Should Organs For Transplant Be Sold or Donated? By Reysi Turel For over centuries mankind have been suffering from organ failure. Even since before B.C.‚ the organ transplant is widespread (History.com Staff‚ 2012). As a result of the improvements of this procedure to be more safer and ubiquitous‚ nowadays there are less patients with transplant rejection. It is a known fact that people are more likely to need a transplant than donating bodily parts. The British Government highlights an average
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Organ donation shortage Organ donation shortage When receiving a driver’s license in the United States‚ there is a section on the back in which it asks if the licensed driver would like to become an organ donor. Most people overlook this option. Nothing is really pushed forth for people wanting to become organ donors. Today in the U.S‚ thousands of people need organ transplants. Unfortunately‚ there is a growing shortage of donated organs. Many people die every year because there are not enough
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Awareness on the Importance of Living Organ Donors Every year thousands of ordinary people save the life of someone in need. Ordinary citizens do extraordinary acts by running into a burning building to save a child‚ rushing to the scene of a car accident‚ or diving into a river to help a less than experienced swimmer. But there is also a less well known act of heroism that is equally heroic‚ and that is the decision to become a living organ donor. Living organ donors are the silent heroes whose generosity
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buy or sell human organs? For this ethical issue‚ a college student with heavy financial burdens chooses to sell his kidney to meet his urgent financial needs‚ however‚ he later learns that it is illegal to sell his own kidney. Therefore‚ why should it be illegal for him to sale his own kidney if we have free will over our own bodies and we have the right to what we can or cannot do with our bodies? If medical companies can turn a profit on dead people’s donated bodies and organs then why can’t we
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Organ Donation Currently‚ in the United States alone‚ there are over 100‚000 people waiting for an organ donation. No matter the scenario‚ there are people in need of organ donations‚ everywhere. Over the years the organ donation process has changed greatly to improve many lives. Organ donation has continuously improved effectiveness ever since the first transplant in the 1950s. According to UNOS‚ “in 1954‚ the kidney was the first human organ to be transplanted successfully. Liver
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in desperate need for a form of transplant. Waiting lists can be years long‚ as there is an inadequacy to meet the demand. Seizing on this opportunity‚ people have turned towards the highly controversial organ trafficking system. The harvesting of such ‘black market’ organs is deemed illegal‚ but is allegedly booming in China. It has become the destination for people wanting to avoid the waiting lists and receive a ‘quick’ transplant. China conducts more transplant surgeries than any other country
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Thursday April 2nd‚ 2015 Organ and Tissue Donation Should Be Mandatory Once Deceased “You are going to need an organ transplant”. Many Canadians face this reality every day. The problem is‚ not all of them will receive a transplant. According to the Trillium Gift of Life unnecessary comma Network‚ there are 1597 people in Ontario waiting for transplants but only 116 donors available as of March 26th‚ 2015 (Trillium Gift of Life Network - Ontario’s Organ and Tissue Donation Agency
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many people die from organ-related diseases. The organ supply is insufficient compared to the demand. Hence‚ the legalization of organ sales has been suggested and discussed. Those in support of organ sales assert that these transactions could be regulated through a closely watched organ market‚ and they believe that this system will help the poor who are in need financially. However‚ the shortage of organs is not enough to break the old and well-established custom. Organ sales should not be legalized
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I think that every human being should be an organ donor for several reasons. Just think about it. If you were to ever leave this world without a warning and you had the chance to help somebody else from doing the same‚ would you help them? You may not know them but they live just like you; they probably have a family and ones who care about them. Don’t be selfish and say that you don’t want your body parts stolen after you die and given to someone else. You could bring happiness to another person’s
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thousand‚ eight hundred forty two people’s lives are at stake. Organ transplantation‚ as stated on Transplant Living‚ is the act of surgically removing an organ from one person and placing it into another. Transplantation occurs because the recipient’s organ has failed or has been damaged through illness or injury . Being an organ donor is a simple choice that can impact the lives of many. That is why I want to encourage all of you to become organ donors the next time you renew your driver’s license.
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