Organ Donation
- Submitted by: jdutra
- Views: 777
- Category: English
- Date Submitted: 07/25/2011 04:04 PM
- Pages: 7
- Report this Essay
Research Paper on Becoming an Organ Donor
By
April 18, 2011
The Donor Registry Program in America today is an absolute tragedy. There are 6,205 mommy’s, daddy’s, grandma’s, grandpa’s , brothers, and sisters that die annually, while waiting to be the recipient of a organ transplant. Organ Statistics/facts (www.webmd.com May 2008). Is it possible that the United States of America is far too passive pertaining to the laws that govern “Organ Donning?” Should the U.S. impose similar laws like Belgium, Spain, and France have implemented? These countries consider everyone an organ donor, unless they specifically specify they don’t want to be a donor. Wow, American which is known for being the “Land of the Free” and “Home of the Brave,” where people from other countries risk their own lives, and the lives of their loved ones; just to have the chance to live in this great country. So, why is it that our state and federal government not only mandated that every American citizen is to wear a seat belt, but our elected officials made it a “law.” The reason for making this a law was simple, “Seat Belts Save Lives,” so why can’t the same commonsense be applied to every state in the U.S., which should mandate every citizen will be declared an “official” organ donor, unless they specify they don’t want to participate in the program. It was reported by “Car – Accidents.com” in Oct 2010, if individuals who were killed in an automobile accident had been wearing a seat belt, 132,000 people would still be alive today. It is time...
By
April 18, 2011
The Donor Registry Program in America today is an absolute tragedy. There are 6,205 mommy’s, daddy’s, grandma’s, grandpa’s , brothers, and sisters that die annually, while waiting to be the recipient of a organ transplant. Organ Statistics/facts (www.webmd.com May 2008). Is it possible that the United States of America is far too passive pertaining to the laws that govern “Organ Donning?” Should the U.S. impose similar laws like Belgium, Spain, and France have implemented? These countries consider everyone an organ donor, unless they specifically specify they don’t want to be a donor. Wow, American which is known for being the “Land of the Free” and “Home of the Brave,” where people from other countries risk their own lives, and the lives of their loved ones; just to have the chance to live in this great country. So, why is it that our state and federal government not only mandated that every American citizen is to wear a seat belt, but our elected officials made it a “law.” The reason for making this a law was simple, “Seat Belts Save Lives,” so why can’t the same commonsense be applied to every state in the U.S., which should mandate every citizen will be declared an “official” organ donor, unless they specify they don’t want to participate in the program. It was reported by “Car – Accidents.com” in Oct 2010, if individuals who were killed in an automobile accident had been wearing a seat belt, 132,000 people would still be alive today. It is time...