Ethical Issues Of Organ Donation

Organ donation. It has caused plenty of cases to come about in the court system, and that probably won’t end anytime soon. Organ donation is when an organ is donated to someone in need of a replacement. Some organs can be given from people while they are alive. A kidney, part of your liver, and even things like blood and bone marrow. People can be organ donors so that when they die or are brain dead, someone else can receive the organ they need. But the question with a continuing debate and no answer, is it morally right or wrong to donate an organ? It all depends on how you look at, and the type of situation you’re in. For instance, some religions think it is wrong to donate or receive an organ, which can result in the giver or recipient to be shunned. In other cases, people have no problem with being an organ donor because they feel that they won’t need it after their dead so they might as well do something to help someone in need. On the other hand you have issues that can arise from an organ donation. What if someone receives an organ and then reject it? Could they sue the hospital or even the family kin to the organ donor? That is where one issue is from. Another, is that even if someone is a
I believe that once you’re no longer able to use your organs then what harm is being done by giving someone else a chance to live. Even though some people might not deserve an organ, what if that second chance made them think differently? Plus when I can no longer live and my organs are donated, at least I will have done a good deed at the end. But I do realize that people have their own beliefs and opinions, most of the time religious based. I respect these as well. Although it is hard to see that someone needs an organ to survive and a person is brain dead, but they didn’t believe in giving their organs, so those organs will decompose and that person who needed an organ could possibly