Did you know that more than half of the people waiting for an organ will die before they ever receive one? Organ donation is the process of giving a healthy body part from either a dead or living individual and giving it to someone else who is sick to improve and prolong their life. I believe signing up to become an organ donor should be mandatory in the United States because there is a massive shortage of organ donors, the process to become a donor is very easy, and it doesn’t cost very much to save someone’s life.
In the U.S., there are so many problems with organ donation. This is only one of the issues I researched. I found that one of the major problems is the fact that citizens aren’t very educated about donation and what can or cannot …show more content…
After researching it, I found that this process is fairly simple but can take quite a while and people aren’t very educated about this area of organ donation either. In the article, “Can the Growing Demand for Organs be Met?”, the author, Barbara Mantel says, “States have made it easier for people to register as donors, either online or when obtaining or renewing a driver's license." This method of signing up to become an organ donor is very simple and not time consuming at all. In the article, “Organ Donation Q & A”, written by Pantagraph, it says “Potential living donors go through an assessment process at the transplant program that consists of blood typing and testing, an extensive physical exam, review of the patient's medical history and a psychological evaluation.” This quote shows the different kind of testing potential organ donors have to go through to become a living donor. This testing isn’t very long but it’s extremely necessary to undergo if you’re considering become a donor. If you’re looking to donate your organs after your death, you still have to go through a small series of testing after you’re deceased. “For deceased donors, Gift of Hope performs similar blood testing and medical history review as well as extensive testing of organ function to determine the suitability of each individual organ for transplant.” (Pantagraph) This testing to become a deceased donor isn’t as thorough but still mandatory to see if your organs are suitable to donate to someone else and will save that person’s life. In the article, “Organ Donation”, by World of Health, it states, "When a donor organ becomes available, information about the donor organ is entered into the UNOS computer and compared to information about patients on the waiting list. The computer program produces a list of patients ranked according to blood type and how urgently they need the organ."
In the U.S., there are so many problems with organ donation. This is only one of the issues I researched. I found that one of the major problems is the fact that citizens aren’t very educated about donation and what can or cannot …show more content…
After researching it, I found that this process is fairly simple but can take quite a while and people aren’t very educated about this area of organ donation either. In the article, “Can the Growing Demand for Organs be Met?”, the author, Barbara Mantel says, “States have made it easier for people to register as donors, either online or when obtaining or renewing a driver's license." This method of signing up to become an organ donor is very simple and not time consuming at all. In the article, “Organ Donation Q & A”, written by Pantagraph, it says “Potential living donors go through an assessment process at the transplant program that consists of blood typing and testing, an extensive physical exam, review of the patient's medical history and a psychological evaluation.” This quote shows the different kind of testing potential organ donors have to go through to become a living donor. This testing isn’t very long but it’s extremely necessary to undergo if you’re considering become a donor. If you’re looking to donate your organs after your death, you still have to go through a small series of testing after you’re deceased. “For deceased donors, Gift of Hope performs similar blood testing and medical history review as well as extensive testing of organ function to determine the suitability of each individual organ for transplant.” (Pantagraph) This testing to become a deceased donor isn’t as thorough but still mandatory to see if your organs are suitable to donate to someone else and will save that person’s life. In the article, “Organ Donation”, by World of Health, it states, "When a donor organ becomes available, information about the donor organ is entered into the UNOS computer and compared to information about patients on the waiting list. The computer program produces a list of patients ranked according to blood type and how urgently they need the organ."