Ethical and medical aspects of organ donation in the context of teaching monotheistic religions

The topic of organ donation is relevant, as this field of medicine depends not only on medical progress, the professionalism of doctors but also on the number of donors that are still lacking. We live in a pluralistic and multicultural world, where people with different religious beliefs emigrate and travel. Many countries are becoming multicultural - Lithuania is no exception. Immigrants are likely to retain religious problems in emigration, so information for this work is essential for both doctors and spiritual counselors because we need to understand, know and respect the views of different religions on transplantation and related issues. At a difficult time, when a decision needs to be made, when difficult and complicated conversations need to be conducted, only a well-informed and knowledgeable workforce that respects different religious beliefs and understands the anxiety of the patient and their loved ones is trusted. A review, analysis, and synthesis of the scientific literature and research provided an opportunity to present, analyze, reveal and examine the following issues: a review of the development of donation and transplantation in the context of medical education, death concept, and statement, identifies Judaism's approach to organ donation, reviews Islam's approach to organ donation and presents a Christian approach to organ donation. It has become clear that when we touch on topics such as organ donation, it is necessary to understand that the attitudes of the religion he professes are important to the person facing it. Any end-of-life position: ethical, medical or religious, must meet three criteria: it must be based on sound scientific evidence and understanding, it must be based on the best intentions of both the donor and the recipient, and third, the person must be supported and understood in their cultural or religious beliefs. And the conclusion is that all monotheistic religions support organ donation. At the same time, in all monotheistic religions, the human body is worthy in the context of exceptional respect and dignity, preservation. The problem is religious doubts or ignorance of the main differences and principles of faith, thus, knowledge of the teaching of the three most significant monotheistic religions on bioethical issues, in this case, a donation, can help deal professionally and appropriately with issues that arise in the face of illness or death of loved ones