ORGAN DONATION, WAY TO SAVE LIFE

What is organ donation? How far you know about that? Based on general aspect, organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor. The used of organ removal is for the purpose of transplanting. The procedures are similar to surgery, and all incisions are closed at the conclusion of the surgery. People of all ages may be the organ donors.

There are many organs which can be donated. Organs that can be procured are including the heart, intestines, kidneys, lungs, liver, and pancreas. These are procured from a brain dead donor or a donor where the family has consent for the donation after the cardiac death, known as Non-heart beating donation. Organ that can be donated from living donors are include part of the livers, pancreas and the kidneys.

Many controversial issues regarding to the organ donation as well. For example, the used of alcoholics in order to allocate the organ between the patients. Some believe that livers should not be given to alcoholics in danger of reversion, while others view alcoholisms as medical condition like diabetes. Faith in the medical system is important to the success of organ donation. Because of this issue, Brazil switched to on opt-out systems and ultimately had to withdraw it because it further alienated patients who already distrusted the country’s medical system.

From social perspective, as well, organ donation is fast becoming an important bioethical issue. While most first-world nations have a legal system of oversight for organ transplantation, the fact remains that demand for outstrips supply. Consequently, there has arisen a black market often referred to as transplant tourism.

The issues are weighty and controversial. On the one hand are those who contend that those who can afford to buy organs are exploiting those who are desperate enough to sell their organs. This is really happen! Many suggest this result in growing inequality of status between the rich and the poor. On the other hand are those who contend that the desperate should be allowed to sell their organs, that stopping them are merely contributing to their status as impoverished.

In short, this issue regarding to organ donation is too sensitive, touched the religious, political, and many more. No matter what, organ donation is very important, as acts of charity and as means of saving a life. The demand for organ donation in everywhere is always higher relative to the number of the recipient on organ donation waiting list. All these controversial issues are not the best solution to solve this matter. That is, every clouds has it’s silver lining, and the point is, organ donation, really is to save life.