Organ Donation

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With the evolution of time variety of advanced and useful medical procedures to save lives have been discovered, one of which being organ donations. Now days patients suffering from serious and life threatening conditions have the option of getting their organs replaced; a second chance at life. It should be mandatory that all people, once they have died be organ and tissue donors because after death they no longer need or use their organs. Secondly, by simply donating you could save numerous lives and lastly, there are critical organ shortages within Canada which could be resolved if there were more donors available

122,542. That is the current amount of names on the national organ transplant list. Only about 6% of those people will actually go through a lifesaving organ transplantation within the next year (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 2015) due to the short supply of organ donations. Every ten minutes, another person is placed on the waiting list, and every day 22 people on that list die before they ever receive a new organ (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, 2015). As a result, there is a very intense demand for human organs, but too little people are willing to donate them. The shortage of organs for transplant caused the emergence of organ trafficking which favors a wealthy minority of individuals and exploits the poor

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate.

Ultimately, being an organ donor saves lives and that itself is a gift of life. Life is not something you can get back that’s what makes life precious. For example, losing a love one is always a tough situation and knowing that you could have done something about it will haunt you for the rest of your life. Lifesaving organ is not only a problem for the U.S. but around the world. There are nearly 7,000 unnecessary deaths each for people not being able to receive these organs (Forbes). As humanity we have to take in consideration that we will not need organs in the afterlife. These very well organs don’t have to go to waste it can very well help a person in need of one. Organ donation is not an easy decision to make but this is the

Thank you, Mario for your feedback. I am supporting organ donations, but there’s a lot of challenges that come with organ donations. The demand for organs is higher than the supply, which is causing a disadvantage for the individuals that require the organs. Organ donations offer the gift of life but it no longer becomes a gift if the organ doesn’t become available in due time. I have revised my thesis to include three points to support my claim.

Donating an organ, whether it is before or after dead, is seen by society as the right thing to do, but at what cost. Being asked to become an organ donor right before getting our license is almost always a yes. Death is one of the farthest things from our mind and when we are asked this question we would rather live life knowing our organs could be used to save someone’s life. But this simple checkmark or heart can sometimes be used against us; because there are so many people waiting for an organ, doctors have been given the ability to stretch the fine line between life and death. Not signing the donor card can gives us a few more bargaining space. Although both Crystal Lombardo and Dick Teresi speak about the effects of organ donation, Lombardo, author of “11 Major Pros And Cons Of Organ Donation”, points out the importance of becoming an organ donor, while Teresi, author of “What You Lose When You Sign That Donor Card”, describes the complications between doctor and patient.

Organ transplantation is a miraculous procedure that can save lives and possibly have a new appreciation on it. But the overall of those that need them outweigh the people that have signed up for donning their organs. They people that need those organs to survive. So how would you feel if you saved a life? Now how about 8 lives with your organs, and even more with tissue? This can all be possible if you sign up for

The potential benefits of organ donation significantly outweigh proposed reasons for refusing to donate one’s organs. Though the reasons for rejecting organ donation are understandable, the overall effect on the biomass confirms such reasons to be selfish and unethical. Organs for transplantation must be harvested as soon after death as possible, in order to maintain viability. Relatives of the donor often find difficulty in accepting that their loved one’s body, “maintained in a semblance of life by artificial respiration, is in fact dead and will remain dead when the respirator is turned off” (Emson). One’s determination to donate organs is completely voluntary. Practically, that measured decision can be overturned by family members after the death of the individual, resulting in the primary cause of loss of donors (Thomas). “To the bereaved family, an organ is a remaining part of the beloved deceased person. […] To the deceased, it is something that has been a vital component of the person but is no longer needed. [But] To the potential recipient of its donated organs, it is the very new hope for a restored life” (Emson). However, with each selfish refusal of organ donation, fifty Americans are denied the chance

regarding decision making, there is certain opportunity cost, in other words, forgone alternative. In this case that would be the number of additional transplant organs that would potentially be donated if financial incentives were approved, so the simple answer to this is that people in need for specific organ or tissue would die. There are some possible solutions for all these problems, one of them would be financial incentives focused towards organ donors. Even though it is prohibited by the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 any form of buying or selling organs in relation donor-organ broker-recipient and vice versa, there could be some additional monetary resources given to transplant organizations to better track organ donors so cases like health issues of donors previously mentioned could be avoided.

A young husband sits next to his wife, holding her hand while the tears fall from both of their cheeks. Several hours earlier, they were blessed with the sight of their baby girl – the one they’ve been waiting to meet for what seemed like an eternity. Holding her in their arms and seeing her perfect round face for the first time was supposed to be one of the most joyous moments of their lives – however it will forever live on as one of the moments they wished had never occurred. Their baby, one that had been healthy the entire nine months of pregnancy, had been stillborn. A representative from the organ transplantation recovery unit comes to speak to the couple, providing information about organ and tissue donation, and ask them about their thoughts and feelings on donation of their baby’s viable tissues and organs, all the while emphasizing the essential window of time that is available. Already full of heartache, the couple now faced one of the toughest decisions they’ve had to make in life yet.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, every ten minutes a name is added to the National Transplant waiting list. As of December 1, 2015, there are 122,477 people that need a lifesaving operation and are on the transplant waiting list. While on the waiting list, there is an average of 22 people that die every day. So far, only 23,134 transplants have been done in 2015. (U.S. Depart.of Health and Human Services) This incredibly low number of transplants is why more people should become organ donors. Choosing to become an organ donor provides the opportunity to save up to eight lives and improve the quality of life for many others with tissue donation. An organ donor can also provide comfort to the grieving family: the loss of the loved one will be helping others to live. Becoming an organ donor is much easier than many think. The decision can literally be done in just minutes.

Organ donation is a noble act that makes a positive difference to the lives of many people by enabling them to lead a longer and a healthful life. Here 's a bit about the pros and cons of donating vital organs and tissues of one 's body.

Human organ and/or transplant donors are in abnormally high demand due to the growing number of people who are now registered on the national donor transplant waiting list, due to the growing number of kidney failures, increasing awareness of the obesity epidemic, and other serious health risks such as types 1 and 2 diabetes. These concerns would undeniably result in the eventual destruction and/or death of vital internal organs, necessary for daily metabolic functions. Currently, in the year 2015, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), “134, 702 recipients on the all-donor waiting list. Out of that number, more than 109,000+ are waiting for a kidney” (OPTN, 2015). This number is “nearly 10% greater for all-donor