Question

• Does a person in need of an organ transplant have a moral right to obtain that transplant, supposing the availability of the needed organ?
• How should we choose who gets a transplant, supposing that there are not enough organs for all who need them?

Answer 1

ANSWERS :

1. ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION : Organ transplantation is defined as a medical procedure where an organ is removed from dead body or from live body of a person and transplanted to other patients body who is called as recipient, where his/her organ is not functioning or completely damaged.

The person who is undergoing for a organ transplantation or in need of an organ transplantation will have the moral rights to obtain that transplant. Person has the right to know about the transplantation from where they are receiving, either from live or dead persons. Organ donation is becoming higher during recent days where failure of the organs are happening due to various factors. As said above organs are donated either from live body or dead body of the person. The person is having the complete right to know about the transplantation. Respecting of the patients moral, values complete information regarding transplantation should be given to patient. Transplantation depends on patients willingness to further proceedings of procedure organ transplant. During Organ transplant person can be sure of the procedure, right for acceptance., and medical requirements.

2. Organ transplantation can be done to patients who needs transplantation in need. When a persons body part such as liver, kidneys. heart. intestine, lungs, skin, eyes, etc is not functioning or the present parts failed to perform required functions in the body. Not all the people will get organ transplantation due to unavailability of organs, at that time identifying of the emergency patients priority to be made for those whose organ has completely failed and need immediate transplantation. If enough organs are not available the other technology evolved using the method of xenotransplantation using of animal organs,to save the life of persons.