--- title: Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood», a lesson of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Sometimes when a person dies, parts of their body that are still healthy, like the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs or --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/) / Gifts of life: organ donation and givi… # Gifts of life: organ donation and giving blood Lesson 78 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 17 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/0/) — Sometimes when a person dies, parts of their body that are still healthy, like the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs or the clear front of the eye, can be given to sick people who need them: this is organ donation, and Lily's teacher calls it «a gift of life». - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/2/) — There are never enough donors: Ollie hears that people needing a new kidney often wait for years, because the organ must match the sick person's body, a bit like a key that has to fit its lock. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/3/) — Giving blood is a gift living grown-ups can give: Sam's mum feels a quick pinch from the needle, and her blood can help people after accidents, in operations and with some illnesses. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/4/) — Most Christian churches call organ donation an act of love, following Jesus who gave himself for others, and many Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Sikh leaders support it too; but it is a personal choice, some people say no for religious or personal reasons, and their choice is respected. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/5/) — For a child today this means: it is good to talk with your family about it, to say thank you for gifts of life, and to know that when you are older you can choose to help. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/6/) — Organ donation means giving healthy organs, such as the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs or corneas (the clear front of the eye), to people who need them, usually after the donor has died. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/7/) — One donor can save or improve the lives of several people; the NHS says up to nine. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/8/) — An organ must match the sick person's body, so people often wait a long time; in the UK many people wait two to three years for a kidney. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/9/) — Living people can give blood; in the UK you can start at 17. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/10/) — Giving blood feels like a quick pinch and does not hurt much, and the body soon makes new blood to replace it; the blood helps people after accidents, in operations and with illnesses. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/11/) — In England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, adults are counted as willing donors unless they have said no, and families are always asked. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/12/) — Saying no to organ donation is a personal choice that is respected. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/13/) — Most Christian churches support organ donation as an act of love, and many leaders of other faiths support it too. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/14/) — Families of donors and people who received organs can write thank-you letters to each other through the hospital. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/15/) — In 2022 doctors in the USA were reported to have put a pig's heart into a man; using animal organs is very new, rare and still experimental. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/16/) — Some Muslims and Jews may feel unsure about pig organs because their faiths forbid eating pork, though many religious leaders say saving a life comes first. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/78-gifts-of-life-organ-donation-and-giving-blood/17/) — A person who gets a new heart can often live a healthy, active life afterwards. - ← previous: [Kindness to the dying and visiting the old](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/77-kindness-to-the-dying-and-visiting-the-old/) - next →: [Promises, memory and keeping each other safe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/79-promises-memory-and-keeping-each-other-safe/) - ↑ back to [Religion ethics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/)