Tracy - thanks for comment..all notes in response to Gemma's request made
interesting reading...

Deborah x
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tracy Long" <T.Long@...>
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Sent: 26 October 2000 10:28
Subject: Re: [BODY-UK] HELP NEEDED


> Dear Deborah
> Nice overview
> Tracy
>
>
>
>
> At 21:59 25/10/00 +0100, you wrote:
> >Gemma - I too give these talks - hope some of these help - please contact
me
> >directly if you would like copies of some of my notes - Good Luck!
> >
> >Arguments against cadaveric donation (off top of my head)
> >
> >Belief that life support may be switched off before absolutely necessary
> >(not true by the way)
> >
> >Defiling body - if particular religion believes 'body and soul' go onto
> >'another place', then by removing part of the body we somehow interfere
with
> >this process.
> >
> >Many people are bothered by removal of cornea (eye) - deemed to be
> >quintessential part of a person's personality and being. Almost everyone
to
> >whom I have spoken is squeemish about this concept (including medical
> >students and experienced nurses)
> >
> >Many people hold the view (cruelly) that the donation/transplant program
is
> >somehow interfering with Darwin's 'Survival of the fittest' theory. ie
that
> >the weakest should be left to die out in order to keep the 'fittest' left
to
> >procreate.
> >
> >Expense - both in terms of cost of treatment and of Benefit payments to
> >those who never manage to return to work (and by definition then
contribute
> >to the Health budget rather than drain it)
> >
> >Public are not aware of the actual process involved in removing
> >organs/tissue for donation process, and have only Frankenstein-ien films
as
> >term of reference ('though the original version of Frankenstein (Shelly)
> >was, ironically, not a horror story)
> >
> >There is an uneasiness felt in the concept that an organ recipient MAY
> >inherit personality traits from donor (Media scare stories I guess -
> >although see point immediately below - psycholigical problems CAN
> >precipitate this very real belief)
> >
> >Recipients themselves may also develop psychological problems - ie if
they
> >discover that their transplanted organ was donated by the family of a
child.
> >
> >Some negative Issues surrounding Live donation
> >
> >How would donor feel if transplant was not successful?
> >
> >How would recipient feel if donor developed serious health problems later
in
> >life - (and not only renal problems). ie how would recipient feel if
> >donor's only remaining kidney failed and donor had to dialyse?
> >
> >Would recipient possibly feel permanently indebted to donor (ie - if I
had
> >accepted 'gift' from my mother how would our relationship change if I
felt I
> >could no longer argue with her etc etc)
> >
> >What if another member of family develops renal failure (ie what if
mother
> >of renal patient donates and then another of her children develops renal
> >failure and no other family member is suitable donor)
> >
> >And on and on and on..... sorry but you did ask for the negatives - and
in
> >my experience these are the main areas of concern I have tackled in talks
so
> >far.....
> >
> >I would be interested to know how you fare!
> >
> >Best of Luck - Deborah
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Gemma Chaloner" <TheDancer@...>
> >To: <BODY-UK@egroups.com>
> >Sent: 25 October 2000 19:35
> >Subject: [BODY-UK] HELP NEEDED
> >
> >
> >> Hi everyone next week i have to give a talk at school on organ
donation. I
> >> present it as an argument with arguments for and arguments against. I
was
> >> wondering if any1 could give me some reasons for it and also against
it. I
> >> seem to have found lots for but hardly any against. I was wondering if
you
> >> could tell me the religions whihc are against it. Is is the johavhs
> >> witnesses
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Love from
> >>
> >> Gemma chaloner
> >>
> >>
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