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Every 39 hours one Australian citizen dies due to organ failure (Red Cross, 2001). However, this concerning statistic could be somewhat alleviated with an addition to the criteria of organ distribution. Specifically, individuals with damaged organs due to their participation in illegal activities in the past should not be given the alternative of organ transplantation. Illegal activities refered to in this propsal are those behaviors diminishing health to a point requiring an organ, which are also illegal. Primarily, organ donation rates will rise as approval grows and, legally, distribution practices will align with ethical codes. Further, the prcedure stands up to signifficant points of criticism, stabilising its credability. Decisions on organ distribution are crucial to the profession of nursing, principally because nurses care for those who miss out. Further, gaining overall publi...