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Topic- Cadaver Organ Donation
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Cadaver Organ Donation
Recently, TV Land aired a 1975 episode of All in the Family in which Archie Bunker tries to
impress his boss by being the first in line to sign up for the boss’ favorite charity (Bogart 1975).
It is not until Archie is holding his donor card that he realizes that he has signed up to be an
organ donor. This causes great anxiety for Archie which manifests itself as more stress than
usual, worrying about his age, and problems sleeping. Archie finally goes to rescind his donation
and states that it is for religious purposes. Archie states that he had a dream in which he has died
and is driving his taxi toward heaven. As he is driving toward heaven, people begin taking parts
from the taxi. As he continues, people begin removing parts from Archie. When he reaches
heaven he is not allowed in because God does not recognize him due to so many parts missing.
Another humorous piece concerning organ donation is from Monty Python's Meaning of Life. In
“Part V: Live Organ Donations” Mr. Brown answers the door and finds two men who have come
to take his liver, which Mr. Brown states that he is still using. The two men wrestle Mr. Brown to
the ground and find on him his Liver Donation Card. Mr. Brown states “Listen! I can't give it to
you now. It says, 'in the event of death'.” One of the men respond with, “No one who has ever
had their liver taken out by us has survived,” followed by a very bloody removal of Mr. Brown’s
liver. Mrs. Brown enters the room and confronts the two men who respond that they are taking
Mr. Brown’s liver. After she realizes what is going on she sees the entire episode as being Mr.
Brown’s fault for signing the donation card in the first place (Gilliam and Jones 1983).
These two views of organ donation in the popular culture make light of reasons why people do
not register to be organ donors; however, they do reflect many people’s anxieties about being an
organ donor. An example of this is found in a Boston Herald front page article where the removal
of organs from an eighteen month old boy, not for the purpose of transplant, was called
“heartless.” The child’s mother stated, “Our son David was all heart, and now he is buried
without his heart. He isn’t resting in peace. He’s resting in pieces.” Although this article is not
referring to organs removed from transplant, it does point toward a prevailing public attitude in
society about organ removal and burial. This public attitude is still the single most important
determinant of whether someone will be given a chance at receiving a donated organ for

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????? Subject- Health and Medical Topic-?Cadaver Organ Donation University name-?Yale University??? Cadaver Organ Donation? Recently, TV Land aired a 1975 episode of All in the Family in which Archie Bunker tries to impress his boss by being the first in line to sign up for the boss' favorite charity (Bogart 1975). It is not until Archie is holding his donor card that he realizes that he has signed up to be an organ donor. This causes great anxiety for Archie which manifests itself as more stress than usual, worrying about his age, and problems sleeping. Archie finally goes to rescind his donation and states that it is for religious purposes. Archie states that he had a dream in which he has died and is driving his taxi toward heaven. As he is driving toward heaven, people begin taking parts from the taxi. As he continues, people begin removing parts from Archie. When he reaches heaven he is not allowed in because God does not recognize him due to so many parts missing.? Another humorous piece concerning organ donation?is from Monty Python's Meaning of Life. In "Part V: Live Organ Donations" Mr. Brown answers the door and finds two men who have come to take his liver, which Mr. Brown states that he is still using. The two men wrestle Mr. Brown to the ground and find on him his Liver Donation Card. Mr. Brown states "Listen! I can't give it to you now. It says, 'in the event of death'." One of the men respond with, "No one who has ever had their liver ta ...
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