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According to the Canadian transplant society, over 1600 Canadians are added to the organ waiting list yearly. Only 15 out of every 1,000,000 Canadians are donors. A 90% majority of Canadians support organ and tissue donation, but less than 25% have made plans to donate. One donor can benefit more than 75 people and save up to 8 lives. It is noteworthy that these stats are not unique to Canada and similar results are observed across other countries. Solutions to increase the number of organ…

Coronary heart disease, one of the most pervasive disease, has influenced more than million individuals around the globe. It has brought biomedical engineers and scientists closer to develop devices like defibrillators and artificial hearts that may alleviate patients’ pain. As the number of patients suffering from heart diseases increase, the need for donor hearts increases as well. In 1995, 4000 patients waited for donor hearts and 731 of them died waiting (ijates.com). Artificial hearts…

especially Falun Gong prisoners, do not have the freedom to oppose to organ donations. Prisoners are not legally permitted to consent to an organ donations , just like prisoner can not consent to sex in prisons. It is evident that Chinese prisoners’ human rights are being greatly diminished. Meaning the ethics of utilizing prisoners as a source of organ donations is unjust. The fine line of legal boundaries makes consent and organ donation a risky connection. There are a multitude of practical…

In Sigrid’s article, “Why should donating an organ cost so much?” he makes the argument that the Transplant Act set is doing more harm than good. The finical complications in organ donation is an important issue today because there are so many lives affected. The process of donating organs affects not only the patient’s lives, but those lives of the family and friends. Lingering thoughts of worst case scenarios and rejection are just half of the turmoil that the patients, friends, and families…

Volunteering at the Relay for Life at Central Michigan University as an undergraduate student is a rewarding experience. This organization provides countless incredible opportunities and assistance in regards to cancer research, patients, and to the families of those affected by the fight against or loss to cancer. An uncle of mine lost his battle to pancreatic cancer. His doctor told him he had three months to live at the time of his diagnosis, but fortunately was granted four. Another uncle…

For my individual research assignment, the question I must answer is “should the liver allocation system be maximally fair or maximally efficient at producing added years of life from organ transplant?”. The main dilemma is should we give a liver which is a rare and valuable resource to someone far away but won’t survive without it. Or, is it more ethical to give it to someone who is closer but is not in as critical condition. At first glance, I tend to think that everyone should have a fair…

Educating the Public on Organ Donation in Order to Yield a Higher Output of Organ Donors in California For those of us who have gotten our driver’s licenses, we were asked if we would like to be an organ donor. The State of California, by default, registers each person as a non-donor and upon receiving a license people can decide to “opt in” and become an organ donor. Yes, this system does work and it has for over 4 decades, but it has a significant drawback. There are over 123,000 people…

every day and they do not come without a price. Organ transplants have been a life-saving solution for those with failing organs. Around 121,000 people “are waiting for an organ, and 18 will die everyday while waiting.” In the United States, organ donation has been one way of saving many lives but along with it came many restrictions. The waiting list is endless and there never seems to be enough time when the chances of resuming life are low and the demand and risks are high. When the odds are…

Every year between 700 and 800 adolescents ages 11 - 17 undergo a type of organ transplant.But before they must go through this surgery, they are the ones making the decision to go ahead with it.One example of this poor policy is Courtney Montgomery, who had been battling heart problems her whole life.She refused to undergo a heart transplant to save her life, as a result of past transplants which were temporally and didn’t remove the problem, she had given up hope.Believing she made the right…

The act also created opportunities for grants for those who were not able to afford the surgery. With no doubt, there are some who do not believe in organ donation and object to their body parts being placed in another human’s after they decease. There could be several possible reasons for disagreements such as the circumstances in which the person dies, deeming the organs unusable or the possible serious side…