Persuasive Essay On Perfectly Matched Organs

“More than 123,000 men, women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants.” (Donate Life 1). That staggering number is continuously on the rise because of new diseases and, simply put, because there are just not enough organ donors to keep up with the demand for saving lives. In recent years, scientists have been working on discovering how to create a perfectly matched organ for its recipient in an effort to decrease the organ rejection rate. By decreasing the rejection rate, less organs would be needed and more patients could be removed from the recipients list. The perfectly matched organ would be constructed from functional donated organ tissue that has been regenerated by decellularization. As a responsible citizen it …show more content…
Through Neurologica it has been made clear that the general public is very misinformed about the events surrounding them and generally disregards scientific evidence. To further explain, “…the statement that it is ‘safe to eat genetically modified food’. While 88% of scientists agreed with this statement, only 37% of the public did.” (Novella 1). Being a responsible citizen includes following science based news instead of the pseudoscience that is portrayed on social media outlets. Media sites such as the news often pick and choose what they want the public to see in order to receive a personal gain. Because of the horror stories presented through movies and newspaper articles many people have the false belief about being an organ donor. For example, an uninformed citizen would say that if in a serious accident and the hospital sees that you are an organ donor, they will not do everything they can to save you because they want the donations. Obviously, that is a false conclusion and a responsible citizen would be up to date in knowing that all hospital personal are required by law to take all life saving measures and finding an on the spot match for the organs would be near