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Organ Donation

Organs and tissues donation is the process of procuring organs or tissues from donors and transplanting them into receivers. Many people need transplants because of end stage organ disease. The waiting list contains more than 120,000 names (DONATE THE GIFT OF LIFE). Donation like any surgical procedure does not disfigure or profane the donor’s corpse. Moreover, donation does not delay the funeral and most major Abrahamic religions support organs and tissues donation as one of the highest forms of helping, giving and caring (“Tissue donation). It’s especially important to consider becoming an organ donor if you belong to an ethnic minority because matching blood type is necessary for transplant. Organs shortage is partly due to family’s refusal to fulfill the deceased wish. However in 47 states in the United States, the opposition of the family does not legally stop the process ( Liberman, Alida). People who decide to donate their organs after their death must share their decision with their families; and then sign up as an organ donor in their State Registry.

Works Cited “Questions and Answers on Organ and Tissue Donation.” Organ and Tissue Donation. Hennepin County Medical Center, n.d. Web. 14 July 2015. “DONATE THE GIFT OF LIFE”.organdonor.org. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. nd. Web. 15 July 2015.http://www.organdonor.gov/about/index.html Liberman, Alida. "A Promise Acceptance Model Of Organ Donation." Social Theory & Practice 41.1 (2015): 131-148. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 July 2015. Retrieved from  Rady, M. Y., & Verheijde, J. L. (2014). The moral code in Islam and organ donation in Western countries: reinterpreting religious scriptures to meet utilitarian medical objectives. Philosophy, Ethics & Humanities In Medicine http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=96367226&site=ehost-live Bramstedt, K. A. "Family Refusals Of Registered Consents: The Disruption Of Organ Donation By Double-Standard Surrogate Decision-Making." Internal Medicine Journal 43.2 (2013): 120-123. Academic Search Complete. Web. 21 July 2015

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