Organ transplantation and tissue donation: a theological look.
The author's position is that the work of organ donation and transplantation and tissue donation over the past forty-five years is in need of theological reflection. Some profound events and processes are involved in transplantation as the human family engages in a quest for wholeness. Different religious traditions-Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant-view the use of organs for transplantation differently. General attribution theory is adapted as a perspective on organ transplantation.
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National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892.
D002835:Christianity; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States