Importance of Organ Donation Essay

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    The following piece of writing is a persuasive speech that will be presented in a seminar at aropened to the public, on organ donation. Presented by an organ donor recipient, who was able share their views today, all thanks a donation someone made, this speech may educate the community by covering facts, benefits and anecdote relating to organ donation. This persuasive speech will be directed to both females and male audiences (18+) in Australia, with the intend to persuade the them to see the…

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    transplant. Organ donation is a process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person (the organ donor) and placing it into another person (the organ recipient). Transplantation is needed because the organ recipient’s organ(s) have either failed or been damaged by a fatal disease or injury. The organs that can be donated are; hearts, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, liver, and intestine which must be used within 4-6 hours after removal depending on the organ. Most donated organs are…

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    “More than 123,000 people are waiting for organ transplants. Some won’t receive a transplant in time, some suffer through years of pain and medical care before finally receiving the transplant they need, and others are rejected the opportunity of a transplant because they don’t meet the criteria. The average waiting time for a heart transplant is 4 years, a kidney transplant 5 years, and a liver transplant 11 years,” (Life Donor Program). Although theologians, politicians, preachers, and the…

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    Clinical organ transplantation is one of the most riveting medical advances as it offers a way of giving life to patients with terminal failure of certain body organs. Organ transplantation is a surgical operation where a damaged or failing organ in the body of a human being is removed and replaced with another one from a donor. It calls for the participation of human beings in the donation of organs from deceased of living people. The incidences of vital organ failure cannot match the…

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    Eric Chavez Organ Donor PERSUASIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Statement of Purpose: To persuade the audience that the need for organ donors in America is an important issue. Furthermore, to convince the audience to take action and become an organ donor. Thesis: Signing up for the Organ, Eye, and Tissue registry is an important act of service that all should take part in. This can be understood when one is presented the large need for donors, the ease and process of donating, and the amazing stories of…

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    thousands of Americans already waiting on organ transplant lists. Each day, 77 organ transplants happen, but at the same time 22 people die from organ failure due to the scarcity of available organs (“The Need is Real: Data”). As of this past January, 121,678 people were awaiting organ transplants. Unfortunately, in the United States today, thousands of people who need organ transplants spend an average of 3.6 years waiting on the transplant lists (“Organ Donation and Transplantation…

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    Organ donation: Ethical issues in organ transplant What is a transplant? An organ transplant is a surgical operation where a failing or damaged organ in the human body is removed and replaced with a new one. When the organ is finally transplanted the body has to fight off rejection. Rejection means the body is fighting off the new organ. (Link 1) History There were many failures at the start of organ transplants but by the mid-20th century Doctor’s were successfully performing organ…

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    in which they will have to endure, until a kidney transplant becomes available. Cadaverous kidney transplants are usually from the old and the sick and do not last nearly as long as a live kidney donation. Accidents are another major source for a live donation. Most countries have laws forbidding organ sales, which make the odds of getting a healthy, living kidney, are slim. However, the wealthy can afford the black market costs involved. The poor, who are in dire circumstances themselves, are…

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    Organ Donation Consent

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    Public Policies and Consent for Organ Donation Required Request Required request proposals typically mandate hospitals to develop and implement policies to ensure that healthcare providers (HCP 's) approach all families of "potential" organ donors once brain death is determined(Siminoff & Mercer, 2001). Potential donors are usually victims of accident caused trauma, sudden acute illness, or self-inflicted injury. In all such cases, a diagnosis of brain death establishes that the body 's internal…

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    believe if organ transplants and organ donations are ethical. Should one donate their extra and unneeded organs to someone that may not survive without an organ transplant? It may only be ethical to do so. However, some believe that one should be deceased before they donate their organs. Those people believe that there is a chance that it could affect them the wrong way and make one sick and maybe even die. There are many people…

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