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    Understanding Transplantation A Brief History In 1954‚ a kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully. Liver‚ heart‚ and pancreas transplants were successfully performed by the late 1960s‚ while lung and intestinal organ transplant procedures began in the 1980s.Until the early 1980s‚ the potential for organ rejection limited the number of transplants performed. Medical advances in the prevention and treatment of rejection led to more successful transplants and an increase

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    Dennise Rodriguez Organ Donation Devry University English 112 How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really‚ really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Well‚ I have a friend whose cousin was five years old when he found out he needed a new kidney. He went on the organ waiting list right away. He was called twice during a six month span that they had a kidney available only to find out that the kidney wasn’t a good match. He had to wait again. The third

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    Section A - Organ Donation Summary of I’m donating my kidney to a stranger The text is written by Richard Wilson and was published in 2008. I’m donating my kidney to a stranger is about the determined woman‚ Paula MacKinnon‚ who is the altruistic organ donor in Scotland. At first Paula decided to donate her 68-year old mother‚ Kathrine‚ who suffered kidney failure. But Paula wasn’t able to donate her kidney to her mother‚ because their blood groups were not compatible. But Paula would not

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    Research Title: The implications of Organ Donation in Jamaica Problem Statement: The increase in organ donation results in it being sold as a means of gaining income for many persons in the Jamaican society. It results in the body being viewed as a utilitarian object rather than a metamorphic entity that people can call their own. The ways involved in obtaining organs for usage by medical researchers are inhumane with limited emphasis being placed on the effects the process have on members

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    world on Organ Donation According to the Organ report “About 4‚100 transplant candidates are added to the national waiting list each month. Each day‚ about 77 people receive organ transplants. However‚ about 18 people die each day waiting for transplants that can ’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs”(Organ). I feel that it is important to educate people on organ donation because first‚ we don ’t have enough donors and second‚ because we can never have too many organs. The society

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    Organ Donation Organ donation is defined as the donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body‚ from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation (Wikipedia). The first organ transplant took place in 1954‚ when 23-year-old Ronald Herrick gave his identical twin brother‚ Richard‚ a kidney ("Curiosity.com"). The need for donations is growing every year. Over 100‚000 Americans are on the waiting list in need of an organ. This crisis within the United States

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    Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to donate their organs and tissues when they die and to act upon their decision to donate. Thesis Statement: The need is constantly growing for organ donors and it is very simple to be an organ donor when you die. I. INTRODUCTION A. Attention material/Credibility Material: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really‚ really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Well‚ my cousin was five years old when

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    This form of organ donation is called altruistic donation‚ and it was introduced by The Human Tissue Act in September 2006. 2. In Denis Campbell’s article "We must change the organ donation system" he focuses on the need for an update of the organ donation system in Britain. Denis Campbell think that UK should have the system "presumed consent" In article 2 "The ethics of organ donation by living donors" Robert D. Truog writes about the ethical issues that comes with organ donations‚ and he mentions

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    for organ donors and it’s very simple to become one and help save a life. Transplantation gives hope to thousands of people with organ failure and helps provide new life for those living on borrowed time. Introduction “Life is like an onion‚ you peel it off one layer at a time‚ and sometimes you weep.” (Carl Sandburg) By this time tomorrow‚ eighteen people would have died because they did not receive a lifesaving transplant. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing

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    Organ Donation Almost everyone would want to be able to say‚ “I have saved a life.” By becoming an organ donor‚ you can be able to say‚ “I will save a life.” Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others‚ and to be able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance at life as said on quick-facts-about-donation. Unfortunately‚ the number of patients waiting for organs far exceeds the number of people who have registered to become organ donors. Patients are forced

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