Religious Views Tanya Pope's life-threatening diabetes was eliminated by the gift of both a kidney and pancreas. Adventists Amish will consent to transplantation if they know that it is for the health and welfare of the recipient. Buddhists believe that organ and tissue donation is a matter of individual conscience.
Catholics view organ donation as an act of charity, fraternal love and self sacrifice.
Transplants are ethically and morally acceptable to the Vatican. The Church of Christ Scientist takes no specific position on transplants or organ donation as distinct from other medical or surgical procedures. Church members usually rely on spiritual rather than medical means of healing. They are free to choose the form of medical treatment they desire, including organ transplantation. The decision of organ donation is left to the individual.