I have intimate knowledge of the horror of finding out, after consenting to donate my husband's organs, that they would have to be taken while his heart still beat and he was still breathing. It was not hospital personnel who told me this but my brother, who made inquiries on my behalf. In a panic, he let me know what was entailed in the proposed organ donation and I withdrew consent. This was over 25 years ago and I was grateful for others' sake that the truth about organ donation became widespread news of late. Parolin, if he is not aware of this reality, needs to be brought into the light.
Yes. St. John Paul II strongly endorsed organ transplants-- provided that the donor is truly dead. But that's the crux of the debate; suitable vital organs are taken from patients who still exhibit the ordinary signs of life. At a minimum the burden of proof should be on the transplant team to demonstrate that there is no chance that patient is still alive.
I have intimate knowledge of the horror of finding out, after consenting to donate my husband's organs, that they would have to be taken while his heart still beat and he was still breathing. It was not hospital personnel who told me this but my brother, who made inquiries on my behalf. In a panic, he let me know what was entailed in the proposed organ donation and I withdrew consent. This was over 25 years ago and I was grateful for others' sake that the truth about organ donation became widespread news of late. Parolin, if he is not aware of this reality, needs to be brought into the light.
Yes. St. John Paul II strongly endorsed organ transplants-- provided that the donor is truly dead. But that's the crux of the debate; suitable vital organs are taken from patients who still exhibit the ordinary signs of life. At a minimum the burden of proof should be on the transplant team to demonstrate that there is no chance that patient is still alive.
This is very disturbing. I also read an article today on Crisis Magazine by Sheryl Collmer on actual child sacrifice that is extremely disturbing.