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    Did you know that 121,678 people are currently on lifesaving organ transplant lists and of that 121,678 people, 100,791 of them await kidney transplants? Stated in the Organ Donation and Transplantation statistics, thirteen people every day die waiting for that lifesaving kidney transplant. Thirteen people. While waiting for a kidney transplant, there were 4,761 patients that passed in 2014. Another 3,668 became too sick to be eligible for the transplant surgery. Prune Belly Syndrome, is a serious

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    Organ donation or transplant can save or improve other people lives. Organ donation will depends on donor agreement or their families. Therefore I am conducting the following qualitative research. Three groups were identified. I will use focus group due to its vital role of identifying people's behaviors and attitudes and will provide a better understanding about the people experiences. In the school and university students groups it will be possible to meet and gather in a group meetings. I will

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    Alec Peltekian Ms. Branin Honors English 11, Period 3 5/31/17 As one life ends a new beginning is created for another. Thousands of lives are saved each year in the United States alone just by organ donation. With each donor passing away and donating their organs to those in peril, children with heart conditions or adults with liver disease are given another chance to live a new healthy life. It is the definition of charity and it gives so many desperate people the hope they need. However, such

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    enhanced as a result of an organ transplantation. Organ donation is a significantly selfless way to give back to the world, making a huge difference in not just one but possibly multiple people and giving them a second chance by prolonging their lives. Most commonly donations occur from those that give consent after death, but there are also opportunities to donate while living. Importantly, people should be educated on the shortage there is for donations globally but they should also be aware of how many

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    The health issue of Organ donations is becoming increasingly prominent within Australia. Organ transplantation is the act of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person, the organ donor and transferring it into another, the recipient (Cleveland clinic, 2017). Transplantations may occur due to the recipient’s organs failing or getting injured due to disease or injury. Many diseases can lead to organ failure, including heart disease, diabetes, hepatitis, cystic fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Injury

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    Harvesting the Lack of Organs Twenty people die each day waiting on something they thought they would receive (“Organ Donation Statistics”). Organ donation has given people a second chance at life since 1954. However, many people do not take the step of registering to become an organ donor. Some people simply do not understand organ donation, therefore are unwilling to register as a donor. Everyone needs to register to become an organ donor because it is free, it is giving people a second chance

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    Twenty people die each day waiting on something they thought they would receive (“Organ Donation Statistics”). Organ donation has given people a second chance at life since 1954. However, many people do not take the step of registering to become an organ donor. Some people simply do not understand organ donation, therefore are unwilling to register as a donor. Everyone needs to register to become an organ donor because it is free, it is giving people a second chance at life, it will increase the

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    First of all, by compensating people for their organ donations, it would increase the number of lives saved. The current approach to obtaining organs is through volunteerism of live donors and altruism of deceased donors families. Altruistic consent for donation has not been adequate to meet the demands of those who are in need. The amount of individuals in need of a life saving organ is far greater than the amount donated annually. “If we keep thinking of organs solely as gifts, there will never

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    “When transplant activists talk about an organ shortage, it’s usually to lament how few people are willing to donate” (Kahn 340). Organ donations and transplants save up to 3,000 lives per month. The urgency for more organs is continually increasing, and the process of becoming a donor is very simple to become a donor. Being one provides the chance to give the most precious gift there is: a second chance at life. The positive aspects of organ transplantation will always outweigh the negative. According

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    Organ donation is one of the most admirable things to do in the medical field. Organ donation has been identified as the removal of an organ from one human being’s body to another person’s body who is in need of it(Caplan, 1999). Major issues that have been concerning organ donation is respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, utility, beneficence, and justice(Caplan, 1999). I will be arguing the importance of organ donation and show that it is necessary. I will demonstrate that organ donation is a positive

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