What would happen if organ donations were first given to those who were themselves an organ donor? Does this sound like a feasible idea? Your comments, please!
2007-05-18 13:43:43 · 6 answers · asked by missmerry 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, no! I don't think the 1st two answeres understood. What would happen is, if you were signed up to be a donor, you would also get organs first if you were ill. You wouldn't actually have to donate to get the organ first. You would just have to be registered as an organ donor.
2007-05-18 14:11:02 · update #1
That is not a fair system - it has already been thought up and discarded by bioethicists.
First of all, some people don't register for reasons other than a stubborness not to donate their organs. Some people don't know how to register to be a donor. Are you going to punish them for their lack of knowledge? Others are so busy with day to day life, that they haven't take the time to register. Are you going to punish them for being forgetful or busy?
Secondly, forced altruism is not altruism. You are having people sign up because of a fear of not being able to get an organ donation later in life, not because they genuinely care to give their organs.
Third, maybe someone's religion prohibits them from being organ donors (because of burial rituals), but they need an organ. It would be religious discrimination to deny them an opportunity to get an organ transplant.
Lastly, there would be a tendency for people who would expect to need organ transplants to overwhelmingly become members while the most desirable organ donor population segments (healthy young people who ride motorcycles without adequate protective gear) would have no incentive to join.
2007-05-21 12:02:53 · answer #1 · answered by keengrrl76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually think that is a good idea, assuming you sign up to be an organ donor prior to knowing you need one. Maybe with a minimum number of years on the donor list or something.
2007-05-18 14:36:51 · answer #2 · answered by R&KBen 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i'm registered as an Organ Donor on the national Organ Donor sign in for ANY component to my physique ! i'm additionally registered on the British Bone Marrow sign in ! i'm additionally at present registered as a Blood Donor with the national Blood service & I donate total Blood on a universal foundation ! interior the previous I even have given Platelets as a Platelet only Donor ! Giving Platelets can help out Burns victims, maximum cancers victims & toddlers who would desire a Platelet Transfusion ! I savour doing what I do & i visit constantly try & help out human beings IF i'm able to accomplish that ! i desire to help human beings throughout my lifetime & IF plausible proceed to help human beings after my dying ! that could be a selfless ingredient that i'm at present doing & i desire to proceed to accomplish that IF i'm able to & able to doing so !
2016-12-29 12:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not a feasible idea at all. In order to donate most organs, you have to DIE. The only exception is the kidney. If you are dead, how can you recieve an organ?
2007-05-18 13:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It certainly would make a lot more people consider organ donation, that's for sure.
2007-05-18 13:54:28 · answer #5 · answered by Lirrain 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We all play musical organs? I'm pretty sure that needing a transplanted organ disqualifies a person from donating them.
2007-05-18 13:47:37 · answer #6 · answered by Beardog 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋