Opening/Attention:
Imagine having the chance to potentially save not one, not two, but up to eight people’s lives through the heroic act of donating ones organs after death. Hundreds of Canadians die each year waiting for an organ donation that never comes. Becoming an organ donor allows you to give the gift of life back to someone else, offer a sense of goodness that came from a tragedy to the donor’s family and it can allow for the potential of medical research advances. But, even though 90% of Canadians support organ and tissue donation, less than 20% have made plans to donate. Perhaps there are misconceptions and misunderstandings to this life saving act, and that is why I am here today to help you unravel the importance of donating ones organs after death.
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Emotion/Story:
One donor can benefit more than 75 people and save up to 8 lives. You are gifting someone a second chance at life. A second chance at finding their soulmate, a second chance at travelling the world, a second chance at telling their loved ones I love you and a second chance at living life to their fullest.
Spoken Link/Transition: Unfortunately in Canada people are dying because our organ donation rate is drastically low
Facts, data, expert opinion:
a) Canada’s rate- 18 donors per million people, with hundreds dying each year waiting for an organ. (the US is 26 donors per million) (cbc.ca)
b) In Ontario, only 1 in 3 people have given their consent to donate/ more than 85% of Ontarians are in favour of organ donation (giftoflife.on.ca)
c) Over 1,600 Canadians are added to organ wait lists yearly (cantransplat.ca)
Spoken Link/Transition: One can say that…
“Rebuttal”:
a) Religious reasons against organ donation. Some believe that organ donation could affect you in the after life. Organ donation can stand in the way of of ones hopes of coming back. Also, others might have a desire to be