Organ Donation

I found this article , China Issues New Rules on Transplants , online at the Washington Post, although it is written by Gillian Wong of the Associated Press. It is about the new law of organ donation in China. The new law prohibits the sale of human organs for benefit and donation of organ from children under 18. Also, using human organs without permission is banned. However, there is a problem about organ donation. When people donate their organ, it is necessary to give their consent to donation. Everyone has the right to refuse to donate their organ. However, some people disagree with this. They say that prisoners don't have the right to refuse to donate their organ. In fact, in China about 90 percent of organ donation is from executed prisoners. It is difficult for prisoners to refuse to donate their organ because of pressure. Therefore, some people state that it is necessary for prisoners to make the situation that they can say their opinion.

I agree with the idea that making the situation for prisoners to say their opinion about organ donation because they are in difficult situation and they can’t say their opinion. I think most prisoners are forced to donate their organ. If there is a law that organ donation needs the agreement with the person who donates his organ, everyone should have the right about organ donation. However, if there is no law about agreement of organ donation, the problem of lack of organs will be solved. In the world, a lot of people　are waiting to take organ transplant. But most people die because of lack of organs. If all organs that are after death can be available, we can save people who need organ transplant. Therefore, we should think about the system of organ donation.

Rika