Should organ transplant recievers be discriminated against because of their past?
109170
Yes because it affects the life of the recipient, the whole point of organ donation.
91074
Yes, from what i hard it is really hard for anyone convicted of a felon to even get a job that requires a background check. No it is not discrimination because when you hire someone you want to be able to trust them. You wouldn't want an armed robber to handle cash at a bank would you?
868027
I worked in organ transplantation for several years, and in my duration, spleen transplantations were never performed.  \n\nNor were there any indications for them to be performed in the future.\n\nSplenectomized people seem to lead healthy and happy lives despite their lack of this organ.
516052
Employers do consider it, but I don't consider it discrimination. Discrimination to me implies denying someone a right that someone their equal is entitled to. \n\nIf you have a misdemeanor for theft and you are working in an environment that deals with money, credit card numbers and valuable product, then you shouldn't be hired there, you pose a risk to that company. \n\nIf your crime is a violent nature, that is another risk. These are things that people really should think about before they chose to commit criminal acts. \n\nWith the unemployment rate being so low, it is an employers market. They can basically hire who they want. Why hurt your chances at employment by comitting crimes? If faced with two equally qualified candidates, the employer then has to use other factors to decide
383496
To different questions.  A person is declared dead by a doctor in most states.  (Some allow paramedics or RNs in certain situations to do it, but most require a doctor)\n\nA person is available to be harvested only if a family member consents to it.  Once they have consent they see if there is anything they can harvest.  By law they can't begin this process/conversation until the person is dead.  Also the doctor declaring the patient dead can't have any interest in the transplant.  (can't be his patient getting the organs, a family member getting them, can't be the one harvesting them, etc)
866327
***i'm w/ u.  i wasn't raised that way and i really don't understand the whole discrimination thing.  there's *ssh*les out there in every color, and it's not their color that makes them that way.  i'm sick and tired of people getting special treatment too b/c of the hardships their ancestors faced.  i didn't do it to u, i WOULDN'T do it to u...i don't OWE u...and the special treatment he/she/they may receive only perpetuates the anger and resentment.  everyone needs to be treated the same, let the past be the past, and MOVE ON!!!
107682
Sometimes a donated organ just doesn't work and you'll never know the reason.  It might not have been as healthy a kidney as thought before transplant, or it could have degenerated during transport, or your blood vessels could not adequately supply the new kidney with the needed blood within the proper time to keep the new kidney healthy....or...or...or.  Ask your physician why, because there are several possibilities and all we can do is guess. \n\nAre you a diabetic by any chance?
555470
There is no such thing as abrain transplant, it is impossible because nerves which are the system of travelling pulses, cannot be repaired therefore there would be no memories transplanted.\nOnce the nerve connections are broken then the person is considered dead and cannot be revived, if it was possible then people would be woken up from the dead.
346687
No, technically it is the person's body and they should be able to do with it what they please.\n\nHowever, imho, I do feel it is morally wrong and selfish not to be an organ donor. If you're dead, your physical self shouldn't matter anymore. Why not help someone else to live longer? And like you said, you never know when you might need an organ....how would you feel if no one wanted to donate to you?
803827
Yes, I suppose we should.  But I think we should stop running these checks on perspective employees.  It has become impossible in this country to have had a past of any off color nature.  People will judge you by some mistake you made 15 years ago.  It's rediculous.
274731
My understanding is that they will have a full and active life barring any problems with rejection and reactions to the anti rejection medications. It is alot better then the alternative which is being connected to a dialysis machine his whole life. Much more traumatic than the other. I happen to know that 2 girls have full lives and are much healtier and happier due to their transplants courtesy of my daughter and our gift of life to them. Their lives have changed in so many ways. One is going to college which she never thought she'd be able to and the little one can play and eat ice cream and do alot of things she couldn't before she got the life and I say LIFE changing transplant. Hope all goes well. It is truly a miracle the whole process, but it does come at a high price. Just know that the donor family waits for the dear letters from the recipients. It is a good thing to write to them and means sooo much. Let the family know that it is appreciated and that they are doing good. We prayed for the families that received our daughters organs.  In our experience it was the one thing that was good out of all the terrible things we went through. To be able to take away the pain of other families was a comfort to us. Especially when we knew that we were going to loose her.
443222
usually a kidney transplant is donated from people such as... people with same blood type weight height etc, and most common----family members.
304935
Primarily because one can get donors from the family, thus reducing the chances of foreign proteins causing rejection.  Kidney transplants come from living people, thus are always extremely fresh-and the person can be carefully chosen to match a great number of protein markers.  This is not true for heart transplants, which must come from terminal victims, and in which they must merely take the best match, no matter how bad it is.
716354
Consult a transplant doctor who will get you the database for possible recipients.
587900
NOT normally, if the deceased is an organ donor and/or if the family consents they can use the cornea for transplant and help restore the vision of someone.  \n\nWhen I was in college I worked for three quarters at a funeral home.
619820
I used to work at a place where there were very thourough backround checks. As the manager in charge of hiring, i found that there were many very good applicants that were automatically denied for that reason. I understand what you are saying. It must be very difficult for people who are trying to get their lives back on track to find opportunities, since this seems to be so common amoung many corperate and franchise businesses. What is ironic is that I often found that some of  those with no criminal backround, after being hired,  were much more of a risk to our company, where as perfectly good applicants with a smudge on their record, would have probably performed a lot better as employees. Now I'm not saying that I would have hired all ex- felons who had applied, due to the fact that some of them seemed to still have serious issues, but if it were my choice in the matter, character and ability would matter far more than a bad choice that was made before.   I feel that a person should not be denied an employment opportunity due to a past that they have already paid for. It is definetley a type of discrimination.
870717
If that individual can pay the bill,I say go for it.However , taxpayers should not have to pay for an organ transplant.They have already had their society damaged by the criminal,they have already paid his court costs and paid to keep him confined.Why should the masses of good citizens suffer more for this persons unruly behaviour?