This document discusses organ donation as a social responsibility. It provides background on organ donation, noting that anyone can donate organs after death to save lives of those in need. However, awareness of organ donation is still low in Malaysia. The document outlines benefits of donation for both donors and recipients and discusses ways to increase awareness, such as education campaigns and establishing expert transplant organizations. Overall, it argues that organ donation is important and allowed by most religions, so more should be done to support and encourage donation.

1. UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
(BEL 311)
ORGAN DONATION AS A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
MARYAM ARIFFIN (2009827058), DS3G1
AIN NORIN (2009825528), DS3G1
Prepared for
SIR AHMAD NAWIR BIN ABU AMRIN
SUBMIT DATE : 08/10/2010

2. Organ Donation as a Social Responsibility
Everyone in this earth have the ability to do something good to the world even after
encountered death. The answer is by organ donation. By donating a part of the body, it can
give a life to an ailing person. Virtually, anyone who died normally or by accident is eligible
to donate. However, there are very few who are actually willing to give part of their organ. A
lot of deaths happened those days are the consequence of failing to find an organ donor.
Talking about organ donation, it is actually the abstraction of body organs that can be used
for transplantation, to aid seriously ill patients. A few of the tissues from the body of a
person, who had taken a pledge during his existence that after death organs can be donated
while the person is alive as well. For donation, organs and tissues are taken out in the same
way as in surgery, and all incisions are clogged at the end. People, regardless of their age,
race or gender, can be a tissue and organ donors. However, if the person is below 18 years of
age, consent from the parents or any legal guardian is inevitable. The heart, lungs, liver,
pancreas, kidneys, eyes, heart valves, skin, bones, bone marrow, connective tissues, middle
ear, and blood vessels are the major organs and tissues that can be donated by a person. The
consciousness among Malaysian about organ donation is still poor although it brings many
advantages compare to its disadvantages especially to both donor and receiver. Therefore,
there are measures that can be taken to improve this kind of problem and gain the awareness
among Malaysian.
One of the reasons that organ donation is taken as an unproblematic because of the
lack of knowledge about organ transplant among Malaysian. They do not take this matter
seriously as they are not exposed widely about organ donation according to “Akta Tisu
Negara” that existed since 1979. Government plays an important role to bring awareness to
Malaysian. However, government in these issues gives a half-hearted to encourage organ
donation (Noraini and Azlinariah, n.d.). Zaki (n.d.) states that, there are only 10 till 11 people
that donate organ donation with opened heart based on year 2005. By comparing among
several races in Malaysia, only 8% of Malays donate their organ compare to other race which
are 22% are Indians and 64% for Chinese. Moreover, they do not know well about organ
donation which is allowed based on Islam perspective. According to The Fiqh Academy of
the Muslim World League (n.d.) stated that organ donation and transplantation is allowed in

3. Makah in its 8th session held between 28 Rabi'ul Thani- 7 Jumadal Ula, 1405. The organ that
had been taken must have permission from the body of a living person. In this case, the living
person who intended to donate their organ should have confirmed that the transplant will not
give a negative effect to their normal life. While, for a body of the dead person to donate their
organ, it must have the approval from the family. The religion of Islam allowed the donation
of organ but they do not allow selling human organs. This is an important point to be
considered as some missionary said that people have become too materialistic and it may be
possible to find a free organ, under a necessity one can purchase the organs. However,
Muslim should not sell their organ because it violates the rules of the dignity and honor of
human being, and also in the point of view of Islam, it would be illicit in that case.
Therefore, government must play their role to overcome this problem and give consciousness
among Malaysians. Not only Islam but other religions also allow their embracer to donate.
Malaysians should consider on donating part of the body to save a life.
There are numerous benefits on organ donation to donor and recipient. Being a donor
can help other people on continuing their life as a normal person. Research in the US
Department of Health and Human Services stated that over 50 lives can be saved or improved
by finding organ or tissue donor (Renee, 2010). According to Oprah (2008), one of the
donors told Jason’s brother that it is a great and valuable thing to give someone a second
chance to live. Although the donor had already dead but their family member can still feel
their existence as part of their body is still alive in the receiver body (Renee, 2009). The
donor can aid the recipient by increasing their quality of life to save them. Every religion
agrees that organ donation is a positive, life-giving gift. About 18 people die every day due to
the failing to find suitable organ to replace their organ. Organ donation gives those people a
new chance of life (Katie, n.d.). A person who becomes an organ donor will encourage and
inspired other people to do an organ donation which will give a massive impact to both donor
and recipient and especially their family and the donor will be respected for saving life
(Renee, 2010). Hence, being a donor is a dignified decision that can make other people happy
by giving the most valuable chances to them to experience the life full of happiness.
There are several ways to encourage organ donation among the society. Government
should do more campaigns that can develop better knowledge to other people and raise their

4. awareness. Katie (n.d.) said that many individuals misunderstood about organ donation which
made them trepidation having a doubt to donate their organ because they hesitate about their
quality of medical care after the transplant process. However, doctor will ensure that the body
will be treated with the utmost care and that it is under serious observation. Many people
believe that medical conditions prevent them from donating, but organ donation is still
possible in most cases. Furthermore, the donor also can be taken as a role model to the other
person in the transfer of organ. A role model is a person who inspired the others. Not only a
celebrity can be taken as a role models but also someone who being known for its kindness
(Katie, n.d.). In addition, the technology used must be up to date that can guarantee the
person who is still alive who wants to donate their precious things and become a donor.
Scientists had transplantation created a transplant between different species called
xenotransplantation. This experiment is still in the early stage but has had promising results
(Carolyn, n.d.). According to Nephrol (2002), in 1989 an official agency, the National
Transplant Organization (ONT), and a national network of specially trained, dedicated and
strongly motivated hospital physicians in charge of the whole process of organ donation,
were created. This action will encourage people to donate their organ. As a result, the number
of organ donor will increases as they believe that organ transplantation is to be performed.
This is because the person in charge in this process is expert in handling the donation process.
Therefore, Malaysia needs to support organ donation by doing more research and help their
young child who is important to prolong the legacy in the future.
In conclusion, everyone can do good deeds after death by becoming an organ donor.
There are no reasons to evade on being an organ donor. Not only has the receiver got the
positive feedback as also the donor itself. However, due to the lack of sensitivity, most people
still did not want to donate their organ. The reason is misconception about organ donation
itself that this process cans lead them to illness or affect their health. However, those
concepts are wrong. In fact, being a donor has absolutely no effect on medical care.
Therefore, the awareness about organ donation among the citizens is essential which can
increase the number of organ donor. Thus, the whole world should give a full-hearted support
to an organ donation issues and work this issue out because this issue has being hanging for
quite a long time and still cannot be solve. What everyone have today, actually not fully
belong to them but they are lend from the Creator. Thus, everyone should help each other by
donating organ and give a prospect to the receiver to enjoy their life.

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