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MORAVIAN
TRANSPLANTATION: Individual decision.
DONATION: Individual decision.
DISCUSSION:

The Moravian Church has made no statement addressing organ and tissue donation or transplantation. Robert E. Sawyer, President, Provincial Elders Conference, Moravian Church of America, Southern Province, states, "There is nothing in our doctrine or policy that would prevent a Moravian pastor from assisting a family in making a decision to donate or not to donate an organ." It is, therefore, a matter of individual choice.


MORMON (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)
TRANSPLANTATION: Individual decision.
DONATION: Individual decision.
DISCUSSION:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believes that the decision to donate is an individual one made in conjunction with family, medical personnel and prayer. They do not oppose donation. The following policy statement was made on June 3, 1974; "The question of whether one should will bodily organs to be used as transplants or for research after death must be answered from deep within the conscience of the individual involved. Those who seek counsel from the church on this subject are encouraged to review the advantages and disadvantages of doing so, to implore the Lord for inspiration and guidance, and then to take the course of action which would give them a feeling of peace and comfort."


PENTECOSTAL
TRANSPLANTATION: Individual decision.
DONATION: Individual decision.
DISCUSSION:

Pentecostals believe that the decision to donate should be left up to the individual.


PRESBYTERIAN
TRANSPLANTATION: Individual decision.
DONATION: Encouraged.
DISCUSSION:

Presbyterians encourage and support donation. They respect a person's right to make decisions regarding his or her own body.


RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quakers)
TRANSPLANTATION: Individual decision.
DONATION: Individual decision.
DISCUSSION:

Organ and tissue donation is believed to be an individual decision. The Society of Friends does not have an official position on donation.

Sources: Organ & Tissue Donation: A Reference Guide for Clergy, (SEOPF & UNOS); New York Regional Transplant Program, Inc.; American Council on Transplantation; National Kidney Foundation; the New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network; the Pennsylvania Medical Medical Society.

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