Is One Allowed to Give One’s Kidney?

Quiz

1 - What is the underlying halachic question that will determine whether a Jew is obligated to donate a kidney?

• Is one required to give over his life to save that of another?
• Is one allowed to endanger himself in order to save his fellows life?
• Is one obligated to endanger himself in order to save the life of another?

2 - Where there is a disagreement between the Talmud Babli and the Talmud Yerushalmi, which of the following statements is correct?

• All those living in Jerusalem must follow the Talmud Yerushalmi.
• The ruling of the Yerushalmi is the halacha.
• The ruling of the Babli is the halacha.

3 - If there was no danger involved in donating a kidney, which of the following statements is correct?

• All would agree that there is an obligation to donate a kidney to save a life.
• Nevertheless, there are poskim that will prohibit such donations as the body of the donor will be incomplete when buried.
• This fact would make no difference to the halachic decision.