Do It Now ...Is organ donation

heroic?

If so who is heroic? (the person who donates, the donators family?)

Is it equally as brave if someone who is alive donates an organ or

marrow?

Try to answer the following questions:

1) What organs can be transplanted?• Kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and small bowel.

2) How many people die each day while waiting for a transplant?• Three

3) Can someone with HIV donate organs?• No

4) How old do you have to be to join the organ donation register?

• Anyone can register but parent have to give consent for their children

5) Can you donate an organ while you are still alive?• Yes

Term 2: Religion: Rights & Responsibilities1. Different Attitudes to Transplant Surgery In

Christianity

2. The United Nations &

World Peace

3. Why Wars Occur

4. Differences Among

Christians In Their Attitudes

to War

5. The Attitudes to War of One Religion

Other Than Christianity

6. Christian Attitudes to

Bullying

6. Assessment5. Revision

Title: Different Attitudes to Transplant Surgery In Christianity1 May 2023

Learning: To describe reasons why Christians should agree with transplant surgery (E/D Grade)Mastering: Explain different Christian arguments for and against transplant surgery (C/B Grade)Extending: Evaluate the benefits disadvantages of transplant surgery and decide if it should be treated as a gift from God (A/A*)

Copy the definitions

Organ Donation Giving organs to be used in transplant surgery.

Siamese / Conjoined

Twins

Twins that are physically joined at birth, sometimes sharing organs, and in some cases separable by

surgery (depending on the degree of fusion).

1. Choose an objective2. Decide on your target grade3. Copy the definition into your lesson

template

What is it? • Organ donation is the gift of

an organ to help someone else who needs a transplant.

• Hundreds of people’s lives are saved each year by the generosity of organ donation.

• The organs taken after death are then transplanted into the body of someone desperately needing them!

• Or they are taken from a live donor – kidney.

When were the first organ transplants?

• The first successful kidney transplant was in 1954. The first heart transplant took place in 1967.

What organs can be transplanted?

• Kidneys, heart, liver, lungs, pancreas and the small bowel can all be transplanted.

• Tissue and bone can also be used.

What is it? • Organ donation is the gift of

an organ to help someone else who needs a transplant.

• Hundreds of people’s lives are saved each year by the generosity of organ donation.

• The organs taken after death are then transplanted into the body of someone desperately needing them!

• Or they are taken from a live donor – kidney.

1-2 marks: ...with evidence/example... 3-4 marks: ...with evidence/example which includes

religious teachings5-6 marks: As above...many

examples/evidence/teachings and key terms7-8 marks: As above...using specialist language

extensively...

What would a Christian do?...For each scenario...1. Write a sentence explaining

the situation.2. Explain how a Christian

would respond to the situation – would they agree/disagree? Would there be mixed opinions amongst Christians? – Explain your response

What would a Christian do?...Scenario 1 Scenario 2

Scenario 3 Scenario 4

Write notes on the following scenarios ...

Scenario 1...

Extension: Do you think any of these

women need transplant

surgery? If so, why?

Scenario 2...SHOULD ALCOHOLICS GET LIVER

TRANSPLANTS?The failure of footballer George

Best to refrain from drinking alcohol despite a life-saving liver

transplant over ten years ago prompted questions about the

merits of offering transplant surgery to alcoholics.

Some say it is a waste of a

precious and scarce resource, but others say there is no reason why people suffering from such a debilitating disease should be

discriminated against.

Scenario 3...Conjoined twins Mary and Jodie are joined at

the base of their spines. Mary is very weak and is unable to breath for herself, her heart is also not functioning properly and she is relying on

her twin to provide her with oxygenated blood in order to survive.

Jodie is healthier but supporting her twin is putting stress on her lungs and heart.

Surgeons believe that if they are not separated they will both die within six months. If they are

separated Mary will die instantly. Extension: The Roman Catholic church tried to ban the separation of the twins. Make notes

on the reasons why (page 55).

Every day is Thanksgiving for Tim and Heather Tickal and their family.

The Mason City couple’s 7-year-old daughter, Bailey, who was born with kidney disease and was given only a 50-50 chance of survival, received a

kidney transplant five years ago today from her grandmother, Helen Bunting

of Rudd.

Scenario 4...

Bailey, who couldn’t walk without a walker and was behind on talking before the transplant, now is enjoying being a first-grader at Hoover Elementary

School and playing on the monkey bars.The outgoing little girl also has caught up on her speaking skills — and then

some. “She’s quite the miracle,” Bunting said.

The family likes to joke that Bailey got her “orneryness” from her grandmother’s kidney.

What do Christians think?...

“There is an everyday heroism, made up of gestures and sharing,

big and small... A particularly

praiseworthy example of such gestures is the

donation of organs in a morally acceptable

manner.”

How should Christians view organ donation according to the

POPE?

What do you think he means by

‘morally acceptable’?

What do Christians think?... Use the information on pages 54 and 55 to complete the

following table.

Most Christians agree with organ donation because...

Some Christians disagree with organ donation because...

• It is a loving and charitable act which fulfils Jesus’ teaching to

love one another. • It raises no problems for life

after death as the body is not needed in heaven.

• It is a way people can show their gratitude for God’s gift of

life.

• It violates the ‘sanctity of life’ and people should not ‘play

God’.• The organs are an essential

part of an individual which God has created and it would be wrong to replace a part of

that person.• It is interfering with God’s

plans for each individual.

Christian views can also depend on WHY a persons organs need replacing. Some Christians disagree with replacing an organ

that has been damaged because the person has abused their own body that God created!

Also Christians will only agree with organ donation if it is done in a responsible way that reflects loving charity.

Plenary...

(d) ‘Transplant surgery is a gift from God so Christians should agree with it.’

i Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion (3)ii Give reasons why some people may disagree with you. (3)In your answer you must refer to Christianity.

For (?)

FINISH (?)