Organ Transplants from Living Donors – Halachic Aspects

This manuscript is a survey of the halachic attitudes toward organ transplant procedures from a living donor which can be defined as life-saving procedures for the recipient or at least life-prolonging procedures. Three fundamental problems concerning the halachic aspects of such transplantation are...

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Main Author: Mordechai Halperin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rambam Health Care Campus 2011-04-01
Series:Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://rmmj.org.il/(S(dol5pwab5z20dcro1sui0rzu))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=86
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Summary:This manuscript is a survey of the halachic attitudes toward organ transplant procedures from a living donor which can be defined as life-saving procedures for the recipient or at least life-prolonging procedures. Three fundamental problems concerning the halachic aspects of such transplantation are discussed in detail: the danger to the donor, donation under coercion, and the sale of organs and tissues. The terms “halacha” and “Jewish law” are defined in the introduction.
ISSN:2076-9172