User:Amaugeri26/sandbox

Not only are there donor issues with the receiver, but there are also some ethical issues when it comes to the giver. Life support victims seem to cause the most issues. When on life support, most people can donate their heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, skin, bones, etc. Before you can proceed with the donation, one needs to determine if the patient has already passed away. [1]

other important ethical issues-

who's eligible for organ transplant- Once you get the clear from the doctor to go see a doctor at the transplant center, that's when you get all the information to see if you are able to get on the transplant list. You will go get a ton of testing done. Blood work, physical exam, lab studies, x-rays, CT scans, etc. Blood work is mostly to determine what your blood type is, and who could be your donor match. Once you get that testing done, you will either be determined to well or able to get a position on the donor list.

waiting lists are structured - Everyone on the donor list is in some kind of "pool" and when an organ is available, all the possible matches get compared by various things. They compare ; Time on the list, blood type, urgency of the transplant, organ size, etc.

payment for organs/tissue- All organs cost differently. In order to get a kidney transplant, it can run at least $400,000 and heart transplants can cost over 1 million dollars.

reproductive organs be permitted for transplants religious situations, how should they be handled? family conflict, how should they be handled