The question of organ donation is the individual decision of church members. They do not oppose donation. The Episcopal Church recognizes the life-giving benefits of organ, blood, and tissue donation, and encourages all Christians to become donors as part of their ministry to help others in the name of Christ. A resolution passed at the Evangelical Covenant Annual Meeting in 1982 encouraged members to sign and carry Organ Donor Cards. The resolution also recommended that pastors, teachers and counselors promote organ and tissue donation to their congregations.
Gypsies are, on the whole, against organ donation.
Gypsies do not have an exclusive religion but they share common folk beliefs which include the sanctity of a deceased person's body. Although they have no formal resolution, they oppose donation because they believe that the soul retraces its steps after death. The soul retains a physical shape and all body parts must be left intact. Hindus are not prohibited from donating their organs, according to the Hindu Temple Society of North America. This is an individual decision.