hi everyone.. before i start sharing my opinion regarding this topic,i would like to tell everyone that i am very proud to be a part of this group and i really hope all of us can give our full cooperation.together we strive for success!!!
okay, enough of my talk.this is my opinion regarding organ donation.i think i would donate my organs in two situations;my beloved somebody needs that organ or after i die provided my parents have given their approval. but in the first situation, i must really love that person that i am willing to give part of my body to him/her.
and as for the second reason, my parents MUST give their approval because i really do not wish to do something my parents would object. it has become muslim's general opinion that organ donation after one's death is prohibited. and the most frightful thing about donating organs is that the body would look hideous afterwards.
it is our duty as educated muslims (for muslim students only) and as medical students to correct these concepts. organ donation is allowed in Islam and it is 'harus'. as for the second argument, i guess we just have to trust the doctors that they will treat out body with respect eventhough we are dead,right? it's not like we are going to be around anymore and say, 'hey, that's a hideous stitch you have done!mend it back!!!'
Organ donation is something that most of us have heard about before. It involves the transfer of certain organs from one person, either living or dead, to another. However organ donation is still somewhat of a controversial issue. Some agree with it and some don't.
Those who agree with organ donation would argue that it can save the lives of others. Why not donate a kidney or part of our liver to someone who is dying if it can help them to survive? After all we can still live a normal life with just one kidney or half a liver. People can even register to have their organs harvested and donated to those who need it once they are dead, given that their organs are in a good condition. Advocates of organ donation would say that since we are already dead we no longer need our organs. It would be better to give them to someone who really needs it. At least we can save a life although we are dead.
Despite being able to save lives, there are still some who object to organ donation. It could be because of their principles or beliefs or just the simple fact that they are selfish. Usually the family members of a dead person will not allow the organs of said person to be harvested and donated to others. This is mainly because they do not want the body of their loved one to be 'mutilated' by allowing their organs to be harvested. This is a belief that should be changed.
Organ donation is definitely a good thing as it can save lives. However, it also has a dark side. This is mainly because of certain unscrupulous individuals who take advantage of those who are desperately in need of new organs. There have been cases of doctors illegally harvesting organs and then selling them in order to gain profit. Practices like this are not only despicable but they play on the fundamental human desire of wanting to stay alive.
Organ donation definitely can and has saved many lives. Sadly there are still too few people who are aware of this as can be seen in the shortage of donated organs for those who require it. Steps should be taken to increase the awareness of our society about the benefits of organ donation.
hi there, firstly, i wanted to give thanks to those who have give their opinion regarding this issue. fortunately, there are people who commented, at first i felt this first topics for our citical reading course must hard to someone to initiate to comment it.
secondly, i wanted to beg your pardon (apologise) if my english written here in this blog quite bad. i am not very good at english. (my grade for english and EST in SPM is 2A and others 1A). i hope you all in ths blog can help me to improve my english).
About my opinion, if i being given the option to donate my organ to anyone who needs my organ, i said i would. the reason is i really wanted to help people in needs. i am a person whom really easy get sad or pity to whoever in hard situation like the poor people or disable people. I always crying inside if i watch rhe tv3 program, Bersamamu.
actually, i want to contribute something to the society. i cannot just stand seeing them suffer without doing anything, or just pray for them to get better. Yes, pray also can help them, but pray without doing anything is useless-dalil.
but, i would prefer to donate my organ after i died. (it not indicates that i would not donate it when i am alive). it is because i still have the scared feeling to donate them. when i have died, i do not need them anymore. rather than they rotten being eaten by the worms in the earth, it is far more better to gat benefit them and make them something usefull.
i have seen in Majalah 3(another tv3 programme) how the chinese people in china willing to give their body (after they have died) using some contract to the council that responsible for it for education purpose. purpose. i respect to them that they have the wisdom to doing such thing.
more over, in islam our body will being asked by god what we have done in ths world. so if the person who got our body or organs doing something good, we will get the benefit also. WHAT GOES ARUND COMES AROUND. that principle always work!. i think that enough from me. Hope the comments from other students.
i am lee shiong koon, happy to be a part of members in this discussion. Well, in my humble opinion, organ donation is just like everybody saying now...it's a kind of NOBLE job.frankly to say, i m quite afraid of donating organs..but still i will involve in the organ donation as i understand that life is very precious and nothing can replace with that. So i do hope that i will try all my best to offer my help if they need my organs to survive or preserve their life. even though i have not really experience in organ donation but i am sure that i will donate if necessary as this is responsibility that everyone should pick up. Then this would be a perfect world to live.
thank you for giving my chance in sharing my opinion here.
halo,im Nyawai..first of all,i want to ask forgiveness because use sk own email.
In my opinion,organ donation is a good thing.Honestly,i like to donate my organ.But that only for my family and relative.It good to donate organ because we can continue the life of the patient(family).
Then,we also can make our family and surrounding people proud of us.Besides that,our effort also appreciated.This also will lead the other people to donate their organ.
Lastly,i want to suggest all of us to donate our organ honestly.that all from me.Sorry one again because use sk own email.
Hi everyone !!! My name is Eugene Yeoh. I would like to share my opinions regarding the issue of organ donation.
The topic of organ donation has become a very hot topic this few years. Have you ever think to donate your organs after death? Before that, what is actually organ donation? Organ donation is the gift of one body parts after death for the purpose of transplantation. According to Oxford dictionary, transplantation is defined as a medical operation in whi8ch a damaged organ or tissue is replaced with one from another person (donors).
The benefit of organ donation is it can saves people lives. There are so many organs and tissues that can be donated. The organ that commonly are donated are kidney, heart, liver while tissues are bone, eye and skin. And just for that, with just a donor, many lives of other people can be saved. Moreover, there are no any religious objectives regarding the issue. All major religions of the world like Islam, Buddisht, Hindu support that organ donation is an ultimate act of charity and is a good thing to do.
I am sure that everyone knows that donates our organs after death will help a lot of people. Somehow, making a decision whether to donate organs or not is really difficult especially we have to make the decision to our loved one who just passed away. To become the volunteer of organ donater, it really needs bravery and if you have made a decision to donate your organs, it is advisable for you to inform your parents or relatives so that it is less stressful for them.
All in all, the decision to donate organs actually is on our hand. I am still thinking about it and i hope that i can make the gift of life to be useful to the end.
According to Michael Jordan, " Many lives could be saved if more people become organ and tissue donors. That's why I'm doing my part to help in this important effort. Please make the decision to become organ and tissue donor. It's the right thing to do.
hi,everyone,my name is TEOH ENG CHOON.You all can call me as choon.First at all,my opinion about the organ donation is it is a good and sacrifice action.However,no many people willing to donate the organ to other people including me.By donating the organ,we can help a lot of people to continue their life.There are a lot of people are waiting to get the organ that they needed but unfortunately that most of them even died before they get their turn to receive the suitable organ that can enable they to survive and to continue enjoy life.This is the true fact that we must accept.It is also very hard to find the organ that is suitable for our body.My hope is in the future there are alot of people will donate their organ to the people that are needed.
Holla everyone...(^_^) my name is fiera nadia.Sorry for being late to leave my comment here. I would like to give my opinion regarding our issue,organ donation. From what i've got from the wikipedia,organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting.so we know that there are two situations we can donate our organ.if u ask me, of course i want to donate my organ too, but same as most of our friends here, i'm quite afraid.but, if one of my family needs an organ, i would not hesitate to donate mine.i don't know but i think all of us will do the same thing right?!of course we will do anything just to save our beloved person life.after i die,i'm not sure whether i'm going to donate my organ or not.i didn't think about it yet, but as what pOO-3 have said,its depends on my parents approval.before i forget, i just want to tell that organs are not accepted from a person who has an active or recent case of cancer,ok.donating organ is a very noble thing so i hope that all of us will donate our organ if there is someone who needs it.if we want to help people, this is the time.why not we help people if these can make other people's life happy?it's really hard to find donors.if we were under those people situation, we also want them to do the same thing, right?! so friends, this is just my opinion and i'm glad if you are agree with me. Daaa~(^_^)
hi everyone..... i'm ghazali. before i start i to tell you about my opinion about organ donating.
to me, organ donating is someting noble to and not many are willing to do so. some that are willing to do so sometimes do not know how to do so.
The best way to ensure that your wishes to donate your organs are carried out is to inform your family of your desire to donate. Doing this black and white ensures that your wishes will be considered. Hospitals seek consent of the relatives before removing organs. If your family members know you wanted to be a donor, it makes it easier for them to give their consent.
If you have no relative or you doubt your family will agree to donate your organs, you can assign durable power of attorney to someone who you know will abide by your wishes. A lawyer can help you prepare this document.
hello my friends... i'm raihan bt abdullah.but here you all can call me raeyarn.
okay, back to our topic.as what our friend mentioned, organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a living donor for the purpose of the transplanting.
so, my opinion is sincerely, i would like to donate my organ to all people that really need it especially my family members or muslim people.
it is because, i as a healthy person feel so useless and unresposible if i cannot help people that in hard situation.
by donating my organ, insyaallah, i will save his/her life and share my happiness with him/her. we as a malaysian need to give and take to each other.
if one day, the doctor said that i cannot donate my organ, i will help them by donating my money or help them to find the other donaters.
for me, donating organ is one of the ways to help people in this world. it is because we will feel very happy when we look the other people happy also.
so i hope my friends also will make the same decision with me.. thank you....peace..=)
Assalamualaikum,olLa everyone,=)i'm azila & this is the first time i give my comment in this blog.
Actually i already make some presentation on this topic during matriculation programme with my classmate.
there,we make some questionaire and distribute it among matriculation's student in order to make survey either they really know about about organ donation or not.As we all expected,majority of people did not really know about organ donation and most of them are afraid to be the donor,(including me =P)...to be continue...
hi everyone.. before i start,let me introduce myself.My name is Nurfarah Amirah Bt Anuar.You can call me Fafa..
Okey,enough beating around the bush.I will go straight to our topic now.This is my point of view about organ donation.Actually, i'm not totally agree yet at the same time not totally disagree to my friends opinion.Most of my friends like putri,fiera and would like to involve in organ donation.One thing I agree with them is that they are willing to donate their organs especially to the loved ones.I personally, intense to do the same things if one of my family member really need an organ transplant to save his or her life.Since i'm the only one who is a suitable donor for him/her in the family.I rather give my organ to the loved ones than begging from someone else out there to give their organ to my family.
But then,it takes a lot of courage to be a donor although its for our own fleshblood.We must consider our own life too right?Are we really willing to take risk of our own life for them?Is it worth to do that?What if the organ that we donated doesn't fit well to the organ receiver and worst,she/he dies after receiving my organ?or what if I die on the operation table, I'm only 19!? It's not like I'm being a pesimmist or something but honestly,although i want to be a donator to my loved ones, all these doubt keep bothering my mind.What i'm trying to say is that to be a organ donor, we must well-prepared mentally and physically.Thus,we must think all the concequences that we may face in the future.Besides that,make sure that we are sincerely toward all the things we want to do.Last but not least, we must follow the appropriate prosedures before be an organ donor.
I think that all or now.Its almost 2 am.Time for me to sleep.Hehe..By the way, thanks for giving me opportunity to give my opinion..Bye!
Assalamuaikum & hai everyone! one information that i would like to share here is one of the organ that also can be donated is our skin,ya right,as we know skin is the largest organ among the other organs. me myself also shock knowing that skin also can be donated. This finding show that nowadays we have improve more in science & technology's field. in addition,according to religion,all of the religion in this world support and allow the organ donation to be done except the jews.i a;so do not know the main reason why the jews disagree with this programme. there are few of my friends that already registered to be the organ's donor and one of them willing to donate all of the organ that can be donated.what a honourable things she do..me?i'm not brave enough to do so at this moment but if 'the time come'i'll do it with full of my heart.=)
hi.. I'm anis..i think all of you know who am i.. when i heard about this topic, i feel that i do not want to donate my organ..i think why shoud i do nate my organ to someones that i not recognize,and when i watched the csi movie they do the surgery to the dead body like cut the animal, and we know that even when we are die we also can feel the pain.. but after the english class (when madam told us about the topic) i think again..i think i should donate my organ, because many people need that..if i donate the organ i can help the other people..even in this life i do not have the sacrified for the malaysian, so it is the time for me to help the people and i hope that people use my organ on t right way..and i hope that people who use my organ is not a criminal person.. another reason why i want to donate my organ, it is because i like to see people in happy condition, so when i donate mt organ some other people will happy because i save maybe their father, mother, sister or someone that is important in their life.. beside that, life is so precious..so to someone do not apreciate their body, like 'mat rempit' shoud involved for the donating organ..they are kill the other people so they hav to pay back with donate their organ to the other people.. thats all..thank you..
First and foremost, I would like to thank to the blog administrator to give me a chance to post a comment here. Hi every one, I'm SAM. I'm very happy to be a part of this community. Next, I would like to say sorry for my late post, especially to Pn. Faridah. I hope her hasn't printed the posts out yet, because I'm still typing now.
Regarding the organ donation issue, I would like to comment some ethical views on organ donation.
Donating an organ to save a life is one of the highest act of virtue one can do. Sometimes, organ donation is problematic because life is sacred. There are organ donation during lifetime and organ donation after death. While you are alive, to donate an organ that you can live without, like a kidney, or parts that will replenish themselves, like bone marrow or blood, in order to save or vastly improve another life is one of the greatest acts you could do. In theory, the same should apply to donating organs after death.
However, in practice, consenting to have your organs removed after death presents some heavy problems. When you sign a consent form to have your organs removed, not all of those organs will necessarily be used for an immediate transplant, but they may be used for research, stored away, or even discarded if they are not needed. Organ donation not for the purpose to save lives seems to be something that go against the ethic.
Besides, most organs have to be removed while the heart is still beating to be usable in a transplant. For certain religion, the moment of death is defined as the moment of the heart stops, while the legal world has accepted brain death as a new definition of death. So, to remove organs from a brain-dead patient while the heart is still beating is consider as an act of murder.
I wouldn't want to have to decide what is right and wrong based on my own subjective opinion and feelings. I hope you all can give some opinion about it. Once again, I would like to thank to all of you who willing to spend your time to read this.^^
Financial Incentives for Organ Donation Posted 01/07/2004
Francis L. Delmonico, MD
Introduction The current approach to acquiring organs for transplantation relies on the voluntarism of live donors and the altruism of deceased donor families. This practice has an important statutory authorization. Section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 states, "It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly acquire, receive or otherwise transfer any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation."[1] "Valuable consideration" is considered a monetary transfer or a transfer of valuable property among donor, recipient, and/or organ broker in a sale transaction.[2] Consent for organ donation as prescribed by federal law may not be induced for profit by a money payment; thus, NOTA §301 outlaws the purchase and sale of organs.
Continued Inadequacy of the Deceased Donor Pool Fuels Arguments for Financial Incentives However, public education to increase the rate of altruistic consent for organ donation has not resulted in an adequate supply of organs to meet the demand of those in need. During the past decade, the altruistic approach has resulted in only a 15% increase in deceased organ recovery.[3] As a result, an increasing number of candidates for transplantation have turned to live donors to provide organs not available from the deceased donor pool. In 2001, the number of live donors exceeded the number of deceased donors.[3] Furthermore, some segments of our society are suggesting that the NOTA prohibition of financial incentives for organ donation be reconsidered so that a means of increasing the consent rate from the national average of 45% can be tested.[4,5] The purpose of this review is to outline the types of financial incentives that could be awarded in the setting of both deceased and live donation and provide insight into the prospects for a revised NOTA being enacted that would permit financial incentives or organ payments to be used.
Types of Financial Incentives A financial incentive for deceased organ donation could be accomplished by the following approaches: (1) a direct payment for organs, (2) an income tax or estate benefit, (3) a reimbursement for funeral expenses, and (4) a contribution to a charitable organization determined by the family or the deceased.
In October 2000, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) convened a panel of ethicists, organ procurement organization (OPO) executives, physicians, and surgeons to determine whether any of these approaches could be used as an ethically acceptable model for a pilot trial to increase donation.[6] The ethical methods outlined in the Table were developed so that they could be applied to any proposal to elucidate its propriety.
These 4 approaches (payments, tax benefit, funeral reimbursement, and charitable contribution) were considered in a spectrum of a societal perception, ranging from the extreme view of the donor family being bribed to emphasizing a thank you and gratitude for consenting to donation. An inverse relationship between financial incentives that would be acceptable by the ethical methods (eg, a contribution to a charity chosen by the family or a reimbursement for funeral expenses) and those approaches that would most likely increase the rate of donation (eg, direct payment or tax incentive) was evident.
The panel concluded that reimbursement for funeral expenses fits within the guidelines and maintains the standards established by the ethical methods (Table) and recommended that a pilot demonstration project be conducted. Following the presentation of a report by the ASTS Ethics Committee at the American Transplant Congress of 2002, a Washington Post headline read, "Surgeons Back Study of Payment for Organs Plan Aimed at Boosting Donor Rates."[7] This headline, which mischaracterized the ASTS Ethics Committee's intent not to endorse payments, had a chilling effect on the transplant community's enthusiasm to move this proposal forward. The ASTS subsequently was compelled to issue a disclaimer stating, "The American Society of Transplant Surgeons opposes payments for living and deceased donor organs ... payments would constitute the exchange of money for an organ, by the sale from a vendor not a donor. Payments would arbitrarily assign a market value to body parts, commodified and conceivably differentiated by gender, ethnicity and the social status of the vendor."
Proponents of Financial Incentives Contend That Everyone but the Donor Is Already Compensated The following refrain has been a common assertion by the advocates of financial incentives: Everyone in the deceased organ transplant process (other than the organ donor or next-of-kin who gives consent for cadaver donation) is compensated: a salary is provided to the OPO coordinator who obtains family consent, the OPO charges an acquisition fee for organ recovery, and the transplant surgeons and physicians and the transplant center charge for hospitalization. The proponents of financial incentives have underscored this reality in their attempts to develop test projects to assess the objective of increasing the consent rate. However, the major hurdle for approval of such demonstration projects is the prohibition of financial incentives for organ donation by NOTA. For example, in 1994, a Pennsylvania law that included a pilot program for reimbursement of funeral expenses to donor families was not implemented because the state's attorney general was cautioned by government officials that such a program would be a violation of NOTA.[6] Unless NOTA is revised, any demonstration project – in Pennsylvania or elsewhere – is unlikely to be tested.
Opponents Fear Slippery Slope Those who oppose financial incentives for deceased donation assert a slippery slope to the subsequent development of payment for live donor organs. In addition, financial incentives for deceased donation conceivably bring several undesirable consequences; they could (1) risk the withholding of medical information that results in the transmission of donor disease (malignancy or infection) to the transplant recipient, (2) influence the family of a patient to prematurely withdraw care, and (3) result in the perception of the human organ as a commodity.
hYe everyone..soRry for being too late..huhu..first of all,i"m A'thirah.. well,,talking about organ donation,actually i've been thinking about this since i was at primary school since by that time,my younger sister got some heart disease..once i ask my mother, can my sister use my heart and leave like normal people..the she reply, by doing that it seems like i'm also going to leave her since people can't leave without heart.. just like what putri said before, people would donate their organ for their beloved person. thats what i'm willing to do also.. everyone wants to see the person that they love live in healthy life right?..so am i..for me i think,,by donating organ,,it is a very noble job..but some people may think that even it is a noble job,,they still don't want to register as a donater since they not willing their body to be look hideous. we have to let go of this negative thinking..we know that we're going some life by registering as a donater,so why don't we do that..after all,we don't feel any pain since we're already dead by that time..but just like what Madam said in the class,please informing our parents if we're registering to be an organ donater so that there will be no arguments after we die.. i think thats all from me right now.. thank for spending some times to read my comment.. good luck to everyone for our mini test this friday..(^_^)
hi there.... I am ghazali. I am here again to comment regarding the organ donation. Actully i am a little disappointed with my last comment regarding this issue. It was full of spelling error due to problem with my keyboard the other day. I hope my comment today would increase the awareness of organ donating among all of us.
It is easy for a living donor to decide whether to donate or not. You also know well what will happen to your own body. In contrast, cadaveric donor don't really know what will happen to them(well since they are dead), so people tend to believe in rumors spread by inaccurate information. perhaps this is the answer to all those myth and revealing the truth :
Myth No. 1. If I agree to donate my organs, my doctor or the emergency room staff won't work as hard to save my life. They'll remove my organs as soon as possible to save somebody else. Reality. When you go to the hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life — not somebody else's. You'll be seen by a doctor whose specialty most closely matches your particular emergency. The doctor in charge of your care has nothing to do with transplantation.
Myth No. 2. Maybe I won't really be dead when they sign my death certificate. It'll be too late for me if they've taken my organs for transplantation. I might have otherwise recovered. Reality. Although it's a popular topic in the tabloids, in reality, people don't start to wiggle a toe after they're declared dead. In fact, people who have agreed to organ donation are given more tests to determine that they are truly dead than are those who haven't agreed to organ donation.
Myth No. 3. Organ donation is against my religion. Reality. Organ donation is consistent with the beliefs of most religions. This includes Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam and most branches of Judaism. If you're unsure of or uncomfortable with your faith's position on donation, ask a member of your clergy. Another option is to check the federal Web site OrganDonor.gov, which provides religious views on organ donation and transplantation by denomination.
Myth No. 4. I'm under age 18. I'm too young to make this decision. Reality. That's true, in a legal sense. But your parents can authorize this decision. You can express to your parents your wish to donate, and your parents can give their consent knowing that it's what you wanted. Children, too, are in need of organ transplants, and they usually need organs smaller than those an adult can provide.
Myth No. 5. I want my loved one to have an open-casket funeral. That can't happen if his or her organs or tissues have been donated. Reality. Organ and tissue donation doesn't interfere with having an open-casket funeral. The donor's body is clothed for burial, so there are no visible signs of organ or tissue donation. For eye donation, an artificial eye is inserted, the lids are closed, and no one can tell any difference. For bone donation, a rod is inserted where bone is removed. With skin donation, a very thin layer of skin similar to a sunburn peel is taken from the donor's back. Because the donor is clothed and lying on his or her back in the casket, no one can see any difference.
Myth No. 6. I'm too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs. Reality. There's no defined cutoff age for donating organs. Organs have been successfully transplanted from donors in their 70s and 80s. The decision to use your organs is based on strict medical criteria, not age. Don't disqualify yourself prematurely. Let the doctors decide at your time of death whether your organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation.
Myth No. 7. I'm not in the greatest health, and my eyesight is poor. Nobody would want my organs or tissues. Reality. Very few medical conditions automatically disqualify you from donating organs. The decision to use an organ is based on strict medical criteria. It may turn out that certain organs are not suitable for transplantation, but other organs and tissues may be fine. Don't disqualify yourself prematurely. Only medical professionals at the time of your death can determine whether your organs are suitable for transplantation.
Myth No. 8. I would like to donate one of my kidneys now, rather than wait until my death. But I hear you can't do that unless you're a close family member of someone in need. Reality. While that used to be the case, it isn't any longer. Whether it's a distant family member, friend or complete stranger you want to help, you can donate a kidney through certain transplant centers. If you decide to become a living donor, you will undergo extensive questioning to ensure that you are aware of the risks and make sure you're giving away your kidney out of pure goodwill and not in return for financial gain. You will also undergo testing to determine that your kidneys are in good shape and that you can live a healthy life with just one kidney. You can also donate blood or bone marrow during your lifetime. Contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross for details on where you can donate or sign up.
Myth No. 9. Rich, famous and powerful people always seem to move to the front of the line when they need a donor organ. There's no way to ensure that my organs will go to those who've waited the longest or are the neediest. Reality. The rich and famous aren't given priority when it comes to allocating organs. It may seem that way because of the amount of publicity generated when celebrities receive a transplant, but they are treated no differently from anyone else. In fact, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization responsible for maintaining the national organ transplant network, subjects all celebrity transplants to an internal audit to make sure the organ allocation was appropriate.
Myth No. 10. My family will be charged if I donate my organs. Reality. The organ donor's family is never charged for donating. The family is charged for the cost of all final efforts to save your life, and those costs are sometimes misinterpreted as costs related to organ donation. Costs for organ removal go to the transplant recipient.
Maybe some are already willing to donate but are not sure on how to do so. Many belive signing a donor card or your driver's license will ensure your organ will be donated. however it was totally the opposite. The best way to ensure that your wishes are carried out is to inform your family of your desire to donate. Doing this in writing ensures that your wishes will be considered. Hospitals seek consent of the next of kin before removing organs. If your family members know you wanted to be a donor, it makes it easier for them to give their consent. If you have no next of kin or you doubt your family will agree to donate your organs, you can assign durable power of attorney to someone who you know will abide by your wishes. A lawyer can help you prepare this document.
Lastly, I hope many more would willing to donate in the future since many would be needing it. why can't we do others a favour just before departing? Let's all just sit back for awhile and think about it
hello!! perhaps im the last person post the comment here..haha. organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who recently died or from living donor for the purpose of transplanting.organs and tissues are removed in procedure similar to surgery and all incisions are closed at the conclusion of the surgery.simple,effective steps can be taken to provide a traditional funeral viewing whenever this might be desired.people of all ages may be organ and tissue donors.
in numerical terms,donations from dead donors far outweigh donations by living ones.the laws of different counteries allow either the potential organ donor to consent or dissent to the donation during his life time or his relatives to consent or dissent.due to these different legislative possibilities,the number of donations per million people varies substantially in different counteries.
to protect the person receiving an organ,various health and safety tests are conducted.because an organ transplant requires immune suppression,it is important that the organ not be infected with a disease that could harm the recipient.these test are not perfect but organ-related infections are relatively rare..
oppss times up..haha see you guys next time on the other different topic..bye2
Sorry for being late , I think I am the last but shall not be the least one ... Today , we are facing a big big problem. Numerous human beings die just because of their 1 or 2 non-fuctional organs. So , I strongly agree with the statement thet organ donation should be carried out in every country as a charitable act of great benefit to the community. Before moving any further , I would like to define "Organ Donation". Organ donation is the removal of tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting. For your information , organs that can be procured include the heart, intestines, kidneys, lungs, liver and pancreas. These are procured from a brain dead or a cardiac dead donor. Besides , the following tissues can only be procured after someone has died . For example , bones, tendons, corneas, heart valves, femoral veins, great saphenous veins, small saphenous veins, pericardium, skin grafts, and the sclera . Organs that can be donated from living donors include part of the liver or pancreas and the kidney. Moving to the mechanism . There are four different legislative approaches to the donation, if the donor has not explicitly dissented. The least restrictive approach is the dissent solution, according to which the donor has to explicitly dissent to donation during his lifetime. According to the extended dissent solution, relatives may dissent in the event the potential donor has not consented. Continue with the feasibility of organ donation. First of all , in order to protect the person receiving an organ, various health and safety tests will be conducted. Issues surrounding patient autonomy, living wills, and guardianship make it nearly impossible for involuntary organ donation to occur. My first split is ethics and morality.With directed donation to loved ones or friends, worries arise about the intense pressure that can be put on people to donate, leading those who are reluctant to do so to feel guilty. Equally important, however, are situations in which people feel compelled to donate regardless of the consequences to themselves. Nondirected donation raises different ethical concerns. The radical altruism that motivates a person to make a potentially life-threatening sacrifice for a stranger calls will most probabaly happen. Directed donation to a stranger raises similar ethical questions. This type of donation usually occurs when a patient advertises for an organ publicly, on television or billboards or over the Internet.Two obvious objections are that the practice is unfair and that it threatens the view that an organ is a "gift of life", not a tool to be bought and sold. As currently practiced, donation after cardiac death raises more concerns than donation after brain death. The process is more complex, and the potential donor is not dead when life-sustaining measures cease. And the family's relation to the dying process may be affected. The arisen of black market. The issues are controversial. On the one hand those who can afford to buy organs are exploiting those who are desperate enough to sell their organs. The choice for a seller lies between money on the one hand and starving until dieth on the other hand. Ladies and gentlemen , I would like to conclude by saying that the advantages of organ donation toward the human beings can surely outweight the cons that might be occured. hence , we go , we go with organ donation.
hi there, sorry for commenting a little bit late. previously i mention about contacting your local red cross or red crescent for donating organ purposes. but later on i only found out that (at least what i have found out) that Malaysia red crescent does not provide this services. most probably only red cross in certain country such as US have that particular services.
Organ donation: Don't let these 10 myths confuse you
Nearly 100,000 people in US city waiting for the organ transplant,but unfortunately only average 77people receive the organ transplant per day. There are still thousand more people waiting for the organ transplant.
It can be hard to think what happen to your body after donate the organ.There are ten myths that afects the people to donate the organ so here the correction on the myths.
Myth No. 1. If I agree to donate my organs,after my doctor remove my organ they won’t save my life but to save somebody else. Reality.There will be doctor incharge of your care that nothing to do with transplanting and specialize to match your particular emergency.
Myth No. 2. Maybe the doctor will take my organ without make sure my death and sign the death certificate. Reality. Although it is a popular topic in the tabloids, in reality, those people agree withorgan donation will be given more test to determine they are truly dead.
Myth No. 3. Organ donation is against my religion. Reality. If you unsure with your faith’s position on organ donation ask a member of your clergy or check the federal Web site OrganDonor.gov, which provides religious views on organ donation and transplantation by denomination.
Myth No. 4. I'm under age 18. I'm too young to make this decision. Reality. That's true, in a legal sense. But your parents can authorize this decision. You can express to your parents your wish to donate, and your parents can give their consent knowing that it's what you wanted. Children, too, are in need of organ transplants, and they usually need organs smaller than those an adult can provide.
Myth No. 5. I want my loved one to have an open-casket funeral. That can't happen if his or her organs or tissues have been donated. Reality. Organ and tissue donation doesn't interfere with having an open-casket funeral. The donor's body is clothed for burial, so there are no visible signs of organ or tissue donation. For eye donation, an artificial eye is inserted, the lids are closed, and no one can tell any difference. For bone donation, a rod is inserted where bone is removed. With skin donation, a very thin layer of skin similar to a sunburn peel is taken from the donor's back. Because the donor is clothed and lying on his or her back in the casket, no one can see any difference.
Myth No. 6. I'm too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs. Reality. There's no defined cutoff age for donating organs. Organs have been successfully transplanted from donors in their 70s and 80s. Let the doctors decide at your time of death whether your organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation.
Myth No. 7. I'm not in the greatest health, and my eyesight is poor. Nobody would want my organs or tissues. Reality. Very few medical conditions automatically disqualify you from donating organs. The decision to use an organ is based on strict medical criteria. Medical professionals will determine whether your organ is suitable for donation or not.
Myth No. 8. I would like to donate one of my kidneys now, rather than wait until my death. But I hear you can't do that unless you're a close family member of someone in need.
Reality. You can donate a kidney through certain transplant centers no mather it is a distant family member friend or complete strangers.You can also do the test to make sure kidney donation is good will or not.
Myth No. 9. Rich, famous and powerful people always seem to have bigger change for the organ transplant and neglect those who've waited the longest or are the neediest. Reality. The rich and famous aren't given priority when it comes to allocating organs. It may seem that way because of the amount of publicity generated when celebrities receive a transplant, but they are treated no differently from anyone else. In fact, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization responsible for maintaining the national organ transplant network, subjects all celebrity transplants to an internal audit to make sure the organ allocation was appropriate.
Myth No. 10. My family will be charged if I donate my organs.
Reality. The organ donor's family is never charged for donating. The family is charged for the cost of all final efforts to save your life, and those costs are sometimes misinterpreted as costs related to organ donation. Costs for organ removal go to the transplant recipient.
After the correction on the ten myths on organ donation there seems that we should take the initiative to donate the organ.When we donate the organ we can give the second change for those people to live.We should also encourage the people beside us to do so.
hi.. I'm fazliza.. first of all,i want to say sorry for being late to post this comment..but,finally..here i am..
back on to our topic.from my reading,there are several organ that can be donated depending on the age, medical condition and conditons at the time of death which is heart,lungs,liver,kidneys,pancreas,small intestine,eyes and the latest one that i get from azila comment is skin.
did you know that... -There are close to 100,000 people across the country currently on waiting lists for organ transplants? -A name is added to the waiting list every twenty minutes? -Even though a Gallup survey shows that a majority of Americans are now more receptive to organ donation than five years ago, only 52% have talked with their families, expressing their wishes for donation? -Since its inception in 1987, the New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network has more than quadrupled the total number of organs recovered statewide? -One individual can provide organs, bone, and tissues for 75 or more people in need? -An estimated 700,000 Americans receive transplanted bone, tendon, and ligament tissue each year?
with all that information,do you want to be one of the donors?
this question is always come in my mind.even though scared is coming first,but i hope one day i could made one decisions that can save other people life..
Hi everyone.. I’m ezzati tarmidi..I’m sorry for my bad attitude that late in submitting my comment regarding this topic. I’m really sorry and I hope that I won’t repeat the same mistake. So, I think I should start giving my opinion on this topic.
From the Wikipedia, Organ donation means the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting. Organs and tissues are removed in procedures similar to surgery, and all incisions are closed at the conclusion of the surgery. People of all ages may be organ and tissue donors Organs that can be procured include the heart, intestines, kidneys, lungs, liver, pancreas. These are procured from a brain dead donor or a donor where the family has given consent for donation after cardiac death, known as non-heart-beating donation.
Enough of the facts, we move to my own opinion towards the issue. If I was given a choice to donate my organ or not, my answer would be, “can you give me time to think first?”. It is because I have to consider many factors before I can agree to donate part of my body. One of the factors is to whom I am going to donate my body? If the receiver is a someone that I know, the percentage that I would agree is higher. But then, if the person is a stranger, maybe I won’t donate my body.
The second factor is the purpose of the organ donation. If the purpose is to help the needed, then I’ll donate my organ without any doubt. I think everyone will say the same thing as I said..but there is some other factors that I will consider also such as my health condition at that time and the permission from my family. But then, even though I’ve put so many factors before donating my organ and I am not really sure should I or shouldn’t I donate my organ, I’m sure there is plenty of people out there that are willing to donate their organ. This may be seen from others comment such as Hafizi,Raihan,Anis and Farah.
There is some reason why there are some people like me that a bit unsure in donating organ such as the rumors, myths and misunderstandings about organ transplantation are widespread. Frustration produced by the high cost, the effect of the organ donor shortage, and the unavailability of transplantation throughout most of the rest of the world have probably contributed to this. Since rumors can often be more entertaining than the truth, tabloid media will often pick up and help spread them, despite the great harm they cause. Urban legends about organ transplantation are uniquely dangerous since organ transplantation cannot succeed without the participation and support of the majority of the population. Bad press, urban legends, even fiction portraying organ transplantation as somehow evil, all have prevented full support for donation and led to the death of people who might otherwise be leading productive and happy lives now.
I hope that my article can give some additional information to others. Last but not least, I hope that more people will donate their organ.
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hi everyone..
before i start sharing my opinion regarding this topic,i would like to tell everyone that i am very proud to be a part of this group and i really hope all of us can give our full cooperation.together we strive for success!!!
okay, enough of my talk.this is my opinion regarding organ donation.i think i would donate my organs in two situations;my beloved somebody needs that organ or after i die provided my parents have given their approval. but in the first situation, i must really love that person that i am willing to give part of my body to him/her.
and as for the second reason, my parents MUST give their approval because i really do not wish to do something my parents would object. it has become muslim's general opinion that organ donation after one's death is prohibited. and the most frightful thing about donating organs is that the body would look hideous afterwards.
it is our duty as educated muslims (for muslim students only) and as medical students to correct these concepts. organ donation is allowed in Islam and it is 'harus'. as for the second argument, i guess we just have to trust the doctors that they will treat out body with respect eventhough we are dead,right? it's not like we are going to be around anymore and say, 'hey, that's a hideous stitch you have done!mend it back!!!'
Organ donation is something that most of us have heard about before. It involves the transfer of certain organs from one person, either living or dead, to another. However organ donation is still somewhat of a controversial issue. Some agree with it and some don't.
Those who agree with organ donation would argue that it can save the lives of others. Why not donate a kidney or part of our liver to someone who is dying if it can help them to survive? After all we can still live a normal life with just one kidney or half a liver. People can even register to have their organs harvested and donated to those who need it once they are dead, given that their organs are in a good condition. Advocates of organ donation would say that since we are already dead we no longer need our organs. It would be better to give them to someone who really needs it. At least we can save a life although we are dead.
Despite being able to save lives, there are still some who object to organ donation. It could be because of their principles or beliefs or just the simple fact that they are selfish. Usually the family members of a dead person will not allow the organs of said person to be harvested and donated to others. This is mainly because they do not want the body of their loved one to be 'mutilated' by allowing their organs to be harvested. This is a belief that should be changed.
Organ donation is definitely a good thing as it can save lives. However, it also has a dark side. This is mainly because of certain unscrupulous individuals who take advantage of those who are desperately in need of new organs. There have been cases of doctors illegally harvesting organs and then selling them in order to gain profit. Practices like this are not only despicable but they play on the fundamental human desire of wanting to stay alive.
Organ donation definitely can and has saved many lives. Sadly there are still too few people who are aware of this as can be seen in the shortage of donated organs for those who require it. Steps should be taken to increase the awareness of our society about the benefits of organ donation.
hi there,
firstly, i wanted to give thanks to those who have give their opinion regarding this issue. fortunately, there are people who commented, at first i felt this first topics for our citical reading course must hard to someone to initiate to comment it.
secondly, i wanted to beg your pardon (apologise) if my english written here in this blog quite bad. i am not very good at english.
(my grade for english and EST in SPM is 2A and others 1A).
i hope you all in ths blog can help me to improve my english).
About my opinion,
if i being given the option to donate my organ to anyone who needs my organ, i said i would.
the reason is i really wanted to help people in needs. i am a person whom really easy get sad or pity to whoever in hard situation like the poor people or disable people. I always crying inside if i watch rhe tv3 program, Bersamamu.
actually, i want to contribute something to the society. i cannot just stand seeing them suffer without doing anything, or just pray for them to get better. Yes, pray also can help them, but pray without doing anything is useless-dalil.
but, i would prefer to donate my organ after i died. (it not indicates that i would not donate it when i am alive). it is because i still have the scared feeling to donate them. when i have died, i do not need them anymore. rather than they rotten being eaten by the worms in the earth, it is far more better to gat benefit them and make them something usefull.
i have seen in Majalah 3(another tv3 programme) how the chinese people in china willing to give their body (after they have died) using some contract to the council that responsible for it for education purpose. purpose. i respect to them that they have the wisdom to doing such thing.
more over, in islam our body will being asked by god what we have done in ths world. so if the person who got our body or organs doing something good, we will get the benefit also. WHAT GOES ARUND COMES AROUND. that principle always work!. i think that enough from me. Hope the comments from other students.
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hello everyone...nice to meet u guys here...
i am lee shiong koon, happy to be a part of members in this discussion. Well, in my humble opinion, organ donation is just like everybody saying now...it's a kind of NOBLE job.frankly to say, i m quite afraid of donating organs..but still i will involve in the organ donation as i understand that life is very precious and nothing can replace with that. So i do hope that i will try all my best to offer my help if they need my organs to survive or preserve their life. even though i have not really experience in organ donation but i am sure that i will donate if necessary as this is responsibility that everyone should pick up. Then this would be a perfect world to live.
thank you for giving my chance in sharing my opinion here.
halo,im Nyawai..first of all,i want to ask forgiveness because use sk own email.
In my opinion,organ donation is a good thing.Honestly,i like to donate my organ.But that only for my family and relative.It good to donate organ because we can continue the life of the patient(family).
Then,we also can make our family and surrounding people proud of us.Besides that,our effort also appreciated.This also will lead the other people to donate their organ.
Lastly,i want to suggest all of us to donate our organ honestly.that all from me.Sorry one again because use sk own email.
Hi everyone !!! My name is Eugene Yeoh. I would like to share my opinions regarding the issue of organ donation.
The topic of organ donation has become a very hot topic this few years. Have you ever think to donate your organs after death? Before that, what is actually organ donation? Organ donation is the gift of one body parts after death for the purpose of transplantation. According to Oxford dictionary, transplantation is defined as a medical operation in whi8ch a damaged organ or tissue is replaced with one from another person (donors).
The benefit of organ donation is it can saves people lives. There are so many organs and tissues that can be donated. The organ that commonly are donated are kidney, heart, liver while tissues are bone, eye and skin. And just for that, with just a donor, many lives of other people can be saved. Moreover, there are no any religious objectives regarding the issue. All major religions of the world like Islam, Buddisht, Hindu support that organ donation is an ultimate act of charity and is a good thing to do.
I am sure that everyone knows that donates our organs after death will help a lot of people. Somehow, making a decision whether to donate organs or not is really difficult especially we have to make the decision to our loved one who just passed away. To become the volunteer of organ donater, it really needs bravery and if you have made a decision to donate your organs, it is advisable for you to inform your parents or relatives so that it is less stressful for them.
All in all, the decision to donate organs actually is on our hand. I am still thinking about it and i hope that i can make the gift of life to be useful to the end.
According to Michael Jordan, " Many lives could be saved if more people become organ and tissue donors. That's why I'm doing my part to help in this important effort. Please make the decision to become organ and tissue donor. It's the right thing to do.
hi,everyone,my name is TEOH ENG CHOON.You all can call me as choon.First at all,my opinion about the organ donation is it is a good and sacrifice action.However,no many people willing to donate the organ to other people including me.By donating the organ,we can help a lot of people to continue their life.There are a lot of people are waiting to get the organ that they needed but unfortunately that most of them even died before they get their turn to receive the suitable organ that can enable they to survive and to continue enjoy life.This is the true fact that we must accept.It is also very hard to find the organ that is suitable for our body.My hope is in the future there are alot of people will donate their organ to the people that are needed.
Holla everyone...(^_^)
my name is fiera nadia.Sorry for being late to leave my comment here.
I would like to give my opinion regarding our issue,organ donation.
From what i've got from the wikipedia,organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died or from a living donor for the purpose of transplanting.so we know that there are two situations we can donate our organ.if u ask me, of course i want to donate my organ too, but same as most of our friends here, i'm quite afraid.but, if one of my family needs an organ, i would not hesitate to donate mine.i don't know but i think all of us will do the same thing right?!of course we will do anything just to save our beloved person life.after i die,i'm not sure whether i'm going to donate my organ or not.i didn't think about it yet, but as what pOO-3 have said,its depends on my parents approval.before i forget, i just want to tell that organs are not accepted from a person who has an active or recent case of cancer,ok.donating organ is a very noble thing so i hope that all of us will donate our organ if there is someone who needs it.if we want to help people, this is the time.why not we help people if these can make other people's life happy?it's really hard to find donors.if we were under those people situation, we also want them to do the same thing, right?!
so friends, this is just my opinion and i'm glad if you are agree with me.
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hi everyone.....
i'm ghazali.
before i start i to tell you about my opinion about organ donating.
to me, organ donating is someting noble to and not many are willing to do so.
some that are willing to do so sometimes do not know how to do so.
The best way to ensure that your wishes to donate your organs are carried out is to inform your family of your desire to donate. Doing this black and white ensures that your wishes will be considered. Hospitals seek consent of the relatives before removing organs. If your family members know you wanted to be a donor, it makes it easier for them to give their consent.
If you have no relative or you doubt your family will agree to donate your organs, you can assign durable power of attorney to someone who you know will abide by your wishes. A lawyer can help you prepare this document.
hello my friends...
i'm raihan bt abdullah.but here you all can call me raeyarn.
okay, back to our topic.as what our friend mentioned, organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a living donor for the purpose of the transplanting.
so, my opinion is sincerely, i would like to donate my organ to all people that really need it especially my family members or muslim people.
it is because, i as a healthy person feel so useless and unresposible if i cannot help people that in hard situation.
by donating my organ, insyaallah, i will save his/her life and share my happiness with him/her. we as a malaysian need to give and take to each other.
if one day, the doctor said that i cannot donate my organ, i will help them by donating my money or help them to find the other donaters.
for me, donating organ is one of the ways to help people in this world. it is because we will feel very happy when we look the other people happy also.
so i hope my friends also will make the same decision with me..
thank you....peace..=)
Assalamualaikum,olLa everyone,=)i'm azila & this is the first time i give my comment in this blog.
Actually i already make some presentation on this topic during matriculation programme with my classmate.
there,we make some questionaire and distribute it among matriculation's student in order to make survey either they really know about about organ donation or not.As we all expected,majority of people did not really know about organ donation and most of them are afraid to be the donor,(including me =P)...to be continue...
hi everyone..
before i start,let me introduce myself.My name is Nurfarah Amirah Bt Anuar.You can call me Fafa..
Okey,enough beating around the bush.I will go straight to our topic now.This is my point of view about organ donation.Actually, i'm not totally agree yet at the same time not totally disagree to my friends opinion.Most of my friends like putri,fiera and would like to involve in organ donation.One thing I agree with them is that they are willing to donate their organs especially to the loved ones.I personally, intense to do the same things if one of my family member really need an organ transplant to save his or her life.Since i'm the only one who is a suitable donor for him/her in the family.I rather give my organ to the loved ones than begging from someone else out there to give their organ to my family.
But then,it takes a lot of courage to be a donor although its for our own fleshblood.We must consider our own life too right?Are we really willing to take risk of our own life for them?Is it worth to do that?What if the organ that we donated doesn't fit well to the organ receiver and worst,she/he dies after receiving my organ?or what if I die on the operation table, I'm only 19!? It's not like I'm being a pesimmist or something but honestly,although i want to be a donator to my loved ones, all these doubt keep bothering my mind.What i'm trying to say is that to be a organ donor, we must well-prepared mentally and physically.Thus,we must think all the concequences that we may face in the future.Besides that,make sure that we are sincerely toward all the things we want to do.Last but not least, we must follow the appropriate prosedures before be an organ donor.
I think that all or now.Its almost 2 am.Time for me to sleep.Hehe..By the way, thanks for giving me opportunity to give my opinion..Bye!
Assalamuaikum & hai everyone!
one information that i would like to share here is one of the organ that also can be donated is our skin,ya right,as we know skin is the largest organ among the other organs. me myself also shock knowing that skin also can be donated. This finding show that nowadays we have improve more in science & technology's field.
in addition,according to religion,all of the religion in this world support and allow the organ donation to be done except the jews.i a;so do not know the main reason why the jews disagree with this programme.
there are few of my friends that already registered to be the organ's donor and one of them willing to donate all of the organ that can be donated.what a honourable things she do..me?i'm not brave enough to do so at this moment but if 'the time come'i'll do it with full of my heart.=)
hi..
I'm anis..i think all of you know who am i..
when i heard about this topic, i feel that i do not want to donate my organ..i think why shoud i do nate my organ to someones that i not recognize,and when i watched the csi movie they do the surgery to the dead body like cut the animal, and we know that even when we are die we also can feel the pain..
but after the english class (when madam told us about the topic) i think again..i think i should donate my organ, because many people need that..if i donate the organ i can help the other people..even in this life i do not have the sacrified for the malaysian, so it is the time for me to help the people and i hope that people use my organ on t right way..and i hope that people who use my organ is not a criminal person..
another reason why i want to donate my organ, it is because i like to see people in happy condition, so when i donate mt organ some other people will happy because i save maybe their father, mother, sister or someone that is important in their life..
beside that, life is so precious..so to someone do not apreciate their body, like 'mat rempit' shoud involved for the donating organ..they are kill the other people so they hav to pay back with donate their organ to the other people..
thats all..thank you..
First and foremost, I would like to thank to the blog administrator to give me a chance to post a comment here. Hi every one, I'm SAM. I'm very happy to be a part of this community. Next, I would like to say sorry for my late post, especially to Pn. Faridah. I hope her hasn't printed the posts out yet, because I'm still typing now.
Regarding the organ donation issue, I would like to comment some ethical views on organ donation.
Donating an organ to save a life is one of the highest act of virtue one can do. Sometimes, organ donation is problematic because life is sacred. There are organ donation during lifetime and organ donation after death. While you are alive, to donate an organ that you can live without, like a kidney, or parts that will replenish themselves, like bone marrow or blood, in order to save or vastly improve another life is one of the greatest acts you could do. In theory, the same should apply to donating organs after death.
However, in practice, consenting to have your organs removed after death presents some heavy problems. When you sign a consent form to have your organs removed, not all of those organs will necessarily be used for an immediate transplant, but they may be used for research, stored away, or even discarded if they are not needed. Organ donation not for the purpose to save lives seems to be something that go against the ethic.
Besides, most organs have to be removed while the heart is still beating to be usable in a transplant. For certain religion, the moment of death is defined as the moment of the heart stops, while the legal world has accepted brain death as a new definition of death. So, to remove organs from a brain-dead patient while the heart is still beating is consider as an act of murder.
I wouldn't want to have to decide what is right and wrong based on my own subjective opinion and feelings. I hope you all can give some opinion about it. Once again, I would like to thank to all of you who willing to spend your time to read this.^^
article from MEDSCAPE.COM.......
Financial Incentives for Organ Donation
Posted 01/07/2004
Francis L. Delmonico, MD
Introduction
The current approach to acquiring organs for transplantation relies on the voluntarism of live donors and the altruism of deceased donor families. This practice has an important statutory authorization. Section 301 of the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 states, "It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly acquire, receive or otherwise transfer any human organ for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation."[1] "Valuable consideration" is considered a monetary transfer or a transfer of valuable property among donor, recipient, and/or organ broker in a sale transaction.[2] Consent for organ donation as prescribed by federal law may not be induced for profit by a money payment; thus, NOTA §301 outlaws the purchase and sale of organs.
Continued Inadequacy of the Deceased Donor Pool Fuels Arguments for Financial Incentives
However, public education to increase the rate of altruistic consent for organ donation has not resulted in an adequate supply of organs to meet the demand of those in need. During the past decade, the altruistic approach has resulted in only a 15% increase in deceased organ recovery.[3] As a result, an increasing number of candidates for transplantation have turned to live donors to provide organs not available from the deceased donor pool. In 2001, the number of live donors exceeded the number of deceased donors.[3] Furthermore, some segments of our society are suggesting that the NOTA prohibition of financial incentives for organ donation be reconsidered so that a means of increasing the consent rate from the national average of 45% can be tested.[4,5] The purpose of this review is to outline the types of financial incentives that could be awarded in the setting of both deceased and live donation and provide insight into the prospects for a revised NOTA being enacted that would permit financial incentives or organ payments to be used.
Types of Financial Incentives
A financial incentive for deceased organ donation could be accomplished by the following approaches: (1) a direct payment for organs, (2) an income tax or estate benefit, (3) a reimbursement for funeral expenses, and (4) a contribution to a charitable organization determined by the family or the deceased.
In October 2000, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) convened a panel of ethicists, organ procurement organization (OPO) executives, physicians, and surgeons to determine whether any of these approaches could be used as an ethically acceptable model for a pilot trial to increase donation.[6] The ethical methods outlined in the Table were developed so that they could be applied to any proposal to elucidate its propriety.
These 4 approaches (payments, tax benefit, funeral reimbursement, and charitable contribution) were considered in a spectrum of a societal perception, ranging from the extreme view of the donor family being bribed to emphasizing a thank you and gratitude for consenting to donation. An inverse relationship between financial incentives that would be acceptable by the ethical methods (eg, a contribution to a charity chosen by the family or a reimbursement for funeral expenses) and those approaches that would most likely increase the rate of donation (eg, direct payment or tax incentive) was evident.
The panel concluded that reimbursement for funeral expenses fits within the guidelines and maintains the standards established by the ethical methods (Table) and recommended that a pilot demonstration project be conducted. Following the presentation of a report by the ASTS Ethics Committee at the American Transplant Congress of 2002, a Washington Post headline read, "Surgeons Back Study of Payment for Organs Plan Aimed at Boosting Donor Rates."[7] This headline, which mischaracterized the ASTS Ethics Committee's intent not to endorse payments, had a chilling effect on the transplant community's enthusiasm to move this proposal forward. The ASTS subsequently was compelled to issue a disclaimer stating, "The American Society of Transplant Surgeons opposes payments for living and deceased donor organs ... payments would constitute the exchange of money for an organ, by the sale from a vendor not a donor. Payments would arbitrarily assign a market value to body parts, commodified and conceivably differentiated by gender, ethnicity and the social status of the vendor."
Proponents of Financial Incentives Contend That Everyone but the Donor Is Already Compensated
The following refrain has been a common assertion by the advocates of financial incentives: Everyone in the deceased organ transplant process (other than the organ donor or next-of-kin who gives consent for cadaver donation) is compensated: a salary is provided to the OPO coordinator who obtains family consent, the OPO charges an acquisition fee for organ recovery, and the transplant surgeons and physicians and the transplant center charge for hospitalization. The proponents of financial incentives have underscored this reality in their attempts to develop test projects to assess the objective of increasing the consent rate. However, the major hurdle for approval of such demonstration projects is the prohibition of financial incentives for organ donation by NOTA. For example, in 1994, a Pennsylvania law that included a pilot program for reimbursement of funeral expenses to donor families was not implemented because the state's attorney general was cautioned by government officials that such a program would be a violation of NOTA.[6] Unless NOTA is revised, any demonstration project – in Pennsylvania or elsewhere – is unlikely to be tested.
Opponents Fear Slippery Slope
Those who oppose financial incentives for deceased donation assert a slippery slope to the subsequent development of payment for live donor organs. In addition, financial incentives for deceased donation conceivably bring several undesirable consequences; they could (1) risk the withholding of medical information that results in the transmission of donor disease (malignancy or infection) to the transplant recipient, (2) influence the family of a patient to prematurely withdraw care, and (3) result in the perception of the human organ as a commodity.
Medscape Transplantation 5(1), 2004. © 2004 Medscape
hYe everyone..soRry for being too late..huhu..first of all,i"m A'thirah..
well,,talking about organ donation,actually i've been thinking about this since i was at primary school since by that time,my younger sister got some heart disease..once i ask my mother, can my sister use my heart and leave like normal people..the she reply, by doing that it seems like i'm also going to leave her since people can't leave without heart..
just like what putri said before,
people would donate their organ for their beloved person. thats what i'm willing to do also..
everyone wants to see the person that they love live in healthy life right?..so am i..for me i think,,by donating organ,,it is a very noble job..but some people may think that even it is a noble job,,they still don't want to register as a donater since they not willing their body to be look hideous.
we have to let go of this negative thinking..we know that we're going some life by registering as a donater,so why don't we do that..after all,we don't feel any pain since we're already dead by that time..but just like what Madam said in the class,please informing our parents if we're registering to be an organ donater so that there will be no arguments after we die..
i think thats all from me right now..
thank for spending some times to read my comment..
good luck to everyone for our mini test this friday..(^_^)
hi there....
I am ghazali.
I am here again to comment regarding the organ donation.
Actully i am a little disappointed with my last comment regarding this issue. It was full of spelling error due to problem with my keyboard the other day. I hope my comment today would increase the awareness of organ donating among all of us.
It is easy for a living donor to decide whether to donate or not. You also know well what will happen to your own body. In contrast, cadaveric donor don't really know what will happen to them(well since they are dead), so people tend to believe in rumors spread by inaccurate information. perhaps this is the answer to all those myth and revealing the truth :
Myth No. 1. If I agree to donate my organs, my doctor or the emergency room staff won't work as hard to save my life. They'll remove my organs as soon as possible to save somebody else.
Reality. When you go to the hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life — not somebody else's. You'll be seen by a doctor whose specialty most closely matches your particular emergency. The doctor in charge of your care has nothing to do with transplantation.
Myth No. 2. Maybe I won't really be dead when they sign my death certificate. It'll be too late for me if they've taken my organs for transplantation. I might have otherwise recovered.
Reality. Although it's a popular topic in the tabloids, in reality, people don't start to wiggle a toe after they're declared dead. In fact, people who have agreed to organ donation are given more tests to determine that they are truly dead than are those who haven't agreed to organ donation.
Myth No. 3. Organ donation is against my religion.
Reality. Organ donation is consistent with the beliefs of most religions. This includes Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam and most branches of Judaism. If you're unsure of or uncomfortable with your faith's position on donation, ask a member of your clergy. Another option is to check the federal Web site OrganDonor.gov, which provides religious views on organ donation and transplantation by denomination.
Myth No. 4. I'm under age 18. I'm too young to make this decision.
Reality. That's true, in a legal sense. But your parents can authorize this decision. You can express to your parents your wish to donate, and your parents can give their consent knowing that it's what you wanted. Children, too, are in need of organ transplants, and they usually need organs smaller than those an adult can provide.
Myth No. 5. I want my loved one to have an open-casket funeral. That can't happen if his or her organs or tissues have been donated.
Reality. Organ and tissue donation doesn't interfere with having an open-casket funeral. The donor's body is clothed for burial, so there are no visible signs of organ or tissue donation. For eye donation, an artificial eye is inserted, the lids are closed, and no one can tell any difference. For bone donation, a rod is inserted where bone is removed. With skin donation, a very thin layer of skin similar to a sunburn peel is taken from the donor's back. Because the donor is clothed and lying on his or her back in the casket, no one can see any difference.
Myth No. 6. I'm too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs.
Reality. There's no defined cutoff age for donating organs. Organs have been successfully transplanted from donors in their 70s and 80s. The decision to use your organs is based on strict medical criteria, not age. Don't disqualify yourself prematurely. Let the doctors decide at your time of death whether your organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation.
Myth No. 7. I'm not in the greatest health, and my eyesight is poor. Nobody would want my organs or tissues.
Reality. Very few medical conditions automatically disqualify you from donating organs. The decision to use an organ is based on strict medical criteria. It may turn out that certain organs are not suitable for transplantation, but other organs and tissues may be fine. Don't disqualify yourself prematurely. Only medical professionals at the time of your death can determine whether your organs are suitable for transplantation.
Myth No. 8. I would like to donate one of my kidneys now, rather than wait until my death. But I hear you can't do that unless you're a close family member of someone in need.
Reality. While that used to be the case, it isn't any longer. Whether it's a distant family member, friend or complete stranger you want to help, you can donate a kidney through certain transplant centers.
If you decide to become a living donor, you will undergo extensive questioning to ensure that you are aware of the risks and make sure you're giving away your kidney out of pure goodwill and not in return for financial gain. You will also undergo testing to determine that your kidneys are in good shape and that you can live a healthy life with just one kidney.
You can also donate blood or bone marrow during your lifetime. Contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross for details on where you can donate or sign up.
Myth No. 9. Rich, famous and powerful people always seem to move to the front of the line when they need a donor organ. There's no way to ensure that my organs will go to those who've waited the longest or are the neediest.
Reality. The rich and famous aren't given priority when it comes to allocating organs. It may seem that way because of the amount of publicity generated when celebrities receive a transplant, but they are treated no differently from anyone else. In fact, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization responsible for maintaining the national organ transplant network, subjects all celebrity transplants to an internal audit to make sure the organ allocation was appropriate.
Myth No. 10. My family will be charged if I donate my organs.
Reality. The organ donor's family is never charged for donating. The family is charged for the cost of all final efforts to save your life, and those costs are sometimes misinterpreted as costs related to organ donation. Costs for organ removal go to the transplant recipient.
Maybe some are already willing to donate but are not sure on how to do so. Many belive signing a donor card or your driver's license will ensure your organ will be donated. however it was totally the opposite.
The best way to ensure that your wishes are carried out is to inform your family of your desire to donate. Doing this in writing ensures that your wishes will be considered. Hospitals seek consent of the next of kin before removing organs. If your family members know you wanted to be a donor, it makes it easier for them to give their consent.
If you have no next of kin or you doubt your family will agree to donate your organs, you can assign durable power of attorney to someone who you know will abide by your wishes. A lawyer can help you prepare this document.
Lastly, I hope many more would willing to donate in the future since many would be needing it. why can't we do others a favour just before departing? Let's all just sit back for awhile and think about it
hello!! perhaps im the last person post the comment here..haha.
organ donation is the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who recently died or from living donor for the purpose of transplanting.organs and tissues are removed in procedure similar to surgery and all incisions are closed at the conclusion of the surgery.simple,effective steps can be taken to provide a traditional funeral viewing whenever this might be desired.people of all ages may be organ and tissue donors.
in numerical terms,donations from dead donors far outweigh donations by living ones.the laws of different counteries allow either the potential organ donor to consent or dissent to the donation during his life time or his relatives to consent or dissent.due to these different legislative possibilities,the number of donations per million people varies substantially in different counteries.
to protect the person receiving an organ,various health and safety tests are conducted.because an organ transplant requires immune suppression,it is important that the organ not be infected with a disease that could harm the recipient.these test are not perfect but organ-related infections are relatively rare..
oppss times up..haha see you guys next time on the other different topic..bye2
Sorry for being late , I think I am the last but shall not be the least one ...
Today , we are facing a big big problem. Numerous human beings die just because of their 1 or 2 non-fuctional organs.
So , I strongly agree with the statement thet organ donation should be carried out in every country as a charitable act of great benefit to the community.
Before moving any further , I would like to define "Organ Donation". Organ donation is the removal of tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting.
For your information , organs that can be procured include the heart, intestines, kidneys, lungs, liver and pancreas. These are procured from a brain dead or a cardiac dead donor.
Besides , the following tissues can only be procured after someone has died . For example , bones, tendons, corneas, heart valves, femoral veins, great saphenous veins, small saphenous veins, pericardium, skin grafts, and the sclera .
Organs that can be donated from living donors include part of the liver or pancreas and the kidney.
Moving to the mechanism . There are four different legislative approaches to the donation, if the donor has not explicitly dissented. The least restrictive approach is the dissent solution, according to which the donor has to explicitly dissent to donation during his lifetime. According to the extended dissent solution, relatives may dissent in the event the potential donor has not consented.
Continue with the feasibility of organ donation. First of all , in order to protect the person receiving an organ, various health and safety tests will be conducted. Issues surrounding patient autonomy, living wills, and guardianship make it nearly impossible for involuntary organ donation to occur.
My first split is ethics and morality.With directed donation to loved ones or friends, worries arise about the intense pressure that can be put on people to donate, leading those who are reluctant to do so to feel guilty. Equally important, however, are situations in which people feel compelled to donate regardless of the consequences to themselves.
Nondirected donation raises different ethical concerns. The radical altruism that motivates a person to make a potentially life-threatening sacrifice for a stranger calls will most probabaly happen.
Directed donation to a stranger raises similar ethical questions. This type of donation usually occurs when a patient advertises for an organ publicly, on television or billboards or over the Internet.Two obvious objections are that the practice is unfair and that it threatens the view that an organ is a "gift of life", not a tool to be bought and sold.
As currently practiced, donation after cardiac death raises more concerns than donation after brain death. The process is more complex, and the potential donor is not dead when life-sustaining measures cease. And the family's relation to the dying process may be affected.
The arisen of black market. The issues are controversial. On the one hand those who can afford to buy organs are exploiting those who are desperate enough to sell their organs. The choice for a seller lies between money on the one hand and starving until dieth on the other hand.
Ladies and gentlemen , I would like to conclude by saying that the advantages of organ donation toward the human beings can surely outweight the cons that might be occured.
hence , we go , we go with organ donation.
hi there,
sorry for commenting a little bit late.
previously i mention about contacting your local red cross or red crescent for donating organ purposes.
but later on i only found out that (at least what i have found out) that Malaysia red crescent does not provide this services. most probably only red cross in certain country such as US have that particular services.
SORRY FOR MY MISTAKE IN MY LAST COMMENT!!!!
Organ donation: Don't let these 10 myths confuse you
Nearly 100,000 people in US city waiting for the organ transplant,but unfortunately only average 77people receive the organ transplant per day. There are still thousand more people waiting for the organ transplant.
It can be hard to think what happen to your body after donate the organ.There are ten myths that afects the people to donate the organ so here the correction on the myths.
Myth No. 1. If I agree to donate my organs,after my doctor remove my organ they won’t save my life but to save somebody else.
Reality.There will be doctor incharge of your care that nothing to do with transplanting and specialize to match your particular emergency.
Myth No. 2. Maybe the doctor will take my organ without make sure my death and sign the death certificate.
Reality. Although it is a popular topic in the tabloids, in reality, those people agree withorgan donation will be given more test to determine they are truly dead.
Myth No. 3. Organ donation is against my religion.
Reality. If you unsure with your faith’s position on organ donation ask a member of your clergy or check the federal Web site OrganDonor.gov, which provides religious views on organ donation and transplantation by denomination.
Myth No. 4. I'm under age 18. I'm too young to make this decision.
Reality. That's true, in a legal sense. But your parents can authorize this decision. You can express to your parents your wish to donate, and your parents can give their consent knowing that it's what you wanted. Children, too, are in need of organ transplants, and they usually need organs smaller than those an adult can provide.
Myth No. 5. I want my loved one to have an open-casket funeral. That can't happen if his or her organs or tissues have been donated.
Reality. Organ and tissue donation doesn't interfere with having an open-casket funeral. The donor's body is clothed for burial, so there are no visible signs of organ or tissue donation. For eye donation, an artificial eye is inserted, the lids are closed, and no one can tell any difference. For bone donation, a rod is inserted where bone is removed. With skin donation, a very thin layer of skin similar to a sunburn peel is taken from the donor's back. Because the donor is clothed and lying on his or her back in the casket, no one can see any difference.
Myth No. 6. I'm too old to donate. Nobody would want my organs.
Reality. There's no defined cutoff age for donating organs. Organs have been successfully transplanted from donors in their 70s and 80s. Let the doctors decide at your time of death whether your organs and tissues are suitable for transplantation.
Myth No. 7. I'm not in the greatest health, and my eyesight is poor. Nobody would want my organs or tissues.
Reality. Very few medical conditions automatically disqualify you from donating organs. The decision to use an organ is based on strict medical criteria. Medical professionals will determine whether your organ is suitable for donation or not.
Myth No. 8. I would like to donate one of my kidneys now, rather than wait until my death. But I hear you can't do that unless you're a close family member of someone in need.
Reality. You can donate a kidney through certain transplant centers no mather it is a distant family member friend or complete strangers.You can also do the test to make sure kidney donation is good will or not.
Myth No. 9. Rich, famous and powerful people always seem to have bigger change for the organ transplant and neglect those who've waited the longest or are the neediest.
Reality. The rich and famous aren't given priority when it comes to allocating organs. It may seem that way because of the amount of publicity generated when celebrities receive a transplant, but they are treated no differently from anyone else. In fact, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization responsible for maintaining the national organ transplant network, subjects all celebrity transplants to an internal audit to make sure the organ allocation was appropriate.
Myth No. 10. My family will be charged if I donate my organs.
Reality. The organ donor's family is never charged for donating. The family is charged for the cost of all final efforts to save your life, and those costs are sometimes misinterpreted as costs related to organ donation. Costs for organ removal go to the transplant recipient.
After the correction on the ten myths on organ donation there seems that we should take the initiative to donate the organ.When we donate the organ we can give the second change for those people to live.We should also encourage the people beside us to do so.
hi..
I'm fazliza..
first of all,i want to say sorry for being late to post this comment..but,finally..here i am..
back on to our topic.from my reading,there are several organ that can be donated depending on the age,
medical condition and conditons at the time of death which is heart,lungs,liver,kidneys,pancreas,small intestine,eyes and the latest one that i get from azila comment is skin.
did you know that...
-There are close to 100,000 people across the country currently on waiting lists for organ transplants?
-A name is added to the waiting list every twenty minutes?
-Even though a Gallup survey shows that a majority of Americans are now more receptive to organ donation than five years ago, only 52% have talked with their families, expressing their wishes for donation?
-Since its inception in 1987, the New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network has more than quadrupled the total number of organs recovered statewide?
-One individual can provide organs, bone, and tissues for 75 or more people in need?
-An estimated 700,000 Americans receive transplanted bone, tendon, and ligament tissue each year?
with all that information,do you want to be one of the donors?
this question is always come in my mind.even though scared is coming first,but i hope one day i could made one decisions that can save other people life..
Hi everyone..
I’m ezzati tarmidi..I’m sorry for my bad attitude that late in submitting my comment regarding this topic. I’m really sorry and I hope that I won’t repeat the same mistake. So, I think I should start giving my opinion on this topic.
From the Wikipedia, Organ donation means the removal of the tissues of the human body from a person who has recently died, or from a living donor, for the purpose of transplanting. Organs and tissues are removed in procedures similar to surgery, and all incisions are closed at the conclusion of the surgery. People of all ages may be organ and tissue donors
Organs that can be procured include the heart, intestines, kidneys, lungs, liver, pancreas. These are procured from a brain dead donor or a donor where the family has given consent for donation after cardiac death, known as non-heart-beating donation.
Enough of the facts, we move to my own opinion towards the issue. If I was given a choice to donate my organ or not, my answer would be, “can you give me time to think first?”. It is because I have to consider many factors before I can agree to donate part of my body. One of the factors is to whom I am going to donate my body? If the receiver is a someone that I know, the percentage that I would agree is higher. But then, if the person is a stranger, maybe I won’t donate my body.
The second factor is the purpose of the organ donation. If the purpose is to help the needed, then I’ll donate my organ without any doubt. I think everyone will say the same thing as I said..but there is some other factors that I will consider also such as my health condition at that time and the permission from my family. But then, even though I’ve put so many factors before donating my organ and I am not really sure should I or shouldn’t I donate my organ, I’m sure there is plenty of people out there that are willing to donate their organ. This may be seen from others comment such as Hafizi,Raihan,Anis and Farah.
There is some reason why there are some people like me that a bit unsure in donating organ such as the rumors, myths and misunderstandings about organ transplantation are widespread. Frustration produced by the high cost, the effect of the organ donor shortage, and the unavailability of transplantation throughout most of the rest of the world have probably contributed to this. Since rumors can often be more entertaining than the truth, tabloid media will often pick up and help spread them, despite the great harm they cause. Urban legends about organ transplantation are
uniquely dangerous since organ transplantation cannot succeed without the participation and support of the majority of the population. Bad press, urban legends, even fiction portraying organ transplantation as somehow evil, all have prevented full support for donation and led to the death of people who might otherwise be leading productive and happy lives now.
I hope that my article can give some additional information to others. Last but not least, I hope that more people will donate their organ.
Again, I apologize for my lateness. Thank you.
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