Organ Donation

To Donate or Not to Donate


Have you talked to your family about being an organ donor, and is the back of your driver’s license signed stating you are an organ donor? This is an important topic to be deeply considered. Organ substitution is a dramatic medical breakthrough for people with serious health problems, but it also raised dramatic social problems. The recipients desperate for a second chance at life wait on lists hoping their name will be called. Family members are asked to donate their organs because there are never enough donors. All transplant procedures are extremely expensive for the patients, the insurance companies, and the State and Federal Government, which often picks up the bill. Some surveillance procedures have been established to protect the personal rights of the recipients and the donors.
The medical idea of organ substitution began nearly 50 years ago. The process has made remarkable progress within a short span of time. The first kidney tra...