Arguments Against Organ Donation

As of August 2017, more than 116,000 of people are on the national transplant waiting list and at least twenty people die each day waiting for a transplant. Organ donation is a process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person (the organ donor) and placing it into another person (the organ recipient). Transplantation is needed because the organ recipient’s organ(s) have either failed or been damaged by a fatal disease or injury. The organs that can be donated are; hearts, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, liver, and intestine which must be used within 4-6 hours after removal depending on the organ. Most donated organs are from those who have previously passed, but living donors can donate as well. Living donors can donate a kidney or part of pancreas, lung, liver, or intestine. Tissues can also be donated, they can donate; corneas, ski, tendons, cartilages, bones, and heart valves which can be stored in tissues banks and must be used within 24 hours of removal. These donated tissues can be used to restore sight, cover burns, repair hearts, and even mend connective tissues or cartilages in the organ recipient. I agree that donating organs is morally justified because it can save lives, use medical research for diseases, and organ shortage. (“What Can Be Donated. …show more content…
Also to help celebrate those who have previously donated (University Wire).Renewing or obtaining your license at the age of eighteen or older can be exciting, it's a step closer to adulthood and the real world. A question the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) most frequently asks when getting your driver’s license is, “do you want to sign up as an organ donor?” It’s simply a yes or no to the