Tag: Organ Donation

On the issue of posthumous organ donation, religious individuals could learn a lesson from atheists. Only they can help those in need of organ transplants.

The recent FBI corruption sting in NJ not only indicted mayors for bribery but, strangely enough, also rabbis for trafficking in organs.  This Slate article examines Jewish attitude towards organ donation.  And again, religion seems to be a barrier against rational humanitarian behavior.

Leaders of the UK’s main religions appeal to their followers to support a campaign to register as organ donors. The Church of England, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, the head of the U.K. Hindu Council and the Chief Rabbi have all said that organ donation after death is both permitted and encouraged by their respective religions. The Church of England went farther, calling it a “Christian duty.”