Organ donation is the process of removal and transplantation of organs from donor to recipient. It has been arguing in the society whether or not it should be compulsory for everyone to donate one of their organs when they die. Although it is obvious that organ donation saves more people’s lives and decreases organ trafficking‚ it could be insensitive to cultural beliefs or donor’s family and human rights. Firstly‚ it is often argued that organ donation should be compulsory to save more people’s
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you that organs can be transplanted‚ the reasons that I think you should become a donor and the benefits that come from organ donation. I want you to imagine watching a loved one…your grandparent‚ parent‚ spouse or significant other‚ even your own child‚ dying because one of their vital organs has quit working. Maybe because of a disease or an accident‚ maybe for a reason that cannot be explained‚ without any warning. The only chance of this person surviving is through an organ transplant‚ but there
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in the United States are currently on a waiting list for a transplant‚ and out of these people seven percent will die without ever receiving a transplant. This could change if more people donate. One person who donate can save up to eight lives with organ donation and more then hundred lives with tissue. If more people were educated on the different they could make with donating‚ I feel it would have a more positive outcome. Blood and Organ donation is not really discussed as much as it should. There
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people are waiting for an organ in the United States alone. “Unfortunately‚ the number of donors is nowhere near that figure‚ only about 14‚000 people (living and dead) donated organs” (Egendorf). These people could die at any time as they are waiting for a miracle to happen. What happens if you or one of your loved ones needs an organ transplant? Wouldn’t you want someone to donate their organs so you could have a second chance at life? My mom’s sister needed a kidney transplant in order to live because
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Armando Fernandez Professor A. Bond PER 102 28 February 2015 Organ Trafficking In the United States‚ there are over one hundred twenty-three thousand people waiting to receive a life-saving organ donation‚ yet only about one out of every eight will ever receive that precious gift‚ and a second chance at life (optn.transplant.hrsa.gov) The demand for organ donation has consistently exceeded supply‚ and the gap between the number of recipients on the waiting list and the number of donors has increased
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Who owns your body? Discussion of the sale of human organs is too often overshadowed by cases of mistreatment‚ murder‚ and corruption. Most people fail to acknowledge that such abuses stem directly from the legal bans on selling body parts. Those opposed to a market in organs argue that selling body parts not only threatens the quality of the organ supply but will inevitably exploit people forced by poverty to enter such a market. But the ethical issues about whether people should be allowed to sell
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is worth up to $262‚000 in the black market (Jade‚ 2012). Organ sales is an activity that is illegal in all parts of the world except for Iran (Dehghan‚ 2012). However‚ for that activity being illegal‚ there is sure a high amount of people participating in the illicit act. In 2012‚ there was an estimate of 10‚000 black market operations; that is more than one organ sold each hour (Campbell & Davison‚ 2012). People may participate in organ sales thinking it will help relieve them of a personal situation
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Outline Persuasive Speech Topic: Organ Donation Post Mortem Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to consider becoming an organ and tissue donor after death. Thesis: Organ and tissue donation isn’t just an important decision for yourself‚ but it can also impact and save the lives of so many more. Intro: Imagine having to wait for something you really want. Could you do it‚ even if it took months or even years? Now imagine that it was something you literally couldn’t live without. Over 100 thousand
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Organ sales Should organ selling organs be legalized? Yes or no? me personally I would stand between it because there are plenty of good facts on both why and why it shouldn’t be legalized‚ such as; think about how many people die with good organs that someone else is in need of or suffering from and organ disease‚ so why let this person suffer? Then again‚ is it right to sell someone else’s organs and make a profit off of it? This is a hard topic to decide on ‚ because you have to honestly think
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Because the need for organs is always present in our society‚ illegal organ trafficking is current and goes on every single day. At the same time‚ people who are legally and patiently waiting for an organ die in the process. Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) shows that in 2010 alone‚ there were 90‚000 patients waiting for a life-saving organ. From those on the waiting lists‚ there were only 17‚000 transplants performed that year. About 10‚500 of them were from dead donors while
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