Just the other day, some friends and I were having a conversation when the topic of organ donation surfaced. Three of us proudly stated that we had all registered to be organ donors when we initially got our driver's license, but our one friend looked confused. He hesitantly admitted that he was not an organ donor because the thought of someone cutting out his organs was unsettling. All three of us replied simultaneously, "Don't you want to save a life?!" It became clear that he, like a lot of people, was just uninformed about organ donation and how beneficial it is to those in need.
1. You're already dead.
You have no use for your organs anymore. Why be selfish and keep something so valuable?
2. You can save lives.
Just one organ donor can save up to eight lives and impact more than 50 others.
3. So many people are in need.
About 79 people receive organ transplants, but twenty-one people die every single day while waiting for one. This is because not many people choose to donate their organs.
4. You're giving people the ability to breathe, walk, see, etc.
You can change someone's life drastically.
5. All major religions approve of organ donation.
With the exceptions of some branches of Judaism, Shinto and some Protestant faiths, most religions support and encourage organ donation.
6. You can donate at any age.
No one is ineligible to donate their organs. Even old people are still able to donate functioning organs!
7. If a donor chooses to have an open-casket service, no one will be able to tell he/she donated organs.
Organ donations do not interfere with open-casket funerals because the donor's body will be clothed, so no one will be able to tell.
8. It's super easy to register.
Just click here!
9. And it's free!
Registering to be an organ donor is free, and the actual donation process is free as well. No extra charges will ever be associated with organ donation.
