The Church of Christ Science Christian Scientists do not take a specific position on transplants. Christian Scientists normally rely on spiritual, rather than medical means for healing. The questions of organ donation is left to the individual church member. Gypsies Gypsies, on the whole are against organ donation. Although they have no formal resolution, their opposition is associated with their belief about the after-life.
Gypsies believe that one year after a person dies, the soul retraces it steps.
All of the body parts must be intact because the soul maintains a physical shape. In 1983, the Moslem Religious Council initially rejected organ donation by followers of Islam, but it has reversed its position, provided donors consent in writing prior to their death. The organs of Moslem donors must be transplanted immediately. According to the Watch Tower Society, the legal corporation for the religion, Jehovah's Witnesses do not encourage organ donation, but believe it is a matter best left to an individual's conscience. All organs and tissues, however, must be completely drained of blood before transplantation.