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    Organ Donation Shortage

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    average of twenty people pass away due to organ donation shortages these numbers could represent you or your family don't let these numbers stagnate. The following research shows how organ donation is very serious and could be increased with compensation for live donors. In 2013 the list of people waiting climbed all the way to one hundred twenty one thousand two hundred seventy two while there were only fourteen thousand two hundred fifty seven donations including live and dead donors. The facts stand

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    Organ donation is the act of donating an organ by a person so that it can be transplanted by surgical procedure in the body of the recipient. Organ donation can benefit the recipient largely by improving health, quality and span of their life and even save them from death or other critical conditions like paralysis. Some people may think you can’t sign up to donate if your under the age of 18 or have a medical condition but that is false. There are very few conditions that would prevent a person

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    Organ Donation

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    Specific Purpose: By the end of my presentation, the audience will donate their organs and tissues when they die and act upon their decision to donate. Introduction 1 Attention Getter/Credibility Statement: How do you feel when you have to wait for something you really, really want? What if it was something you couldn’t live without? Well, my cousin was five years old when he found out he needed a new kidney. He went on the organ waiting list right away. He was called twice during a six moth

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    Organ Donation Essay

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    wait for a person to obtain an organ is four and a half years (Becker). Not many people have this kind of time which results in the numerous deaths. A way to resolve this problem is to compensate organ donors. Donors should be reimbursed for their donations because it allows patients to be given their organs faster, will help end organ shortages, and the donors should receive compensation for their hospital stay, along with other expenses that the donor typically has to pay out of their pocket. This

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    Ever since the advancements in science and technology, organ transplants have become the norm in today’s society. Thus, organ donating has been under consideration of being paid compensation rather than being a donation by the individual. Financial compensation for donating human organs has been up to debate but financial compensation would prove to have a more positive outcome rather than negative outcome by: (1) having human organs steadily available, (2) illegal trafficking with profit would decrease

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    Organ Donation

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    A common misconception among families facing the question about organ donation is that it will mutilate their loved ones body. According to UNOS, "Donated organs are removed surgically, in a routine operation similar to gallbladder or appendix removal. Donation doesn't disfigure the body or change the way it looks in a casket" (Top 10 Myths). This makes it possible to donate the organs of your loved one, while still

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    Organ Donation

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    Organ Donation Pros and Cons Organ donation is a noble act that makes a positive difference to the lives of many people by enabling them to lead a longer and a healthful life. Here 's a bit about the pros and cons of donating vital organs and tissues of one 's body. Quick Fact As an organ donor, you can actually save more than one life. In fact, a single donor may make a difference to the lives of about fifty people. Human organ failure has a long history. Since a long time, people have been

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    Is Organ Donation Or Not?

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    being a lifesaver. The question that lingers on many: Is it proper to charge for the organ donations or not? According to the Mayo Clinic, in United States alone, over 100,000 individuals are in the offing for an organ donation. Regrettably, several individuals may at no time procure the bid that a fit benefactor of an organ matches his or her— one more wager at life is at hand (Mayo Clinic, 2013). Organ donation is referred to as “the process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person

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    Organ Donation

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    Why Organ Donation Should be Encouraged “I could feel his heart” said Denise Wagner, after listening to his 24-year-old son Jeremy Baran, who died in a car accident, his organs and tissues were used to save the lives of at least seven people and help hundreds more. Denise Wagner mother’s donor, and Susan Adcock transplant recipient were strangers, two ordinary moms who had no idea that they’d be soon be connected by the grief, and hope of an organ transplant. Susan Adcock – a caterer and chef with

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    What do you think can be done when there is a shortage of organ donations? Should people in the need of money sell their organs in the hope of getting some cash? Well, most people in today's society are supporting the idea that people should be allowed to sell their organs if they want. It could save thousands of lives of those people who are waiting for a transplant on the long list that never ends. However, they do not look at the negative affects that this could lead to for some citizens in the

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