leave her comatose state‚ and suggested ending life support immediately to remove her organs. Luckily‚ the family did not believe this was the proper time to discuss such things‚ as she came out of her coma three days later. Had they given up‚ my mother would have been removed from life support‚ and she and I would not be here today. At this moment‚ 119‚862 people in the U.S. are in need of a lifesaving organ transplant (U.S. Department of Human and Health Services). Each day‚ 22 of those in need
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Ethical issues accompany with an individual’s cultural belief‚ value and religion background which affect one’s perception on organ transplantation. Someone may reject it and think it is against God or natural rule. I remembered that there was a movie about a male got heart transplantation from a female donor. His family‚ friends and even he felt that he had turned into another person because of his personality‚ behaviors and the way of thinking had been changed after the operation. Riether and
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ETHICS OF CADAVERIC ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANTATION The Ethics of Cadaveric Organs for Transplantation Brianne Vought HAS 545.01 Ethics and Health Care Advancements in medicine have allowed for the ability to transplant organs from a cadaver to a living patient. Immunosuppressive drugs have been developed to block the bodily rejection of organs from the deceased making transplantation possible. When an individual dies The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act allows for tissue and organs of the cadaver to
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Abstract Organ transplant saves many lives‚ but there are many ethical and moral issues involved in organ transplant. Some of the issues ethical issues involved in transplantation include who gets the organs‚ how many organs each patient gets‚ and how patients move up on the transplant list. There is a shortage of organs available for transplant in regard to the number of patients that need organ transplantation. Would compensation for the organs donated increase the number of people willing to
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More than 100‚000 men‚ women and children in need of life-saving organ transplants‚ every 10 minutes another person is added to the national organ transplant waiting list and averages of 18 people die each day from the lack of available organs. (donatelife.net) Organ transplants are very important because they replace the damaged organ and help the body function once again. There are still huge shortages of organs‚ even after awareness and other ways of educating the public. Some Americans are open
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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 Failure - One World Essay The two main causes of kidney failure are diabetes and high blood pressure. Diabetes increase the glucose content in our blood and can damage the capillaries in our kidneys causing them to leak protein into the urine. This can damage our kidneys and lead to disease and failure.(Diabetes & Kidney Disease). High blood pressure makes the heart work harder and can damage the blood vessels in our body including in the kidney. This can again lead to leakage and can stop
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Chao Peng Professor Rob Drummond WR 121 English Composition II of Oregon State University 22 February 2013 Should a Prisoner Be on the Waiting List of Organ Transplant? When both a prisoner and a non-criminal need an organ transplant‚ how can a doctor make the decision? Doctors have an ethical duty to save all patients. No matter what kind of patients they encounter‚ a cruel killer or an innocent victim‚ they should treat them in the same way. In many Hong Kong movies about gangsters‚ doctors
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Organ Sales Currently‚ the United States is facing a crisis. On average‚ 20 people are dying every day because there is a shortage of organs. Right now‚ to receive an organ‚ one must wait for an organ donor to die‚ or receive an organ from someone who is willing to give up one of theirs. With technology and medical advances‚ organ transplants are becoming more successful‚ effective‚ and safe. For those reasons‚ many people would be willing to sell an organ to a complete stranger. But right
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“Each day‚ an average of 79 people receive organ transplants. However‚ an average of 21 people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs” (The Need Is Real). There are many different views of the pros and cons that make up transplants of all kinds‚ from organ to bone transplants‚ and whether or not they should be allowed to be continued. There are a few cons to the different types of transplants. One of these negatives is that the donor
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