Religion and Death

Death Topics in Modern Society

Aj. Masayo Urasaki

Dec. 20 2011

The Keyword - Modern-

• What is "Modern"?

Using the Up-to-date techniques

Sofisticate lifestyle in the art ,

architecture, etc

Not to traditional styles and values

What is diffrent from Pre-modern and Modern?

Especially

" Death and Life"

Symbol of the "Modern"

• School and Hospital

• Illich, Ivan (1975) Limits to Medicine-Medical Nemesis Criticize the Modern Medical Society >> It might be too much rely on professional medical care.

Brain Death

• Very serious damage to the brain that cannot be cured

• A person who is suffering from brain death needs machenes to keep them alive, even though their heart is still beating.

Physically Death and Socially Death

• Physically Death (Including medical treatment) • Socially Death (Including Religious or Sprititual matter) Privacy matters (Hegemony: Power From Religion to Medicine)

Organ Transplantation

• Perform an organ transplant from person to person, for expample; heart, liver,kidneys, cornea (of an eye)

Argueing topics

• Transplant is merit making or not?

• Transplant of the child

• How much?

Organ Transplantation in Thailand

• 1972 March (kidney)• 1987 (heart, liver)• 1989 (heart and lungs)

Thai Red Cross ( Center & Support the coodinator) ・ Waiting List is increasing, but donors sh

ortage. ・ Buying and Selling by underground?

Medical care for what?

• From Human being to "Patients"

• Patients should be controled by Medical Staff.

• Where is Patient's decision rights?

• Patron- Cliante Relationship

Ogran Donor after death in Thailand (1994-1999)

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Digital Transplant Vol.16 (Japan Organ Transplant Network Homepage)

Ogran Donor after death in Thailand (1994-1999)

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lung Eye

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Digital Transplant Vol.16 (Japan Organ Transplant Network Homepage)

Case Study

• Use your Imagination!!!

• Mind chart If you are A, If you are A's mother, If you are,,,,,,,

Please think yourself first, after that you can talk with your friends, You can exchange your opinion!