Do Organ Donations Save Lives Or Destroy Them?

Do Organ Donations Save Lives or Destroy Them?
There are different arguments as to why or why not a person should be an organ donor. The first argument that is considered is if doctors should have a say if the person should donate their organs or not. Another argument amongst organ donors is that if the relatives of the patient should be the one to decide if that person should donate if that person is unable to give consent to do so. The patient’s religious views are also a reason why someone might not want to become an organ donor. The last thing would be if the person receiving the organ has a say in who’s organ they get and how they will get it. Even if there are different arguments regarding organ donation there must be a change as to if someone should be an organ donor or not.
Doctors have many jobs to do during the day. The first argument suggests if a doctor of the patient should have a say as to if their patient receives an organ or not. When a patient is in critical condition who should be responsible for them if they are not an organ donor. Some suggest that their doctor should have a final say if their organs should be donated. Another argue that the decision should always be up to the family …show more content…
According to Childress and Liverman “a group study showed that the families of younger patients were more likely to consent to donation.” They also mention that consent was associated with deaths due to trauma. (Childress, Liverman 63). What I understand from my research on family consent is that the family is only allowed to make a decision on their family’s organ donation in critical and trauma cases. If the patient is already registered as in organ donor than the family isn’t allowed to make any decision because the patient has already done so. What other factors are considered as someone is making the decision to become an organ