Organ donation

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Organ donation is the act of donating one or more bodily organ to another so that it may be used in another's body to increase the risk of survival and/or health of the recipient. Such a transfer is called an organ transplant. Other donatations of a similar nature include blood and bone marrow donations.

The human body consists of many organs, and because of our fallen nature these organs are subject to corruption and decay. Diseased organs often lead to death in such afflicted persons. Advances in medical and surgical technology in the past century include the possibility of receiving a healthy organ from another human or even, in some cases, an animal. This is known as organ transplantation. Organ transplants are performed almost worldwide to extend the life of someone who has a diagnosed organ disease. The diseased organ is removed and in its place goes the donated organ. In some cases, multiple organs are transplanted. The organ donors include:

  2. a brain dead person with a heart beat but reliant on a respirator; or
  3. someone whose organs were removed and preserved upon death until the need arises.
  4. a pig, often for its heart valves




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