for yourself.

Answer 11

I am Catholic. The Catholic Church isn't against people receiving nor giving organs if it needed to save a live. But if the person that is giving an organ will definitely die from giving their organ, they aren't to give it. Taking a life to save another life isn't right. The Catholic Church says it's ok to be an organ donor but it is against donated your body to scientist after your death. I read that in a Catholic mag a few yrs ago. I don't remember the reasoning.