YOUCAT Lesson 391

YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic youth

391  Is organ donation important?

Donating organs can lengthen life or improve the quality of life, and therefore it is a genuine service to one’s neighbor, provided no one is forced to do it.  [2296]

Brain Stem Death donation awareness program. (I’ve never heard of a person with 20 fingers!)….. 391

II. RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF PERSONS

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Respect for the person and scientific research

2296 Organ transplants are in conformity with the moral law if the physical and psychological dangers and risks to the donor are proportionate to the good sought for the recipient. Organ donation after death is a noble and meritorious act and is to be encouraged as an expression of generous solidarity. It is not morally acceptable if the donor or his proxy has not given explicit consent. Moreover, it is not morally admissible to bring about the disabling mutilation or death of a human being, even in order to delay the death of other persons. –Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition