Re: what does bible say about organ donation: Ethical question

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Sorry Lori if I misunderstood you. For all of us who will need an organ in the

future, let's hope one becomes available to each and everyone of us. Let's also

hope the donor of the organs has the least amount of suffering possible before

their gift of life.

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> > Lori, I was thinking the same thing, but then I wondered if maybe I am

confusing brain dead with being in a coma/ vegetative state??

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> > If someone is brain dead, doesn't their heart stop, but the only reason it

doesn't is because the patient is on a ventilator? So if not for the ventilator,

the patient dies (or am I wrong about that?). I wouldn't think removing a

patient from a ventilator (if they are brain dead) would be playing God.

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> > I do think it's wrong to withhold food though (I think I was thinking of the

past high profile cases where a spouse of someone in a coma/veg state wants to

remove the feeding tube, but is blocked by the patient's other family members

(parents) and human rights groups).

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> > Or maybe I am just confused all around...been feeling bad lately, so it's

certainly a possibility.

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> > Kim PSC 01/04 & UC

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> > I am a christian and I disagree. I think we are on dangerous ground if we

try to play God and decide when someone should die. Brain dead or not they are

still alive in my opinion. I can't really think of anywhere in the scriptures

that would disagree with me. Just my 2 cents.

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> > Lori A.

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