In the article “The Organ Donation Argument”, by Elizabeth Held, the author brings up an argument that she recently witnessed while watching the television show “The View”. One of the hosts on the program proposed that the organ donation process should be something that is automatic unless a person opts out of it versus the current process of having to opt in.
I absolutely agree with this idea. Organ donation is a powerful way that a person’s own tragedy (death) can benefit dozens of other people. Last week I had a teacher who had a close friend pass away, and with this one person’s untimely death, sixty to seventy people were given her organs and a chance to live a longer, fuller life. If a person were to be against organ donation for religious or strong personal reasons, there would still be the option to opt out; but in many cases people just do not take the time to place the pink sticker on their driver’s license, and in these cases – their precious organs would go to benefit others.
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