The ultimate disposal of these parts should be done reverently. The Episcopal Church passed a resolution in 1982 that recognizes the life-giving benefits of organ, blood and tissue donation. The Church has no objection to the use of therapeutic agents, vaccinations, blood transfusions and medical procedures that contribute to the restoration of the health and well-being of the patient. Donation for transplantation is acceptable. A decision to donate one's body for medical experimentation or research is not consistent with traditional Orthodox practice and belief.
Gypsies are a people of different ethnic groups without a formalized religion.
Although they have no formal resolution, they tend to be opposed to organ donation. Their opposition is connected with their beliefs about the afterlife. Traditional belief contends that for one year after death the person's soul retraces its steps. Thus, the body must remain intact because the soul maintains its physical shape. According to the Hindu Temple Society of North America, Hindus are not prohibited by religious law from donating their organs.