Religious Veiws on Medical Treatment

Religious Veiws on Medical Treatment

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  • Date Submitted: 01/21/2009 11:31 AM
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Muslims find transplant surgery unacceptable because it is a sin towards the religion itself, dead people should take all there parts with them when they pass away but some disagree. Most Christians agree with transplant surgery however some are opposed to transplant surgery. They disagree with using organs from dead
people but accept using organs as donated by living relatives. Jews
have a similar view to Christians on this matter. Muslims however are
totally opposed to it some Muslims do allow transplant surgery using
organs from a living donor as long as the donor is a close relative.
More Hindus are for transplant surgery than against and mainly will
carry donor cards.

Christians that are opposed to transplant surgery believe that
transplants can ignore the sanctity of life, God created us in his
image so transplanting organs means you interfering with what God
intended and therefore “playing God”. Organs cannot be paid for
because this is exploiting the poor which is strictly forbidden in the
Bible.
There are different opinions about assisted conception between and among the various groupings of the largest religions.
The Catholic Church sees children as a gift from God, not a right. It's opposed to IVF and wants to make it illegal to create embryos that aren't going to be transferred to the mother.

Muslims find transplant surgery unacceptable because it is a sin towards the religion itself, dead people should take all there parts with them when they pass away but some disagree. Most Christians agree with transplant surgery however some are opposed to transplant surgery. They disagree with using organs from dead
people but accept using organs as donated by living relatives. Jews
have a similar view to Christians on this matter. Muslims however are
totally opposed to it some Muslims do allow transplant surgery using
organs from a living donor as long as the donor is a close relative.
More Hindus are for transplant...

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