Ethical Issues In Organ Donation Essay

Ethics and morals relate to “right” and “wrong” conduct. While they are sometimes used interchangeably, they are different: ethics refer to rules provided by an external source, e.g., codes of conduct in workplaces or principles in religions. Morals refer to an individual’s own principles regarding right and wrong. (Ethics and Morals, 2014) Within the world, there are a lot of contemporary issue that raise ethical and moral questions. Organ donation is a debate that is continually at the forefront of consideration in Australian. Sadly, an average of 21 people die each day because the organs they require are not donated in time. This then leads to people thinking and discussing through two ethical issue that arise. First is that ‘Do I donate my organs after death to help those in need’ and the second question is that ‘Do I give consent to a relative who has …show more content…
The relevant matters to Organ donation are family pressures, the medical considerations for the prospective donor and recipient and the need for free and informed decision-making. There needs to be equal access to transplantation and not based on any criteria. The best way to avoid this would be to adopt the opt out system because there would be organs and tissues available to possibly every different individual. Jesus would want the best for his people, which indicates that he will mean that he wants us to stay alive as long as possible and get the most out of each breath. As Matthew says in the New Testament (7:12) ‘So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.’ The need to respect all different religious beliefs and viewpoints gives added important to ensuring that each person makes an informed decision about donation in accordance with their religious and cultural belief system. The vast majority of religious support organ and tissue donation as an act of charity and good