Arguments Against Organ Donation

Organ donation has been around for many years and will continue until the end of time. It is an ongoing issue where the demand is much higher than the supply available. Many are against being a registered organ donor because of things such a religious issues. That is very understandable, but when thinking about how many lives would be saved by donating organs that are useless after passing away, it seems silly not to give to those in need. Mothers, fathers, children, and friends are all on the list. Organ failure does not discriminate.
I have first handedly witnessed someone go through organ failure. My mother’s kidneys began failing in 2011, when I was in eighth grade. It was a shock to everyone, especially me, because my mom was only 34 years old. She seemed perfectly healthy to me. I didn’t quite understand how an organ failed or why it happens to specific people, like my mom and not others. I began to see my mom slowing losing her energy to go to my school functions and then she became too tired to get out of bed. It finally hit me that I could actually lose my mom. She could die on me. Until one snowy morning in February she got a call that they had found a match! Their was a kidney on its way to the hospital for her. I understand that organs came from brain …show more content…
For example, for a kidney transplant the donator needs to be age 65 or younger, of good health, normal blood pressure, and normal blood and urine testes. If someone wants to being a living donor and they have someone in mind that they want to donate to, they must have the same blood type along with the same antigens in their blood, or the recipient’s body will reject the organ. There are many benefits for the transplant recipient such as an overall improved quality of life, no more dialysis for kidney patients, fewer complications than if received from a deceased donor, and a faster working kidney than if from a deceased