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Religious Beliefs
When asked to donate a loved one's organs and tissues, often family members are faced with the question of religious beliefs.  Does my religion support my decision to donate organs and tissues?  

All major religions support organ and tissue donation.  While religious viewpoints vary slightly, the commonality is that organ and tissue donation is a person's last and final act of charity.

Below, we have gathered a summary of statements from various religious groups.  All groups are listed in alphabetical order for your ease in finding yours or your loved one's faith.

Ame & Ame Zion
Amish
Assembly of God
Baptist
Brethren
Bahai
Buddhisim
Catholicisim
Christian Church
Christian Science
Episcopal
Evangelical Covenant Church
Greek Orhodox
Gypsies
Hinduisim
Independent Conservative Evangelical
Islam
Jehovah's Witnesses
Judaism
Lutheran
Mennonite
Moravian
Mormon
Pentecostal
Presbyterian
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Seventh-Day Adventist
Shinto
Unitarian Universalist
United Church of Christ
United Methodist