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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becoming recipients(Washington post‚ 2014). Organ shortages seem to be a massive problem in the world today. According to the CDC‚ the most common transplants are the kidney‚ followed by the liver‚ heart and lungs (CDC‚ 2014). Deceased individuals only make up 1% of the donations‚ leading to an organ shortage today. This brings up several topics as to how these organs are obtained‚ and why certain types of people are getting better chances of getting the organs versus those who are not. One of the
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ORGAN DONATION INTRODUCTION Organ donation is 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. Transplantable organs and tissues are removed in a surgical procedure following a determination‚ based on the donor ’s medical and social history‚ of which are suitable for transplantation. Such procedures are termed allotransplantations‚ to distinguish them from xenotransplantation‚ the transfer of animal
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Should the sale of human organs be legalized? The sales of organs have always been the forefront of debate topics in America. When someone dies‚ his heirs own his body organs just as they own his other properties. These heirs can sell‚ give away or ignore these organs(Boudreaux‚ 2006). Some say you should be allowed to sell your organs because they are your property while others say you should not be allowed to because of morals. In America you are allowed to be an organ donor‚ which basically means
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Abstract ORGAN DONATION is a subject of much attention; unfortunately‚ only few articles have been published about public attitudes toward organ donation. Nowadays‚ organ donations has become a very important procedure in cures and it helps many people to regain life. “The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity‚ and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation" (Steven Cojocaru). It is an interesting
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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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Importance of Organ Donation Each day approximately 6‚300 people die and what makes this haunting is that presently there are 83‚513 people waiting for organs to be donated‚ yet each day 17 people die because they do not receive a transplant (http://www.donatelife.net/facts_stats.html). These statistics show that people who are waiting for organ transplants have a good chance at being saved and get what they need. The sad truth is though‚ because of the lack of people willing to donate organs‚ many people
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Imagine‚ that you or one of your best friends become very ill. There is a change that you or that person will survive‚ but than you or your friend have to undergo an organ transplantation. Of course you want this. There are some risks but the operation is not very risky. And the change that you will survive with an organ transplantation is much higher‚ than that you will survive with your own organs. So you want this operation. But there is one problem: There is no donor…. But I have got the solution
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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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Are You Opt-in or Opt-out? Great advances in the science of organ transplantation have made it possible for many lives to be saved from conditions that would have otherwise been considered fatal. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 and in good general health can be organ donors. Thanks to these scientific advances‚ living donors are now able to donate entire kidneys and portions of other regenerative organs such as the intestine‚ liver‚ lung‚ and pancreas. Full portions of these organs as well
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