?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Organ+Transplants%3A+Ethical%2C+Social%2C+and+Religious+Issues+in+a+Multicultural+Society&rft.creator=Robson%2C+Noorzurani&rft.creator=Razack%2C+A.+H.+&rft.creator=Dublin%2C+N.&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=Recent+advances+in+the+fields+of+organ+donation+and+organ+transplant+have+introduced+new+hope+for+the+treatment+of+serious+diseases.+However%2C+this+promise+has+been+accompanied+by+several+issues.+The+most+common+issue+raised+is+ethical+implications%2C+but+in+a+multicultural+society+like+Malaysia%2C+additional+concerns+arise+pertaining+to+social+and+religious+issues.+These+concerns+needs+to+be+addressed+as+attitudes+toward+and+acceptability+of+organ+donation+varies+according+to+social%2C+culture%2C+and+religion.+The+diverse+cultural%2C+religious%2C+and+traditional+concepts+pertaining+to+organ+donation+may+hamper+its+acceptability+and+cause+a+lack+of+willingness+to+donate+organs.+The+purpose+of+this+article+is+to+briefly+explore+the+ethical+issues+involved+in+organ+transplant+and+the+various+religious+opinions+on+organ+donation.+It+is+hoped+that+this+knowledge+and+understanding+may+benefit+both+health+care+providers+and+patients+in+a+multicultural+society+like+Malaysia.&rft.publisher=Sage+publications+inc+&rft.date=2010&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8083%2F1%2FOrgan%2520transplants.pdf&rft.identifier=++Robson%2C+Noorzurani+and+Razack%2C+A.+H.++and+Dublin%2C+N.++(2010)+Organ+Transplants%3A+Ethical%2C+Social%2C+and+Religious+Issues+in+a+Multicultural+Society.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8083%2F