07 November 2009
You Decide...
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MAKE the following assumptions when you make your choice of transplant recipient.
1. All the possible recipients will die within 48 hours without a transplant.
2. There are no other kidneys available at this time.
3. If any information about a person is not included in their "bio," you are to assume that it is unknown.
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A few links to recent transplant "stories"
- OLV's Villar thriving after transplant
- Face transplants in the UK
- Missouri changes organ donation procedures
- Dialysis Care in NYS
- Buying organs in Jharkhan
- Traders deal in liver and bone marrow
- Organ Transplants in China
- Tell which of the recipients you believe should get the available kidney for transplant.
- In a minimum of five (5) sentences explain your choice for recipient.
- In one or two sentences, explain why any one of the other candidates did not receive your vote for the transplant.
- Find and post a link to a site that deals with the pro’s and con’s of ethical organ transplant.
- Identify the person, group, or organization that maintains that site. Does the site favor organ transplant at "any cost?"