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 duties (as recommended in "Diary" 1320, 1572). It is also applied in various other situations, especially when someone meets a sinner (as Jesus requires "passim" in the "Diary"). It invokes the Divine Mercy that is given to the humanity from the cross of Jesus. Blood and water from his side pierced by a spear (John 19:34) symbolizes the grace of sacraments: help and forgiveness (cf. "Diary" 299). This is also the meaning of the red and white ray in the Divine Mercy image. O Blood and Water O Blood and Water (Polish: "O krwi i wodo"), also known as conversion