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Organ Donating 1
Running Head: ORGAN DONATING
Organ Donating: The Chance for a New Life
Mindy Stefanko
English 112-28
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Abstract
There are many myths going around about organ transplantation and donation. ... The number for organ transplants needed is so high. ... It is so sad that people do not put the ill into consideration when making the decision to become an organ donor. ... The public needs to stop and think of all the people today who are in great need of an organ or tissue. These people just want the chance for a new life and can only receive it if they get the organ they need. There should be nothing holding any person back from becoming an organ donor. It gives that person the chance to save someone’s life. What if they were the ones who needed the organ? ...
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Organ Donating: The Chance for a New Life
The biggest problem hospitals are having with transplantations is the shortage of organs. There really is no down side to donating organs. ... If an individual dies, they should just donate their organs so the people in need of them can live a little (or a lot, depending on which organ was transplanted) longer. ... According to the Health and Human Services Department (1997), the following are the steps a person should take in becoming an organ donor: sign an organ and tissue donor card and keep it in your wallet, indicate the intent to be a donor on your driver’s license, discuss your wish to family, physician, religious leader, and attorney, be sure to add the fact that you have chosen to be a donor in your will. ... There are quite a few myths going around about organ donating. ... People end up hearing these untrue stories about organ
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donating, believing them, and deciding that they do not want to donate for fear that these myths are true.
One of the most common myths is the one in which people feel that donating will mutilate the body. ...
Another myth believed by many is “If I am in an accident and the hospital knows that I am a donor, they will not try as hard to save my life. ... “Organ and tissue recovery takes place only after all efforts to save your life have been exhausted and death has been legally declared. ... The Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) is not notified until all lifesaving efforts have failed and death has been determined. ...
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A very famous myth that is going around is “My family will be charged for donating my organs.
Approximate Word count = 2127
Approximate Pages = 8.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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