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- Willingness to donate organs varies among members of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, with all three showing low willingness for postmortem donation.
- All three religious groups possess similar knowledge about organ donation and share negative attitudes toward it.
- Educational campaigns are necessary to address misconceptions and encourage people to become organ donors.
Article Abstract
Willingness to donate organs is contingent upon knowledge about and attitude toward organ donation. In order to explore differences between members of the three monotheistic religions: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, a nation-wide survey was conducted in Israel. Members of all three religions expressed a very low willingness to donate organs postmortem. They had similar levels of knowledge regarding organ donation and similar negative attitudes toward organ donation. The public feels negative regarding the issue, therefore education campaigns should be designed and implemented in order to refute potential misconceptions and hence increase the number of people who sign donor cards.
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