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However, these side effects are a small price to pay in light of the alternative, which is often a severely compromised quality of life and early death. The donor should consider several topics. There is no additional financial risk to being an organ donor. Furthermore, the body is not disfigured during organ removal; thus, open casket funerals are possible. Also, donated organs will be used for transplants into recipients and will not be used for other purposes without prior permission.
In summary, the risk:benefit ratio of organ donation after death is extremely favorable. There is no risk to the appearance of the body or to finances of the survivors. Most importantly, these procedures are desperately needed given the lack of current donors and the increasing age of Americans. Overall, no good reason exists not to donate organs after death and all should consider this act.
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Cantarovich, F. (2004). The role of education in increasing organ donation. Ann Transplant, 9(1), 39-42.
Cooper, a.B. (2004). Ethics of organ donation. Crit Care Med, 32(12), 2561; author reply 2561.
Dykstra, a. (2004). Should incentives be used to increase organ donation? Plast Surg Nurs, 24(2), 70-74.
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