Abstract
This is a paper about the critical need for organ donors. As of November 14, 2000, there are 80,508 total patients who need organs in the U.S.

Tags:need, organ, donors

Abstract
This paper relates that there are too few organ donors in the United States, in particular, and in the world, in general. It suggests a plan of action the government could take to reverse this trend. This includes tax rebates, public advertisement campaigns, financial assistance, free life insurance, and cash payments to those who agree to donate their organs.

From the Paper
"Each day, in hospital waiting rooms, families are approached and asked if they will donate the organ's of their dead or dying loved one for the purpose of transplant operations. While this timing appears to be cold hearted, there really isn't a choice. The organs have to be harvested and transplanted within strict timelines or they are not viable for use. The nation's residents are aware that there is currently a shortage of available organs compared to the number of people waiting on the list to receive them. Public announcement ads, posters at the driver test center and other attempts to bring the need to the public's attention have worked. The nation knows there is a shortage and that organ donation can save lives. Knowing all of this however, has not prevented the shortage from occurring and as the medical community continues to prolong lives of those waiting for organs; the need will only get greater. Financial incentives for organ donation can provide families and individuals with the needed push to donate organs."

Tags:incentive, financial, compensation, life, saving

Abstract
This paper examines the controversy surrounding specific organ recipients and the moral arguments about assessment of who should receive new organs. It puts forward the argument that the system lets people down by being too "lenient" and how those of us who are born with properly working bodies should be taught to look after them and not just look to the "safety net" of the National Health Service when we abuse them and they breakdown.

From the Paper
"On the 30th of July 2002 George Best had a liver transplant after finding out the previous December that his liver function was down to 20%. Earlier that year he was admitted to Limassol hospital in Cyprus with fever and gastro-intestinal infection. Prior to this, in February 2001, he was treated in Belfast city hospital for pneumonia and two years ago he was treated in the Cromwell hospital for liver damage. In 1984 he was arrested for drink driving and assaulting a police officer. (www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2161540.stm) Each time he received warnings from doctors about his health, yet he repeatedly went back to drinking. These are either the actions of an irresponsible man who should be dealt with severely to protect himself and others, or someone who cannot control himself and needs extensive help. Either way is it right to release him back into society just to repeatedly offend and/or drink excessively, and eventually costing society more money either through medical treatment or policing."

Tags:alcoholism, cirhossis, liver, national, health, hospital

Abstract
This paper aims to provide background information about a particular assisted reproductive technology, which is donor insemination. It discusses the uses, techniques, screening tools and confidentiality practices. It also analyzes the long-term effects of donor insemination, particularly the psychological, physiological, emotional and social effects on people born out of donor insemination procedures. Its stance is that couples/parents who subsisted to donor insemination procedures should tell their children about their biological origins (i.e., real parent) in order to avoid the negative effects that may result in the child's psychological, physiological, emotional and/or social being.

From the Paper
"In the period of human civilization wherein most of the medical ills and problems that people usually encounter can be cured, the advent of assisted reproductive technology (ART) as a result of genetics and technological advancement led to the formulation of procedures that aim to solve problems of genetic disorders and infertility. Examples of these assisted reproductive technologies are In Vitro Fertilization, Gamete/Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer, Blastocyst transfer, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, Assisted Hatching of Embryos, and Donor gametes. The last enumerated reproductive technology, donor gametes, is one of the most prevalent techniques used in assisted reproductive technologies."

Tags:assisted, reproductive, technology, genetic, disorders, in, vitro, fertilization

Abstract
This paper examines how the shortage of organs for patients in need of a transplant has created an organ black-market and how there is a desperate need to allow for financial compensation for organ donors in order to eliminate this black-market and to save lives. It discusses the problems of the organ trade that has developed world-wide, why compensation for organ donors should be legal, possible solutions to meet the demands, and what can be done to make it happen.

From the Paper
"The current system for patients in need of organ transplants is failing to meet the demands that exist today. Patients are dying while on long waiting lists; therefore, they are searching for other alternatives to meet these demands. Also, spearheaded by then Senator Al Gore, The National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 makes it illegal to sell human organs. Selling organs is a felony offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. As we have seen throughout history, when a commodity is both in high demand and illegal, a black-market is created. The effects of the black-market of human organs are world-wide from China, India, Brazil, and right here in the United States."

Tags:transplant, black, market

Abstract
This is a persuasive essay for why it is a good idea to sign up to become an organ donor or possibly a living donor.

From the Paper
"Most people as they go through life, especially at this time of year when the holidays remind them of friends and family and those in need, want to make sure their lives count for something. They want to be able to do something to help others though they may not think they can because of financial or personal circumstances. Yet they strive to give back to their communities or to the world somehow either through volunteering or donating money or goods to causes they believe in..."

Tags:Organ Donor, Living Donor

Abstract
This paper discusses the effect that race has on consent for organ donations. The paper looks at the problem of shortages of organ donors for transplants as well as the various approaches for increasing organ donations. The paper contends that no significant correlation exists between race of the requester and the potential donor and the number of organ donor consents.

From the Paper
"The following research paper explores the effects of race on organ donation Specifically, the research objective is to determine if there is a relationship between organ donor consent rates and the matching of race requester to race of potential donor families. Pearson's correlation was used to demonstrate significant relationships. It was expected that there would be a significant relationship between the variables, however the study findings did not support the study hypothesis that there is a significant correlation between..."

Tags:consent, for, organ, donation

Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses that a solution proposed to the organ donor shortage is the commercialization of human body parts, and that this is a solution well worth investigation. The writer notes that in this increasingly commercial world it should come as no surprise that individuals are willing to pay for organ transplants. In fact, individuals do pay for organ transplants on a regular basis, but they do so in a manner that is currently against the law and frequently very dangerous. The writer discusses that through putting law and regulation in place individuals could receive organ transplants without leaving their own country, and donors from within the same country could receive monetary compensation for their organ donation, as well as proper medical after care. The writer concludes that if commercialized organ donation is what it will take to save lives and to prevent the exploitation of the less fortunate who are coerced into illegal and unsafe organ donation, then it should be considered a very viable solution.

From the Paper
"Due to the organ crisis, there is a rampant black market for organs, especially kidneys, that sees individuals in deprived, often third-world countries selling their organs to rich Westerners. There are a number of serious and medically dangerous issues associated with this growing trend, not least of which is the unsatisfactory care provided to the donors. Individuals who donate their organs usually do so for very small amounts of money and receive substandard health care following their donation. The doctors who perform these illicit operations are the ones who benefit financially, while the individual who purchased the organ usually survives much longer, but still may not receive the best after-care due to the illegal nature of the operation. The donors often experience a decrease in livelihood and standard of living as they develop medical conditions that prevent them from participating in the manual labour force that is usually the only available employment. Regardless of restrictions and laws against these black market transactions, they continue, and will continue, and almost understandably. Being faced with a life threatening condition and having the means to remedy the situation through the wielding of power and money would be an opportunity not easily turned down by many individuals."

Tags:transplants, body, black, market, compensation

Abstract
The paper discusses why non-profit organizations must define and segment its likely target market. The paper explains that most charities use a wide range of donation strategies, combining solicitations from large donors with mass mailings, form letters and events. The paper shows how casting a wide net is ideal, but even the most broad-based organization must have a clear target audience in mind. The paper explains that this allows the organization to make the use of limited resources effective when constructing a fundraising event.

From the Paper
"First of all, to define its donor base the not-for-profit must define its purpose as an organization. This, in essence is the product that the organization is 'selling.' The worthiness of the cause is the presumed reason for the donor's desire to give to the organization. The nature of the cause will also determine the type of appeal used for fundraising. Merely because a cause is worthy does not mean that it will automatically draw donations. The organization must define its core audience of donors. This is again much like one would market any product or service. Is the target audience of the fundraiser primarily young or old? Male or female? Or a mixture of both? Is its geographic base broad or narrow?"

Tags:resources, donations, appeal, charity, functions

From the Paper
"Modern medicine's successes and failures in the field of skin organ transplants are the product of historical trial and error. However, as society now deals with the ethical, socioeconomic and legal issues surrounding what many term a "miracle" of science, the ramifications of transplants, organ transplants in particular, have gone far beyond what was imagined. Each year, the lives of thousands of people in the United States are dependent on this surgical procedures causing scientists to push the boundaries of transplants even further. These unchartered waters are both exciting and frightening.

Though there were references to skin transplantations in the early Egyptian manuscripts dating from 2000 B.C., and the 1800s witnessed the success of such operations, it has been the advancements in the last four decades which have brought about ... "