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- How would I feel as a close contact of a potential organ donor?
- Should I support his/her decision? Why?
- Should I not support his/her decision? Why?

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CHARACTER BACKGROUND: The Grandma of the Social Media influencer who wants to donate their kidney. Despite her granddaughter's motivation, She does believe that her donating her kidney will do good for the world, however, She does wish that she is more genuine in the good deeds that she does and is not doing them solely for her own benefit.

How would I feel as a close contact of a potential organ donor?
-Feel proud --> match is the president of singapore --> good for country, good for family face
-A bit disappointed --> doing it for social media clout --> not genuine

Should I support his/her decision? Why?
-support --> organ donation hard to do --> courageous
-help more people --> good deed
-help president --> better for country

Should I not support his/her decision? Why?
-not support --> foolish --> internet clout
-do for people to see --> not genuine
-should be genuine not to feel good

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What do I know about organ donation, from my own experiences or from what I see around me?

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What do I think about organ donation? Why do I think that way? Has anything or anyone influenced the way I think about it?

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What questions do I have about organ donation? What do I want to know more about? How can I improve my understanding of the issue?

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Read about ‘Living Organ Donation’ and ‘Facts About Organ Donation’. You may also browse through ‘Resources’ to find out more about organ donation.

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Organ donation is one of the greatest gifts you can give. An organ transplant can save a life or significantly improve someone's quality of life whose organ has failed. It is usually the only solution when healthy organs fail and no other treatment is available.

By supporting organ donation, you are helping someone to live on.
Find out more about organ donation here:

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Organ donation is one of the greatest gifts you can give. An organ transplant can save a life or significantly improve someone's quality of life whose organ has failed. It is usually the only solution when healthy organs fail and no other treatment is available.

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Two brothers donate their organs to complete strangers

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Giving their bodies to science | The Straits Times

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Giving their bodies to science | The Straits Times

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Organ Donor Named ST Singaporean of the Year

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Organ Donor Named ST Singaporean of the Year

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ST Singaporean of the Year is organ donor who gave baby a new lease of life

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The Science and Ethics behind Organ Transplant - A Brief Introduction

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The Science and Ethics behind Organ Transplant - A Brief Introduction

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Organ Transplants and Ethics | Health | Biology | FuseSchool

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Challenges surrounding Organ Donation in Singapore

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Challenges surrounding Organ Donation in Singapore

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SINGAPORE: While the pool of potential organ donors has increased since the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) was enacted more than 30 years ago, the overall organ transplant rate is still low, with more than 400 people waiting for organ transplants as at the end of last year, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.

Under HOTA, all Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 21 and above are deemed donors, unless they chose to opt out. It allows for their heart, kidneys, liver and corneas to be harvested for transplantation when they are declared brain-dead.

But there are challenges when putting the legislation into practice, doctors told CNA.

One major hurdle they face is the objection from family members.

"The family is still very much involved in a patient's medical decision, and more so when the patient can no longer make his or her own views known," said Dr Lee Guan Huei, medical director of liver transplantation at the National University Centre for Organ Transplantation.

They either cannot come to terms with the death of the family member or doubt that their family member is really brain dead, added Dr Lee, who is also a senior consultant.

"Examples of what we have heard are 'Are you sure he is dead? See, he is still breathing (supported by ventilator)', 'Can we wait another day? I heard there are miracles that happen sometimes', he said.

Sometimes, family members question if doctors had done all they could to save their loved one, said Associate Professor Prema Raj Jeyaraj, Director of the recently launched SingHealth Duke-NUS Disease Centre for Transplant.
FAMILIES DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR RELATIVES WANT AFTER DEATH

Even when families have come to terms with the death of their loved one, doctors face another hurdle - doubt over consent to HOTA.

"They do not want organ donation and cannot accept the presumed consent provided under HOTA and feel that their loved one would not have wanted to," said Dr Wong Yu Lin, Director of the neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

This discord arises when patients do not discuss it with their loved ones due to its "taboo" nature, said Dr Will Loh, Consultant in the surgical Intensive Care Unit at the National University Hospital.

"They quite understandably express surprise and object to organ donation as they do not know the wishes of the deceased", he said.

DELAYS COULD MAKE POTENTIAL ORGAN DONOR UNSUITABLE
Objections could also come about for cultural or religious reasons, said Dr Loh.

While doctors acknowledge that it is usually a difficult and stressful time for grieving families, and necessary counselling and emotional support are needed, they are racing against the clock.

Delays because of objections and challenges put up by family members could make the organ less viable for transplant, doctors say.

Dr Desmond Wai, a hepatologist in private practice, said that families may ask for a second opinion, which may take up precious time, as there is only a 24 to 48-hour window before the organs become unviable.

According to figures from MOH, 504 deceased donor organ transplants were carried out last year, 88 per cent of which were cornea transplants. There were six heart transplants, 19 liver transplants and 38 kidney transplants. This represented a 13 per cent drop from the 581 deceased donor organ transplants carried out in 2017.

Singapore had a deceased organ donation rate of 6.6 organ donors per million population (pmp) in 2017, a slight increase from the close to 5 organ donors pmp a decade ago.
IMPROVING THE ORGAN DONATION SITUATION
This is low in comparison to Spain's 46.9 pmp in 2017, the highest in the world.

In response to queries on HOTA's effectiveness, MOH said that while more patients have benefited from organ transplants, there is still room to "further improve" the organ transplant rate in Singapore.

The ministry will continue to reach out to and encourage Singaporeans to support organ donation, a spokesperson said, adding that there have been dedicated public awareness efforts to educate the public on the life-saving benefits of organ donation and to "facilitate shifts in societal attitudes and views towards organ donation".

MOH has also been training more healthcare professionals on organ donation and encouraging individuals to share their decisions on organ donations with their loved ones, she said.

"This will help their family members to understand and respect their decisions," she said.

Doctors suggested better public education on HOTA, and encouraged families to discuss openly the topic of end-of-life and organ donation.

They also suggested encouraging people to pledge to be an organ donor by signing an opt-in under the Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act (MTERA), which allows people to pledge their organs or any body parts for the purposes of transplant, education or research after they die. While HOTA only applies to certain organs and only for the purposes of transplantation, MTERA covers all organs and tissues to be used for transplant, education and research.

This will help make much clearer to families the deceased person's wishes regarding organ donation, Dr Wong said.

More also needs to be done to encourage the public to identify themselves as willing donors, Dr Lee said.

"The physicians and families would not have to second guess the intent of the deceased, but focus on fulfilling his or her wish to add years of life to others as their legacy. With greater promotion effort, hopefully someday this generosity will be ingrained in our society and become something we can feel proud of," he said. One person can collectively add 70 years of life to others.

However, doctors also pointed to some positive changes they have observed.

"I personally have observed a culture change as traditional attachments to the physical body gets eroded and the younger generation of Singaporeans are more willing to donate their organs after death," Dr Loh said.

Dr Wong noted similarly that increasingly, more families are now realising the "enduring legacy" that the act of organ donation can make and the good that it can do for others.

"We have often been humbled by their altruism and generosity while in the depths of their grief," she said.

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'Are you sure he is dead?': Doctors struggle with families' lack of understanding of HOTA

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SINGAPORE: While the pool of potential organ donors has increased since the Human Organ Transplant Act (HOTA) was enacted more than 30 years ago, the overall organ transplant rate is still low, with more than 400 people waiting for organ transplants as at the end of last year, according to figures from the Ministry of Health.

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- Why donate?
- What are some benefits for a donor?
- What are some challenges to a donor?

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- What are some benefits of organ donation to the community?
- What are some concerns about organ donation? Why?
- How can these concerns be managed?

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Question: To Donate or Not To Donate?
- Should you donate/ not donate?
- What are the benefits to/ concerns from different sections of society?

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They take your organ and put in someone else body

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Donating your organs to those who need it to continue living on

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It is where a person gives their organs to a person in need

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I know that organ donation is a process where one donates a vital organ be it a heart, a kidney, a liver, etc. when they are alive or after they've passed to help others who have a dysfunctional organ who because of the dysfunctional organ might die

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Organ donation is basically donating your own organ to help those in need of a transplant.

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Donating your organs to someone who needs it to survive

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Organ donation is donating your organ to someone who needs it because the other guy’s organ isn’t working.

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Sacrificing your organ and give it to others who really need it.

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organ donation is when you donate your organ to someone who is in need of it to live

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Organ donation is donating an organ to somebody with the same blood type

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People who are in need of organs and there are people who donate it to them

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Transferring someone’s organ to someone else who is in need for it

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Weird. You will be walking around knowing that a part of your body is residing in someone else’s body. No.

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Donating organs  to those that need it

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Organ donation is a person with a suitable organ donating it to a patient who needs the organ to continue living

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It is when someone donates their functioning organs when they are alive or dead to another person who is in need of said organ

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They will take your organs and give it to someone who can still live.

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volunteering to help someone in need by giving them an organ which they may be missing of while not expecting to get anything in return.

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I think it is quite a big thing to do as you are donating your organ so that someone else can live but you yourself might have health issues without that organ

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Organ donation is when someone donates their organ to someone in need of that organ

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Organ donation is when someone else’s Organ is being transplanted to another person who need it the most

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organ donation is when doctors take an organ from a person who volunteers to and put it in another person in need of it

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Replacing a damaged organ with a healthy organ. Organ donation can be from family, friends or even strangers.

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I know that organ donation is a way to help people in need with needing a healthy organ to continue to live on and by obtaining a healthy organ, people who are willing to give it away would volunteer to do so

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I know that organ donation is when someone donates a certain part of their body to another person in need of that part if not they might die or have body issues.

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Donating your organs to someone who is in need of it to survive.

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i feel that organ donation is quite risky since you never know what happens when someone else’s organ is in your body.

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Organ donation is donating your organs to someone who needs it, organs such as the kidney can be donated

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I think organ donators are very noble. They take away years of their own life so another person has a chance of living longer.

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Donating a vital organ to someone else in need of it to survive.

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Can one donate their organs when they dead? Which organ can be donated that may not lead to severe side effects? Read more articles about it.

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I think that it's a wonderful idea and if you understand the risks, are not scared about the implications and have an extra organ, you should go for it as it can help someone else. I think this way because I believe that no one should unwillingly get their life cut short because of organ failure.

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Very scary. The thought of my organs being taken out is very scary. No

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Uncomfortable.It probably feels weird to not have one of your organs in your body but that organ is instead in some else’s body.Nope

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Low chance of compatibility ,you can only fit a organ that is pairable with your body.no

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Donating a compatible organ to someone who needs it so that they can live a normal life

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I think that organ donation is a good thing as it will help many people in the world who are suffering and give them a better and healthy life

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What organs can I donate? Will I get money if I donate my organs? I can research on this topic.

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To understand more about organ donation, we can read up on credible documents and resources to grasp a better understanding.

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I think that it is helpful while scary at the same time. You will be able to give someone a second chance but there is a possibility it might backfire

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it takes a lot of courage and kindness for someone to donate their organ to someone else as they are also putting their own health and life at risk in order to save someone else.

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it takes a lot of courage and kindness for someone to donate their organ to someone else as they are also putting their own health and life at risk in order to save someone else.

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giving your organ to help save someone

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Organ transplant has two ends; the giver and the receiver. The receiver would be in need of an organ to live and survive. However in the world we live in, they would be fighting for the organs as they are high in demand and there would be very few healthy suitable donators to donate their organs. Thus having a problem that would be hard to solve due to the lack of supply to demand. And will therefore cause the death of many due to the issue of the malfunction of their organs without a replacement

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I think that organ donation is a very wholesome act. When someone gives a part of their body to somebody else, it shows that the person is compassionate and truly wants to help the person in need through their actions. This also adds meaning to the receiver’s life.

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It is a very very very big thing as you are transplanting your healthy organ into someone else who might be in a risk and could also danger your life in a way

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How do they attach it.Any side effects?read mor articles

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If it is a heart transplant that is done, do they have to restart the heart when they put it in the new person? since the heart would have belonged to a now dead person or is the new heart a synthetic organ? read more about organ transplant in general. the procedures, the side effects and the benefits.

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I think that organ donation is a scary thing to do as it allows someone else will have your organ and to me, I think that it will feel scary to have someone’s organ in me.

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If the person donating their organ(s) really wish to give someone else a higher chance of surviving, they may do so. As long as they are happy and both parties are consenting.

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They must be very kind to donate an important part of their body to others

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I think that organ donation is really helpful in the sense that it can save lives. I watched videos about people feeling grateful for the organs that others donated to them

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What are the risks in organ donation.Reading articles to understand more

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How complicated are the processes of organ transplant and how doctors came up with it. I can search for online articles to know more about it

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Will I die quicker if I donate my organs.Do I get paid for donating organs.Read up more about organ donation.

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I feel that organ donation is a selfless act of kindness as you are giving a part of your body that can save another’s life, because it may take months for that organ to grow back.

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I think it’s okay as long as you are wary of the risks/implications of donating your organs to someone else.

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I think it is a very scary and noble thing to do. Most choose to do it because they wish to help others and to be willing to go into surgery and take away a part of themselves for others is a very noble act

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is the organ donor completely safe from health risks? which organs can we donate? i can read up news and articles about this topic.

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Do you pay the person who is donating their organ to you when they are dead?

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It is a weird process but it helps those in need. The thought of having somebody’s else organs your body is weird, but there will be those who really are dying due to organ failure or other reason and need an organ to live. No

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How does the person feel knowing someone else’s organ is in their body? I can research about it more

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I think that organ donation is an amazing thing as you can help someone in need. You can also think of it as your organs live longer than you because when you donate your organs after you pass away, your organs will still be functioning in somebody else’s body. Like if you donate your heart to someone after you pass away, your heart will still be alive beating inside another humans body

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I think that organ donation is an important decision to make and that people who are about to volunteer to do it should consider carefully as it would have a huge impact to not only the person receiving the organ but donating the organ. I think this way as the person giving the organ may live a life with a weaker organ which may prevent that person from experiencing many adventurous things.

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Are there people who really don’t bother about the money they received from donating organ and what are their thoughts on it?  Reading articles and news can improve my understanding of the issue.

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How does organ donation works? Any organs can be donated? Find out more online like news article.

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I think that both organ donars and patients are brave. Organ donation is something that has a great risk and might affect one’s health

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What are the organs a living person can donate? I want to know what goes through the minds of strangers donating their organs to someone they do not know. I can read more articles about it.

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Why do people bother? The person who is receiving the organ transplant is going to die someday anyways. Research more on why people genuinely care about organ donations.

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How do they attach your organs to someone else? What are the side effects? I can research more on the topic.

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what happens if during transplantation, the patient receiving the organ dies? would the organ go to waste? will their health and life of the organ donor be unable to do or work less? i can read more regarding this topic.

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I think that organ donation is helpful as we are donating it to somebody who needs it more

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when someone dies, their heart stops beating. Now how do they make the heart start beating again when transplanting it into another human’s body?

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I think that organ donation is quite risky as it might affect the donor’s physical health and they might suffer from permanent implications.Also,if something goes wrong,the receiver of the organ may also suffer health consequences for a short while or for life.If things get too serious, they might end up dying.

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Why would you donate your organ? I want to know why people are willing to put their health at risk for the sake of others.

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Can organ donation lead to side effects or any abnormalities while recovering?I want to know if people have tried ‘taking’ back their organs.

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Will the donor of the organ have any health-related risks? I cqn read up more about it

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I think that the whole concept of organ transplanting is sad as some of the suitable candidates with healthy organs would not be accepted by the receivers just because they have bad backgrounds like jail sentences or a crime committed. Though from the receivers perspective it is understandable, it is still arguably sad to think that they would turn down someone who would willingly give their own life to save someone even though they done bad things before. Learned this from a movie series “the good doctor”

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How would the doctors know if an organ from person A fits person B? I believe that reading more articles on this topic would help to answer my question

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Where do they get a heart for transplant is it from death row inmates. I can improve my understanding of the issue by reading medical websites and articles

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Does the size of the organ from the volunteer matter? I can read articles and do other research on the internet to answer my questions

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How do surgeons transfer the obtained healthy organ to the person with weak organs? Is it necessary for the person obtaining the organ to be weak? Or does he/she just need to obtain an organ that is relatively his/her type in order to function properly? I think by catching up with the news I can improve my understanding on that issue as well as doing research on it by reading articles relevant to it