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:''Such donations are acceptable if the deceased donor had willed such action, or if surviving relatives permit it providing that it was in harmony with the desires of the deceased. Such actions can be approved as an expression of love and if they express the self-determination of the donor. In all cases, respect for the body of the donor should be maintained.
:''Organ transplants should never be commercialized commercialized nor coerced nor take placed without proper consent, nor place in jeopardy the identity of the donor or recipient, such as the use of animal organs. Nor should the death of the donor be hastened in order to harvest organs for transplantation transplantation to another person.''
==External links==
*[http://www.antiochian.org/1293 ''Ask Abouna'' (with Fr. Anthony Yazge)] regarding organ donation (Antiochian)
*[[pubmed:12171078|The commerce of human body parts: an Eastern Orthodox response]] - by Fr. Reardon
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0609/p01s03-wogi.html How Much Is A Kidney Worth?] by Abraham McLaughlin, Ilene R. Prusher, and Andrew Downie
[[Category:Bioethics]]