PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE – ORGAN DONATION Topic: Organ donation Thesis Statement: Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself‚ but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save. Purpose: To persuade my audience to consider becoming organ donors after death Introduction: 1. 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
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medical advancements and my specific area of expertise is organ donation. Slide 1 A little bit of background about organ donation is in 1954 on December 23 the first full transplantation was the kidney. Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume at Brigham Hospital in Boston led the procedure. The kidney was removed from Ronald Herrick and transplanted into his identical twin brother Richard Herrick. Slide 2 Myths about organ donation is some people hesitate to become organ donors because a lot of
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Heart Medicine has evolved since the days of bloodletting‚ but from the perspective of a waiting recipient on the organ donor list‚ we still live in the dark ages. With a list of 110‚941 hopeful candidates for organ transplant‚ the status of organ donation as a taboo subject in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) has left an average of 20 people dead each day.(1) The high demand and low supply has led to creative solutions from both medical and government sectors‚ but what’s the answer? Is government intervention
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Why organ donation is important? Did you know that seventeen people will die today? They will not die because they were in a car wreck‚ involved in a shooting‚ or because it was simply that their time had come. Seventeen people will die because they couldn’t get an organ transplant in time. Money’s not the issue here. Neither is scarcity. There are potential donors who pass away every day who could meet the needs of people on the waiting list. The problem is the potential
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American Society of Transplant Surgeons‚ 2014). People would most likely be more willing to donate their organs if they were provided some type of compensation‚ but is this ethical? What if people want to donate but their organs are not viable for donation? Another issue that arises is the idea that people will take the money for donating‚ but then when it comes time to donate they might back
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Organ donation for transplantation has become altruistic worldwide. All organ donations have become altruistic‚ meaning that there are no financial incentives to people who are willing to have their organs or organs of their deceased family members used for transplants. During the past two decades
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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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pledger like me. 3. Malaysia having an opt-in organ donation system is among the lowest rate of organ donation in the world based on 2010 World Health Organisation (WHO) report which is far cry in comparison from other Opt-out organ donation system countries. (Transition: Therefore‚ I am here today to bring all of you here to support Opt-out system for organ donation rather than Opt-in organ donation system that we are currently using as opt out donation system saves time‚ increase life expectancy of
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Organ donation is the process of giving an organ or a part of an organ for the purpose of transplantation into another person. One donor can make a difference between fifty to one hundred peoples’ lives‚ whether it is saving them from death‚ giving them a few more years to live‚ or even giving them hope. In the year of 2012 there were 14‚013 Organ Donors resulting in 28‚052 organ transplants. However‚ in the United States many people believe multiple different myths about organ donation‚ which has
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Thousands of people are waiting for life changing organ donations and thousands are being added to that list every day‚ however there a very limited amount of organ donors available. According to donatelife.net Ninety percent of people are in support of organ donation‚ however only 52% are registered to be organ donors. Over 120‚000 men‚ women‚ children‚ and their families are waiting for lifesaving organs and every ten minutes someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. Over 8‚000
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