Imagine you are in a hospital because you are sick or injured. You are just sitting there waiting. Waiting for a new chance at life for yourself and your family. Everyday the looks of the wait being over are less and less and then one day, your life becomes no more. This kind of tragedy is happening all around the world because of the organ shortage crisis. Twenty-one people die everyday while waiting for an organ transplant (“Facts About Organ Donation”). We can reduced this number if everybody became an organ donor. In order to put an end to the organ shortage crisis we need to examine the causes, the effects, and the possible solutions to this issue. Many people are dying because they are not receiving the organ transplant that they need
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The main reason is because they might have been told myths about why you should not organ donate. One of those myths is that certain religions do not believe in organ donation. This is not true though because almost all religions in the U.S. support organ donation (“Facts About Organ Donation”). Another myth is that people think they will not be able to have the type of funeral they want. Mainly, they believe they will not be able to have an open-casket funeral. Organ procurement organizations treat donors bodies with the best respect, allowing them to be viewed in an open-casket funeral. Some people also believe that doctors do not try as hard to keep them alive if they are an organ donor. However, doctors give even more test to the patient if they are organ donors to make sure they are dead before determining official death (“10 Most Common Myths About Organ Donation”). One of the biggest myths of all is that people think that if they are a certain race they can not donate. This is false. Having donors of different races is actually very important because transplant success rates increase when organs are matched between members of the same ethnic background (“Facts About Organ Donation”). This means that even more lives can be saved by organ
The main reason is because they might have been told myths about why you should not organ donate. One of those myths is that certain religions do not believe in organ donation. This is not true though because almost all religions in the U.S. support organ donation (“Facts About Organ Donation”). Another myth is that people think they will not be able to have the type of funeral they want. Mainly, they believe they will not be able to have an open-casket funeral. Organ procurement organizations treat donors bodies with the best respect, allowing them to be viewed in an open-casket funeral. Some people also believe that doctors do not try as hard to keep them alive if they are an organ donor. However, doctors give even more test to the patient if they are organ donors to make sure they are dead before determining official death (“10 Most Common Myths About Organ Donation”). One of the biggest myths of all is that people think that if they are a certain race they can not donate. This is false. Having donors of different races is actually very important because transplant success rates increase when organs are matched between members of the same ethnic background (“Facts About Organ Donation”). This means that even more lives can be saved by organ