Everyone should be an organ donor if they qualify. Many people around the world are waiting on a list while they are slowly wasting away, and could be for years to follow because there aren’t enough donors for the number of recipients. Right now there are 115,429 people waiting for organs. We could be saving more lives then we are today by simply requiring organ donation. Although there are valid reasons people say no to it, but there are many more reasons to be a donor.
Many people say no to organ donation because of the myths they hear. One common myth is that if you are an organ donor, the hospital staff won’t work as hard to save you when you’re sick. This is not true as this quote states, “When you go to the hospital for treatment, doctors focus on saving your life — not somebody else 's.”(10 Myths) The staffs number one priority is to save lives if it’s possible. Almost all hospitals have policies that say the nurses,
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Most religions believe organ donation is a very faithful thing to participate in. After all, you are saving someone, if not more than one persons life. Some of the religions include, “Roman Catholicism, Islam, most branches of Judaism and most Protestant faiths.”(10 Myths) If you are unsure if it is against your religion, research it or simply ask your church leader.
Many people also think that if you donate an organs your family is charged for it, while in reality the recipient is the one responsible for the cost of the organ removal, and transplant procedure. Occasionally the donor 's family will misinterpret the hospital bill they recieve. The expenses on the bill are always from the procedures the staff carryout while trying to save the person’s life, not the extraction of the organs. Before you say no to organ donation, make sure the reasons you don’t want to become a donor are