Organ donation provides a second chance at life for thousands of people. Some people believe organ donation should be mandatory for everyone to donate their organs when they die. Because the demand for transplants has grown far faster than the supply, and this stipulation also can save more lives and reduce illegal dealings. On the other hand many people against this stipulation because of the religions, and they believe it may violate human rights.
Firstly, many people assert that making organ donation compulsory can save more lives. One organ donor will help at least 50 people to live a better quality of life, and people will not need organs when they die so people should give someone else a second chance to live and enjoy life. Moreover, organ donation not only can save the patients’ life, but also affect the life of all their families and friends.
Furthermore, it is argue that the increasing demand of organ transportation leads to a large underground market in organ trafficking. The agency in this underground buys and sells organs between organ donors and organ seekers with the aim of earning money. For this reason, some people believe that mandatory donation is the best way to restrict this the unfair traffic.
In contrast, some religions believe that one must leave the world as the same as God brought them into it. For example, Islam tends to against organ donation because they believe in afterlife. They say the act of donating organs can actually damage a person's soul. So all parts of the body should be remained.
In addition, many see to make organ donation compulsory is unethical. People have the right to make their own decisions even after death. And it is the basic principle to respect a person’s willing. But the term 'mandatory' means must do it, due to a rule or law. For this reason, many people think to make organ donation mandatory would be a huge