accomplish something regardless of the possibility that it's against our beliefs. If the world we live in today permits the decision of dress wear, dialogue, and abortion, why shouldn't individuals have the privilege to keep their bodies as it is after death? Finally, Organ donation cannot be compulsory, it is a personal choice. Personally, I encourage donation, but I strongly disagree it should be mandatory. Personally, I consider it as a highly estimable and responsible thing to do, and is one…
Unwinding could benefit society in many ways. To begin with, patients who are in desperate need of organs can be guaranteed one from an Unwind and do not need to suffer through the hassle of waiting lists due to limited donors. For example, Admiral Dunfee needed a healthy heart as he was in critical condition due to a heart attack. The hospital staff said that he needed a heart transplant and that there were plenty of healthy young hearts, but the Admiral refused to have a transplant knowing…
Have you ever thought “I’m young and healthy, I don’t have to worry about death. Nothing bad will happen to me bad things just happen to other people.” That is a very common idea that humans perceive to be the reality. However, accidents happen everyday. You never know when you might find yourself in the situation of needing an organ transplant. Organ donation takes one person's organs and tissues after they have passed on for transplantation into another. Therefore contrary to the many…
Picture this: a 12 year old blind boy being able to see again, a 30 year old burn victim waking up with skin on her arms, a 25 year old woman, who was previously incapable of having children, hold her own child in her arms, and a 46 year old lung cancer patient filling a new healthy lung with fresh air. While some may seem unrealistic, these scenarios are all made possible through the process of organ donation. When one chooses to donate an organ, the outcome almost always has a positive effect…
Are you going to donate your organs when you die? It’s a sensitive question, one that’s shrouded in false beliefs, myths and avoidance, and now we are paying the price. With significantly greater demand than supply for donor organs in developed countries all over the world, what is it going to take to get more people to donate? While transplant success rates in Australia are amongst the best, we have one of the lowest organ donation rates in the developed world (Transplant Australia, n.d.).…
Organ Sale: Should we legalize the sale of human organs? Organ sale covers a wide range of different practices. Most people readily associate it with the case in which one individual sells his or her organ to another. Legalization of organ sale has been a major issue due to its health and ethical concerns to the people who sell their organs to save their lives from poverty. Therefore, organ selling should not be legalized in order to save our human dignity and moral values. There are many…
According to a survey conducted by the Ecology Global Network, in the article “Birth and Death Rates,” it sates on average, 151,600 people die each day. In addition, an article by The American Transplant Foundation, titled “Facts and Myths,” states that at minimum, 21 people out of 123,000 men, women and children on the organ transplant list join the death rate every day. Incidentally, a single person can donate their body and save up to 8 lives. Thus if 20,000 of the 151,600 deceased donated…
Many people will not sign up to become an organ donor because they think it is a hard process, they don't know how it works, or they don't think it would be worth it. If a person is hospitalized, the medical staff provides the best possible care, regardless of organ donor status. Donation is considered after a patient has died. (become) Although there are risks with undergoing any surgery, most live donors do very well and have no physical ill effects or alterations in their own health.…
that never seeking help about their drinking problem. By the time they noticed their problem, their livers are already damaged. What about people who have already donated their organs to save peoples' lives? Since they don’t have a choice, upon their death, they are required to donate it anyway. Some people don’t want their lives to go to somebody that needed a liver transplant because of drinking, especially people who are willing to donate their organs. Are they fine with alcoholics receiving…
Should there be a choice to save lives? Did you know anyone over 18 can prevent someone dying every 90 minutes from not receiving an organ? There are up to 1,700 Australians on the organ donation waiting list at any one time to receive an organ and you can save up to 10. Unfortunately, there were only 378 donors in 2014. Australia is the best in the world at transplanting organs into people’s bodies. You should never assume that you’re too old or too young or not healthy enough to become an…