Persuasive Speech On Organ Donation

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Organ donation is when you donate your healthy organs to someone in need. You could be dead or alive, and you can donate almost all of your organs. There are plenty of reasons to donate, but sometimes there are reasons a person shouldn’t donate. Like all medical procedures, if you 're a living donor, things can go terribly wrong.(Transplantation l UNOS, n.d.)
If you have a deadly disease, or a failing organ, you may consider having an organ donation. Unfortunately for you, there is a long waiting list. If enough people donate their organs, the list will be a lot shorter. You can donate your organs by being an organ donor, so when you die, your organs are donated to people who actually need them. There are some organs you can donate while you are still alive, like one of your kidneys, portions of your liver, lung lobes, portions of your intestines, and your uterus. When you’re dead you can donate both of your kidneys, all of your liver, lungs, heart, pancreas, intestines, and skin. (Transplantation l UNOS, n.d.)
Many organs are needed every day, but we don’t have that much to go around. Even though we need organs, you should never feel pressured to donate. The decision to donate is a personal decision, and there can be reasons not to donate. For example, the Federal Government, doesn 't actively encourage donation, because we don 't know the long term effects it can cause someone. You may not even be able to donate because of a health issue affecting all donatable organs, but

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