Argumentative Essay: The Controversy Of Organ Donation

Every day the world grows in technological advances, some of the recent advances in technology are in Organ Transplantation and Donating. “Organ Donating is the process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from an organ donor and placing it into a recipient.” (Source: A) There are two forms of organ donating: live donations which are an organ that either has multiples of itself or can regenerate; or deceased donations which mean's when you pass your organs can be harvested to save the life of someone else. (Source: B) On average twenty-one, people die every day because they do not get the organ they need, while a new person is added to the waiting list for organs every twelve minutes. (Source: C) Although a majority of the American …show more content…
The harvesting of organs from a donor who did have a chance at life is considered a sin, since you are killing someone to harvest and save others. Although the intent is to save others, you know you are killing the donor, which is a sin. But, the harvesting of an organs like the kidneys while the donor is still alive is acceptable only if the donor is treated with care, has consented, and is not injured in the process.(Source: H) Also the catechism says, “The transplantation of organs from living donors is morally permissible when such a donation will not sacrifice or seriously impair any essential bodily function and the anticipated benefit to the recipient is proportionate to the harm done to the donor.”(CCC,30; Source: H) According to John Paul II, “the value of human life springs from what is spiritual in man….the body is capable of fulfillment in the knowledge and love of God.” The second thing he talks about is, what death really is, spiritually death is when the soul is not residing within the living person. Lastly, John Paul II puts strong emphasis on the fact that the donor must be really dead before the harvesting of the donors organs can happen. (pg.318-319 Source: I) The catechism also touches base on organ transplantation saying that “Organ donation after death is a noble and …show more content…
Both believe that it is acceptable if it is done after the death of the donor or if the donor and the recipient are both able to survive a live donation. Although the church has said organ donating is okay, many younger people are less likely to put themselves down as a donor because of the lack of trust they have in hospitals and medical professionals. The church and the world believe acts like illegally harvesting organs and harvesting organs without the consent of the next of kin or the donor is not acceptable. But, without organ donating doctors would not be able to save as many lives as the