Section 2 Organ Donation in the US
- Who can be an organ donor?
- There is no age limit on who can become a donor. Newborn as well as senior been organ donors, but if you younger that 18 a parent or guardian need to be with you and agree. If you older than 18 years old you need to sign a donor card.
- Someone can become a organ donor by signing a contract and have a good health.
- The doctor don't decide on who get the organ donate, he need to find the best match. For example the blood and tissue must be the same in other for that organ can work.
Can you buy organs in America? Why does America have this law?
- In America you can't buy organs. America made this illegal because lots of people start to do black market and some start to kill people for it. Other take advantage that the poor need money and offer them money in exchange they want their organs.
American citizens and organ donations abroad:
The people go aboard on doing organs donation because they know that they can help people and their lives. Lots of people go to different countries because they know that in America it's illegal to buy/sell organs.they also go to different countries to do organs transplant because they can do it here (America) and they know that they get paid for doing it and in america you don't.