Organ Donation, Selling, & Human Trafficking Impact on Personal (Ethical) Values When thinking of organ donation, most people just think of donating your organs after you die or when someone desperately needs it. It saves lives but, when looking at a wider picture we see not only donating. For example, selling and human trafficking is happening as well. Depending on personal or ethical values, makes the difference of how each of these may impact people. The processes of each, donating, selling, and trafficking can change the people’s opinions or values.
I will use a reflective model to describe any changes that I have encountered. In the UK, the system that is in place is the ‘opt in’ approach; this system is a more respectable approach to peoples wishes, individuals have to give their consent by signing the Organ Donation Register (ODR), this would allow their organs to be used for donation after death. However, there is a shortage of organ donors in the UK, making long waiting lists for people on the transplant list and many will die waiting. Some Politicians and the British Medical Association (BMA) would like to see the UK adopt the ‘opt out’ (presumed consent) approach. This would mean that every individual in the UK would be willing to donate their organs after death; this would be done by signing the ‘opt out’ register.
What if you needed a kidney, do you think you would get it in time before you died? Most people don’t like to donate their organs while living or after death, so there are very few organs available to the people in need of them. In the essay “Need Transplant Donors? Pay them” Virginia Postrel speaks about how there’s a shortage of kidneys for the people that need them and possible solution to this problem to pay live donors for donations. To increase the supply of deceased donors is quite difficult; donors have to die under the right circumstances.
The purpose is to argue that potential organ donors should be rewarded for their generosity .In addition, Satel argues the current system of altruistic donation is yet noble, it is not the most motivating course for organ donation out of all the alternatives to save people’s lives. The author gives examples including her own organ recipient experience to illustrate how the current system can be altered and improved otherwise the only people who would volunteer to donate organs would be ones that no longer needed them, the deceased. Satel pinpoints the short comings with the current system and offers rebuttals to altruism supporters. Compensation is given for blood plasma donated at clinic. “Today we routinely assign valuation to the body.
Each day quit a number of people waiting for organ transplant die because the demand for organs has largely exceeds the number of donors all over the world. According to the New York Times of April 16, 2009 and an online survey conducted 5,100 people by the advocacy group Donate Life America found that many people still harbor fears about organ donation and its process. Some of these fears are perpetuated by some dramatic television shows which make people misunderstand the procedures taken during organ donation process. Despite the awareness of the public of organ donation there is still shortage in organ donation. Apart from fear there are several factors that influence a persons’ decision to sign up for organ donation.
One donor can help one recipient enjoy a better quality life. By donating organs you will be able to save lives and that will make you a true hero to that person and their family. If you have ever known someone who has received an organ, then you will know just what an incredible gift this is. If you can save someone from dying, then of course most of us would see this as a highly positive thing. If you were dead and your organs were in a good condition there is no reason for you to keep them for yourself, especially when your organs can save some people from dying.
The receiving person would get a new lease on life, getting to live longer thanks to the original owner of the organ. There would also, most likely, not be a shortage of organs for people who desperately needed them. Second, the bad part of paying for organs is that you are selling parts of the human body. This violates a 1984 federal law that declares organs a national resource and not subjected to compensation. Pennsylvania only plans to donate $300 to the funeral home to help pay for the costs of funerals.
Persuasive speech outline Organ donation Introduction Opening: Almost everyone would want to be able to say “I have saved a life.” But by becoming an organ donor, you can be able to say “I will save a life.” Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to others, and to be able to make a huge difference by giving another person a second chance at life. Thesis Statement: I know that not everyone is going to agree, but today I am going to try to persuade you to become and organ donor. Sources: I found my information from three internet source. Preview Statement: I will begin my speech by telling you a little bit about organ donation, I will then explain to you the need for organ donors, next I will tell you some benefits for becoming and organ donor, and finally I will tell you how easy it is to become an organ donor. Transition Sentence: Let’s begin with my first main idea.
Why you should become a blood donor Good morning everyone. My name is Charlene Katie Pinckney and my speech today is about why you should donate blood. Donating blood is something a lot of people take for granted until either someone close to them or even they themselves are in a medical situation and need it. I’ve given blood but never thought I would never have a situation where someone close to me would be the recipient. Today, I’m going to talk about my personal experience and also how donating blood can save lives.
I think our society has a responsibility to take care of its members, and that responsibility extends to organ and tissue donation. In many ways, our bodies will be recycled by nature when we die, so we should donate our organs when we die because our body parts will eventually all end up returning to the earth in the long run. In my experience, the more information people receive about organ or tissue donation, the more likely they are to become donors when they die or during their lifetime. Therefore, the more transplant information provided to members of our society, the greater number of people who will decide to donate. We need more organizations like the Organ Transplant Awareness Program to help spread knowledge about transplants and donation.Though donation may seem like some small thing, the decision can save a person’s life.