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“Who Gets What?”
Donating a gift of life to another person is the ultimate gift a human being can receive. Over the past years, the increase for organs has been continuously rising. The reason being is mostly in part because of the policy that the U.S requires a citizen’s permission and voluntary giving in order to use a person’s organ. But could this possibly be one of the many reasons why the list for organ transplants keeps growing? Also, when organs do become available who is to say which person is most eligible. For example, would it be morally wrong to deny the right of a convict on death row to receive an organ transplant? This is just one of the many controversial issues that continue to arise on the topic of organ transplants, and now its time to distinguish how these organs must be equally distributed, and what we can do to help supply this high demand around the world.
The first idea that we have to understand is, why organs are not as readily available as they should be. In the United States, the law requires a persons consent in order to rightfully use their organs after death. Although, there is a statistic that concludes of 6,127Amreicans interviewed, 93 percent said they likely would donate a family members organ if the wish has been expressed before death. However, if no such wish had been expressed, only 47 percent would make an organ donation. Overall, 85 percent of the respondents supported the idea of organ donation (Wornsnop 2). This suggests that if families discussed and supported the idea of organ transplants before death, it is much more likely that the donations of organs would be highly increased. Perhaps, this is a smart way to begin ...