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    The Survival Lottery is where there is two dying patients and they both need an organ transplant. There are no spare organs to do the transplant for either X or Y, both are not happy they are being left to die. Y needs a new heart and Z needs new lungs This article comes up with an idea that there should be a lottery. This is where if there are patients that are needing organs, but the hospital does not have any in stock, then they will do a lottery system. They will have everyone’s names in the…

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    Organ Donation Persuasive Essay Gavin Sauter In an organ donation, when somebody dies, the family of that person has to give permission to donate the organs of that person. There are many reasons as to why the families shouldn’t have a say as to whether or not the organs can be donated. The deceased don’t need their leftover organs for anything, people are in need of certain organs, whether or not they donate their organs shouldn’t be up to their family, and doctors could also find a…

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    Organ donation is the process through which human organs are obtained for transplant surgery (Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). The primary reason a person becomes an organ donor is to give a gift of life to someone. According to United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) 121,524 people are awaiting for the lifesaving organ transplant. Of those, 77,096 people are active on waiting list. There is presently an organ shortage crisis in the United States. On average, 22 patients die each day…

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    Spirituality as a Predictive Factor for Signing an Organ Donor Card Name Professor Institution Course Date Spirituality as a Predictive Factor for Signing an Organ Donor Card BACKGROUND Organ donation is described as the moving of on organ from one body (donor) to another (recipient). Organ donation has been around for centuries dating as far back as 2 BC. However organ donation did not really come into the fray until the end of the 19th century where big steps were made in the field…

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    In MIT Student Joanna MacKay’s essay, Organ Sales Will Save Lives, she argues that the selling of human organs should be legalized. She mentions that government regulation of human organs would save lives since people are suffering and dying. No drugs can cure a failed kidney so people use dialysis, a long, expensive, temporary solution. MacKay notes that in the year 2000 there were 2,583 American deaths waiting for a transplant and 50,000 worldwide (157). There is a long wait list for…

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    that this article would be of interest because it is rare for someone to donate a kidney to a stranger, it is even rarer for someone to be willing to donate both of their kidneys to strangers, 15 million dollars in cash donations to charity, and another 6.2 million of property donations. Zell Kravinsky is a unique case of selfnesses with his concern for the welfare of others. (Storm, 2003) The main ethical issue being discussed with the Storm article is whose life is more valuable. Zell feels…

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    Nowadays, many liver transplant operations take place in the world because they can save patients’ lives. Unfortunately, the waiting times for liver transplants are long. In the United States, for instance, according to University of California San Francisco Medical Center, "there are over 17,000 patients on the liver waiting list, but only enough donated livers to perform about 5,000 transplants per year." (1) Many patients may die while they are still on these waiting lists. Thus, these…

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    Nowadays organ donation is a controversial topic. It is the action of giving an organ by a person so it can be transplanted by surgical technique in the body of the beneficiary. But should it be mandatory? Why and why not. Firstly, everybody wants to accomplish something significant, what can be more noteworthy than saving individuals' lives. There is no reason to keep our organs when we are dead. I comprehend that a few individuals might consider it as stopping our body being our possession;…

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    whether or not organ selling should be legal. Stephen Wilkinson states that organ sale is the selling of organs to give to another person, in the hopes of getting a paycheck. There are two ways to do this: paying people money for their body after they pass or to pay the patient’s family for their deceased loved ones’ organs (Wilkinson 2011). The United States has already developed a way to aid those who need organs receive a healthy one through a process called organ donation. Organ donation…

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    Organ Transplants Introduction Topic: Organ transplants Purpose statement: I want to educate my audience about organ donation matching process, the requirements to donate and to receive organs, and how donations can be found. I. The need of an organ. A. The history of organ transplants. B. How organ transplants can save your life. II. Today I wanted to inform you about the organ donation matching process and the requirements to donate and receive organs and how donations can be found Intro:…

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