Position statement: Hindus believe that the physical body is mortal and perishable while the soul is immortal and imperishable.In none of the Hindu sacred text there is any explicit prohibition against organ donation. All Hindu sacred texts promote the virtues of not only truth, honesty and living simply, but also of selfless giving –Daana. Thus […]
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Dr. Chris Barry is a transplant surgeon and researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center. In this talk, Chris discusses the power of modern transplant surgery to touch people’s lives. He also talks about the obstacles that prevent our society from realizing its true potential to help others through organ donation. His talk resounds […]