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| Should children be able to decide whether or not to become organ donators? | |
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| + Ginyu | Apr 10 2014, 04:29 PM Post #1 |
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I don't exactly know the situation in America or in the UK on children donating organs, but if children were educated about organ donation at elementary schools, should those children have the possibility to become a donator? |
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| + Steve | Apr 10 2014, 04:51 PM Post #2 |
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Do you mean for in later life or if they were to die at age 8 for example? I'm not sure how transplanting children's organs works sounds like it could make them not grow properly, if it isn't done that's probably why. If it works fine then I don't see why not it might be their last wish to help someone out like that, parents shouldn't be in control of it they don't own the child or their body. |
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| * Crashbreaka | Apr 10 2014, 04:52 PM Post #3 |
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I vote yes. I don't see children as slaves to their parents desires, that's just unfair. If people need the organs and the children both understand and are OK with it, sounds pretty good to me. |
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| Vegetachu | Apr 10 2014, 05:05 PM Post #4 |
 
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Yes. It could save another child's life. |
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| + Ginyu | Apr 10 2014, 05:08 PM Post #5 |
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What I'm basically trying to ask is if a child is capable of making such a decision? Or if it should be left for an older age
Edited by Ginyu, Apr 10 2014, 05:11 PM.
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| + Steve | Apr 10 2014, 05:38 PM Post #6 |
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I'm not sure they could fully grasp the concept of death but there's not much to understand about people having broken parts and needing your good parts if you were to die(obviously more explanation than that would be necessary) A lot less complicated than trying to decide their sexual orientation or what job they want in later life I'd say. |
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| FlashFinalVegeta | Apr 10 2014, 06:18 PM Post #7 |
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The Parents have to sits down and hope that there kids can understand what a donator is it's something that shouldn't be decided by the kid himself on his or her own because im sure even they don't know what it is |
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| EMIYA | Apr 10 2014, 06:42 PM Post #8 |
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A child can't grasp the idea of what organ donation means. It's a psychological limitation because children according to the psychological theory of Piaget, until they're about 4 to 7 years old, they can't think intuitively and its not until around 7-11 years of age that they can think concretely. I'm no biologist so whether or not children's organs have some sort of negative effect on others I don't know. However as the psychologist here, it's not that children should or should not be allowed to become organ doners, it's the fact that they literally can't comprehend such a thing until a certain age. It's like trying to explain morality to a 4 year old, they don't comprehend that because their brain function hasn't gotten to that level yet. Let's look at Kholbergs Forms of Morality here. There's a point called the Pre-Conventional Stage which primarily involves a sort of egotistical essense of morality. In short a child doesn't understand the morality of others, only that which involves themselves and what they can get out of it. It's not until the convential stage where someone actually has cognitive knowledge on how morality works and can understand it both ways. Both ways being how it effects them and how it effects others. I suppose as long as there's no physical issues, there's no problem. If your dead, your dead so its not like you got much of a choice in the manner. And I suppose since its the child's body they should have that right but again. There are some things that you just can't sit down with a child and talk about and make them understand what it means. They might understand "If I donate organ, I'll get sticker" but they don't understand the morality of life and death and how their actions are effecting another person. Edited by EMIYA, Apr 10 2014, 06:42 PM.
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Apr 10 2014, 07:12 PM Post #9 |
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I think if a child wants to donate, let them. However, if they don't want to, and their parents want to make them donors, they should be able to decide too. I'd never be an organ donor, and I'm glad my parents didn't force anything upon me. I think everyone should have a choice, regardless of age. |
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| + Steve | Apr 10 2014, 07:25 PM Post #10 |
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I don't see how a child couldn't really understand it, if they're less than 5 yeah but an 8 year old should know what organs are, maybe not exactly what each and every one of them does but how important they are and that how some people need new ones. Quite a simple concept really, where it gets bit iffy is trying to make them accept that they might get hit by a car tomorrow or shot randomly and 8 year old can't really grasp the complexities of life and death but it's not really difficult to understand organ donation on a big enough level to be able to give informed consent. Any younger than 8 though I'd class as being too young to really understand it. |
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Apr 10 2014, 07:38 PM Post #11 |
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I never knew that being an organ donator was such a big deal. We should all just be organ donators. And apparently donator isn't a word but whatevs. |
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Apr 10 2014, 07:43 PM Post #12 |
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I hate the idea of it, which is the reason I want no part of it. Need a body part? Lemme cut up a corpse and get it for ya. That's kinda morbid. I don't think you should extend someone's life with organs from other people. If you're gonna die, your time is simply up. That's just my two cents. |
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| Master Gohan | Apr 10 2014, 08:50 PM Post #13 |
 
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When we say organ donator is that after death or when alive? Like donating a kidney. After death, I think parents should be allowed to chose if they want to donate the organs. While alive, no. A child definitely could not understand the repercussions of donating an organ. You really think an 8 year old would understand? They barely know anything but playing games. |
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