Saturday, August 1, 2009
Human Organ Transplant Act
A simple and direct question: Will you donate your functioning organs to a person in need of them when you die?
For me, I would. It will not hurt me in any way (obviously), and at least you are able to save a life and complete a final good deed, thereby increasing your chances of rising to Heaven.
Back on topic, the Human Organ Transplant Act allows organs to be transplanted from a person who has passed on to another who is in need of them. The problem? Everyone is queuing for the same organ. Therefore, some of the more desperate people resort to buying organs from the black market. Thus, some support the notion of foregoing consent in harvesting organs, and I personally support this.
Organs are practically of no use to a dead body, so why not do a final good deed and donate them to the needy instead of remaining selfish to the last breath? Not to mention that foregoing consent in harvesting organs can greatly increase the efficiency of the process, and more lives will be saved due to this. Some express ethical concerns, but I say that ethical concerns can be discarded when a person's life is concerned. There is not much point to talk about ethical concerns when you know that there are people who are approaching with every passing minute.
There are some people who are unwilling to do so due to their religions and beliefs. For example, they may believe that they need their organs to be intact so as to progress to their afterlife, while others feel that it is plain awkward and repulsive to have their own organs in someone's body. I do not disagree with them, since their beliefs have been ingrained in them, but I strongly feel that saving lives is more important than all the above factors.
Ultimately, I feel that the ends justify the means. If more lives can be saved, and their sufferings reduced greatly, I see no reason for organ trading to be a bad thing.
