Organ Donation

Organ transplantation or donation is the process of surgical removal of an organ from one person known as the donor and transferring it in another person's body called the recipient. Organ donation is allowed when someone's organs or tissues will be removed for the purpose to give to a needy person. Mostly, the donation of organs or tissues takes place from those who have died. Although, a living person can also donate some specific organs such as stem cells, platelets and blood can also be donated. There is no age limit required for organ donation. Senior citizens as well as new born as well as have been proven to be donors. The process of research and development is currently underway for organs like heart and lung preservation devices, in an effort to increase distances recovery teams may travel to improve an organ. (David, pp. 12-19)

The Process and Consequences

The process of organ procurement and transplantation begins when any patient as a potential organ donor is identified at the hospital. Mostly, the donated organs came from patients who have suffered a distinct brain dead due to the consequence of disease or injury, most significantly like brain disease and injuries from car accident, gunshot or knife wounds, or asphyxiation. (David, pp. 12-19)

When potential donors have been identified from the hospital or from any organ procurement organization (OPO's) officials communicates with the family of donor. (Hussey, pp. 13-145) If the family agreed to donate, OPO staff becomes responsible for coordinating the restoration and preservation of organs from other procurement activities, transportation to the transplant centers. In which the organ transplant system, including procurement and many participants including organ donation, procurement surgeon, OPO family, the transplant surgeons, hospital staff and organ recipients. (Kilgour, pp. 133-140)

Cultural diversity, elements of autonomy, fidelity and confidentiality for ethical decision making

Many factors affect the motivation of the donor and the family donated OPO's procurement practices, the two sides of the organ could significantly impact the number of actual recovery. Thus, for example, a dynamic family may not touch the health-care facilities and may not actively promote organ procurement. On the contrary, the potential conflict or do not know can convince donor families donated medical care in the training of due process, actively promote organ procurement suppliers. (Kilgour, pp. 133-140) Attempt has made to analyze the purchasing and supply the relative contributions of organ donation rates is complex, there is little reliable data record the relative impact of any factors. Attributed to any one factor, for example, local distribution policy, potential changes in the blood donation rate was too simplistic. However, an opponent of a broader sharing of the core issue is that this will reduce the organ donation, because people will have an incentive to organ donation, if not used locally. They also claim that health professionals will have an incentive to buy organs, knowing that they will not necessarily be used locally. More extensive exchange of supporter that the change in policy will not affect the donation rate, ...