How to Persuade Organ Donation

Trying to persuade someone to make an organ donation, whether from themselves or from a loved one, can be a difficult task. However, many lives can be saved from the gift of an organ donation and people all around the world rely on these donations to save lives. Many people may have concerns or fears about organ donation. If you want to persuade someone to make such a gift, you will need to help them understand what it's really about.

Things You'll Need

• Informational literature
• Surgeon or other medical professional
• Previous organ recipient
• Counselor or clergy

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Instructions

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  Prepare informational literature that openly discusses organ donation in a way that is easy to understand. Many people are not comfortable with the idea that they or their loved one will have organs removed before burial or they may have suspicions that being an organ donor will mean that they or their loved one will receive less medical care once it is discovered that their organs may be useful. Having informational literature will help persuade someone to make an organ donation if it clarifies the process, reasons and procedures involved.

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  Obtain the assistance of a surgeon or other medical processional who can discuss organ donation from first-hand experience. A surgeon or other medical professional cannot personally persuade someone, but they can provide details or additional information not contained in literature, and sometimes having a professional opinion can help someone make a decision in favor of organ donation.

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  Ask a previous organ recipient or a relative of an organ donor to share their story. Although information about organ donation recipients are confidential within a situation, you can talk to someone outside of the situation who has walked through the process personally. The recipient of an organ donation can discuss how their life was saved while the relative of an organ donor can talk about their feelings and why they made the choice to allow an organ donation from a loved one.

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  Set up an appointment with a counselor or clergyman. Sometimes people may have reservations because they feel it would violate their religion or because they wonder about afterlife issues for themselves or a loved one if they are organ donors when they die. To persuade organ donation, encourage discussion with a counselor or clergyman who can provide information about the body after death and discuss organ donation from a spiritual perspective.