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Explain why Religious people may have problems with transplant surgery.  

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Katie Lane Explain why Religious people may have problems with transplant surgery. Most Christians agree with transplant surgery however some are opposed to transplant surgery. They disagree with using organs from dead people but accept using organs as donated by living relatives. Jews have a similar view to Christians on this matter. Muslims however are totally opposed to it some Muslims do allow transplant surgery using organs from a living donor as long as the donor is a close relative. More Hindus are for transplant surgery than against and mainly will carry donor cards. Christians that are opposed to transplant surgery believe that transplants can ignore the sanctity of life, God created us in his image so transplanting organs means you interfering with what God intended and therefore "playing God". Organs cannot be paid for because this is exploiting the poor which is strictly forbidden in the Bible. The...

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