Organ donation rabbinic authorities believe that organ donation may be mandatory, whereas a minority opinion considers any donation of a live organ as forbidden. The demand for organs significantly surpasses the number of donors everywhere in the world. There are more potential recipients on organ donation waiting lists than organ donors. In particular, due to significant advances in dialysis techniques, patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) can survive longer than ever before. Because these patients don't die as quickly as they used to, and as kidney failure increases with the rising age and prevalence of high blood pressure and diabetes in
O Blood and Water O Blood and Water O Blood and Water (Polish: "O krwi i wodo"), also known as conversion prayer, is a prayer to the Divine Mercy revealed by Jesus to saint Faustina Kowalska. Its full text, as reported in the "Diary", is: "O blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I/we trust in you". In the Polish original it is: "O krwi i wodo, któraś wytrysnęła z serca Jezusowego jako zdrój miłosierdzia dla nas, ufam/-y tobie". It may be regarded as an extension of the jaculatory prayer "Jezu, ufam tobie"