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ORGAN DONATION

“Let Someone See Through Your Eyes What You Have Seen.”

Donate an organ & save life…..

What is Organ donationWhat is Organ donation?

• Organ donation is the process of removing tissues or organs from a live, or recently dead, person to be used in another.

* The former is the donor and the latter is the recipient.

* People of all ages can become donors.• First organ transplant was on December 23 1954• Organ transplantation day Aug 13

* Some organs can be donated by a living person.

* Almost all organs can be donated by someone dead but this has to reach the recipient within a few hours after the donor's death.

*In case of live donation the donor should give his consent .

*In case of cadaver donation, relatives need to provide consent.

Type of donors

Facts about organ donation

22 people die every day while waiting for a transplant.1 organ donor can save 8 lives and change the lives of more

than 50 people.Almost anyone can be an organ donor, regardless of age or

medical history.Donors can still have open casket funerals, and organ

donation doesn't cost the donor's family any money.If a person is hospitalized, the medical staff provides the best

possible care, regardless of organ donor status. Donation is only considered after a patient has died.

Different types of organ donation

AutograftAllograftIsograftXenograft Split transplantDomino transplant

Reasons for Donation

Living related donorsGood SamaritanForced Donation

Ethical issue

Buying and selling of organsTypes of consentFear and confusion

Catholic aspects…

Principle of Totality John 15 :12-13 • Human embryos• Xenotransplantation• Child who is a genetic match• Buying and selling of organs

What can we do?

Join the organ donation listBlood donationAwarenessInforming the close relative about the consent

Organs that can be transplanted

Tissues that can be transplanted

References

CCCParticipants in congress on organ

trtansplants 1991Donum vittae

Thank you…

12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.