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| Abdalla Essoughi Tripoli, Libya |
There is a lot of debate about how organ transplantation is useful for people who need to have a new functioning organ. This is because people should know the benefits of organ transplantation. Some researchers have put together many methods that will serve all transplant surgeons. However, the risk rate of these surgeries is getting higher and it makes people feel scared. Therefore, some older people think of the organ transplantation seriously as an ethical issue. They should persuade children who are suffering from organ failure to go through the organ donation process. The first priority with Organ Donation should be given to those children in order to provide them a long life.
One concern with organ donation is whether they are going to people who deserve them. We need to find suitable recipients. People who are healthy should receive priority in which the waiting list is available. For example, if someone is drinking a lot of alcohol should be completely away from the waiting list of the organ donation. This is because they really wanted to harm the organs they possess. For this reason, these people who are alcoholic do not have a logical vision upon this ethical issue (Emara, 2008).
Another example of people who should be given a priority on the waiting list of organ donors are soldiers. Soldiers are as much important as any human being. When we think about why soldiers deserve an immediate care, we should think about what they do for us every day. We are enjoying the freedom not many people have around the world. This is because soldiers put their lives on the line in battle grounds, they go to wars and their lives are always in a high risk. We can never thank soldiers enough for what they do. Giving them a priority as organ recipients is the least thing we can do for them as a thank you. As children can’t wait long enough for an organ transplant to survive, soldiers on the other hand sometime get injured and experience extreme hardships that put their lives in dangerous conditions. Many cases of injured soldiers require an immediate surgery. Therefore, providing organs to them would save their lives. It can be similar to the immediate care patients receive in hospital’s emergency rooms.
Children for instance, should receive priority when hearts or livers are available. The first priority should be given to them. Their young lives should be protected and considered as important as others. The waiting list for heart and liver transplantation is very long and sometimes it can take more than one or two years for a person to receive the needed organs. For example, this is a lot of time for a heart failure condition, in two years a person could die easily by a heart failure. This is why children who have not lived a long life should have top priority on the waiting list. During the waiting time, usually doctors keep children under special care so they are in their best health conditions for the transplant when the time arrives (Reilly, 1987).
I believe that one of the main ethical issues many people face at the time being is the organ donations whether or not these people donate their body organs. Most people have a tough time deciding on whether they should donate their internal organs after they have passed away or not. To think about the parts of their bodies like heart, liver, or kidney being removed from them is sometimes scary, but those organs can help to save other’s lives (Caplan, 2004). I believe that governments should have the effective role and should encourage people to face this ethical issue that might end up the life march of the innocents.
To sum up, it can be clearly seen from these medical facts that the intention of the organ transplantation is to give back life to people who can die in any moment from an organ failure. The results from the surgeries sometimes can be complicated but most of the time they are successful. The more people understand what the organ transplantation is, the more people will consider donating their organs to save lives.
References
1) Caplan, A. (2004). Organs.com: New Commercially Brokered Organ Transfers Raise Questions.
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