Should Everyone be a Living Organ Donor? | Jose Amezola | TEDxBoulder

Jose is a living kidney donor and serves as an advocate and mentor with the American Transplant Foundation in Denver. He is also the recipient of the Gift of Life Award presented to altruistic living organ donors who have made a remarkable impact in the transplant community.
Jose Amezola Beltran was born in Mexico and moved to the United States at the age of 10. He currently works as a paralegal at an immigration law firm in Denver. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese in May of 2015 and has plans to attend law school. Jose is a living kidney donor and serves as an advocate and mentor with the American Transplant Foundation in Denver. He is also the recipient of the Gift of Life Award presented to altruistic living organ donors who have made a remarkable impact in the transplant community.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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This topic is deeply complex, as there are many ethical considerations that need to be addressed. One of the biggest factors that influence the decision making process revolves around equity and the allocation of scarce resources. There are significant disparities to the access of organ transplants, in which certain populations that are already discriminated against in the healthcare field have even less of a chance to receive a lifesaving medical procedure. Physicians are supposed to act with the intent of justice, everyone in the need of healthcare deserves equal and fair access to healthcare resources. I believe that when deciding who receives an organ transplant, longevity must be considered. The individual who will put that organ to best use, in which the treatment is most effective deserves the organ. With that kept in mind, the individual that fits this description, deserves to have the operation. Ethically, the patient has the right to inform consent toward such a risky procedure. When participating in this decision, it is important that the doctor educates his patient that the procedure is entirely voluntary, in which they can decline operation at any point. This is important, because the decision to have an organ transplant falls more on the patient’s autonomy, rather than the pressure from family and friends. The role of physicians and healthcare providers is to provide the correct knowledge and information pertaining to organ transplantation, in which they ultimately need to respect their patient’s dignity, rights, and decision.

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Big up yourself young man

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There have are listed cases where doctors could have saved people but didnt because they were a donor, some literally get paid for it

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Not true.

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Source?

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don 't do it I heard so much bad still about this I come into this world with this body and I leave this work with this body

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What a sad selfish life you must live.

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@@dansmith6572wanting to keep your body in tact isn’t selfish

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Meanwhile in the USA you have to be a millionaire to afford a transplant.....just think who wins!

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That is not true, people who have low income jobs and are on Medicare get transplants ALL THE TIME

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@@swolfe9668 you know any personally?

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@@africanelectron751 yes, I've had one and a classmate of mine had 2, were both dirt poor

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Car accident, unconscious, drive’s license says organ donor. Not a good plan.