Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI

Background: Organ transplantation frequently constitutes a source of public concern. Dealing with such a complex medical problems requires a process of recognition of the different attitudes that social groups have toward organ transplantation attitudes which might vary accordingly to cultural and r...

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Autores principales: Grossman K,Nicole, Herrera V,Javiera, Luco C,Lorna
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2012
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720120010000182013-03-18Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXIGrossman K,NicoleHerrera V,JavieraLuco C,Lorna Brain death Judaism, brain Organ Transplantation Background: Organ transplantation frequently constitutes a source of public concern. Dealing with such a complex medical problems requires a process of recognition of the different attitudes that social groups have toward organ transplantation attitudes which might vary accordingly to cultural and religious diversity. Judaism is the focus of this review. Our objective is to contribute to the knowledge that Chilean health professionals have about the Jewish point of view on organ transplantation. The supreme value of life is a premise of Judaism, so saving a life should precede the enforcement of certain Old Testament's prohibitions. However, it is difficult and misleading to attempt to define a unique point of view-even though there is an overwhelming majority who are in favor of organ donation-because different theological interpretations and recommendations are continuously in debate. We conclude that the mainstream Jewish position is not significantly different from the contemporary Western thought, even though a minority in Judaism is opposed to cadaveric organ donation.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.140 n.10 20122012-10-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872012001000018es10.4067/S0034-98872012001000018
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Brain death
Judaism, brain
Organ Transplantation
spellingShingle Brain death
Judaism, brain
Organ Transplantation
Grossman K,Nicole
Herrera V,Javiera
Luco C,Lorna
Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI
description Background: Organ transplantation frequently constitutes a source of public concern. Dealing with such a complex medical problems requires a process of recognition of the different attitudes that social groups have toward organ transplantation attitudes which might vary accordingly to cultural and religious diversity. Judaism is the focus of this review. Our objective is to contribute to the knowledge that Chilean health professionals have about the Jewish point of view on organ transplantation. The supreme value of life is a premise of Judaism, so saving a life should precede the enforcement of certain Old Testament's prohibitions. However, it is difficult and misleading to attempt to define a unique point of view-even though there is an overwhelming majority who are in favor of organ donation-because different theological interpretations and recommendations are continuously in debate. We conclude that the mainstream Jewish position is not significantly different from the contemporary Western thought, even though a minority in Judaism is opposed to cadaveric organ donation.
author Grossman K,Nicole
Herrera V,Javiera
Luco C,Lorna
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Herrera V,Javiera
Luco C,Lorna
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title Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI
title_short Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI
title_full Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI
title_fullStr Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI
title_full_unstemmed Trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo XXI
title_sort trasplante de órganos, una mirada desde el judaísmo en el siglo xxi
publisher Sociedad Médica de Santiago
publishDate 2012
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