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Considerations against kidney donation

שו"תConsiderations against kidney donation
שאל לפני שנה 1

Hello Rabbi,
Can the rabbi detail the considerations that someone considering donating a kidney should take into account? The benefits are clear, of course, but should there be considerations against it?
One of the things I thought about that I think is currently not being addressed is that I am not interested in donating to someone who has a family member who could donate but because there is another "sucker" he does not donate. In charity, this is somewhat solved by associations that check who needs it and who does not, but even if there are misses there, it is not as bad as a miss in a kidney. Incidentally, I know someone who told me that his father needs a kidney transplant and when I asked him why no one in the family is donating to him, he told me that his father is not interested in them doing it (and I assume here that he may be on the waiting list for a donation)
Additionally, why don't you have to donate a kidney because you won't stand for your neighbor's blood?


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Hello. First, a very big thank you for wanting to donate. An amazing altruistic act. It is agreed that there is no obligation to donate, and several explanations can be offered for this: 1. Why me? (Although, this can be overcome by drawing lots.) 2. Who would bet that a kidney donation is like a death? One might ask why I am not allowed to take a kidney from you by force if I need it, since the prohibition of a donor is not one of the three most serious, and therefore the Piku'n rejects it. One answer to this is that taking an organ is like a death. (Although, I think there is another answer, that you are not allowed to enter the territory of the other, even if you are right.) Regarding the considerations, I don't have a clear answer. If you know that a relative will donate if you don't donate, that seems like a completely legitimate consideration. But if he won't donate anyway, then it's even less likely to decide based on that. If the father isn't willing for them to donate, that's downright impudence (unless he himself isn't willing to accept donations, in which case the question doesn't arise). I wouldn't donate to him. Again, since there's no obligation to donate, then any consideration you have is legitimate, and therefore there's no consideration you're forbidden to make.

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