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  • 11 Jul 2009
    Church leaders back Wall of Life organ donor initiative

    Church leaders and members are among those giving enthusiastic support to the new Wall of Life initiative, an interactive campaign across the UK by the NHS Blood and Transplant service.

  • 18 Nov 2008
    Call for government to reform the law on organ donation

    The British Humanist Association (BHA) has urged on the British government to push ahead with legal reform on organ donation which would have the effect of requiring people to opt out rather than opt in to the donation system.

  • 31 Jan 2008
    Philippines bishops condemn human organ trade and poverty trap

    The Philippines Catholic Bishops' Conference has described the sale and trade of human organs, and issue of increasing concern across South East Asia as "morally unacceptable" and as a violating the dignity of a human person.

  • 10 Jan 2008
    Bishop encourages Christians to consider organ donation

    The Anglican Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Rev Dr Tom Butler, has encouraged Christians to give serious thought to the responsibility to donate their organs to others upon their death, saying it is a striking example of love of neighbour.

  • 8 Oct 2007
    Church of England urges organ donation as a Christian response

    Self-giving and voluntary generosity with possessions for the well being of others are Christian duties which point towards the desirability of church people taking a lead in post-death organ donation, the Church of England has suggested in parliamentary evidence.