Argumentative Essay: A Giving Heart

A Giving Heart In the schoolyard, a match of tug of war has ensued. Each side’s participants have desperately clenched onto the rope, gained as much footing as possible, and every muscle in their bodies are clenched. When one seems to gain ground, the other begins to pull back even harder striving to prove they are the strongest. In life many situations can be found back in the roots of that schoolyard, one side grimacing at the other because they are not apart of what they call acceptable. In the world of organ transplants and donations, the same tug of war match is underway. Both sides are pulling with all of their might. The thoughts of since the organ did not originate in the body of the recipient it does not belong there, that religious views conflict with whether to give or not, and that there is great success and appreciation of those who have received an organ transplant from a viable donor seems to strengthen the grip on their belief. Each

This game has caused blistered hands, name calling, and hatred to build in the hearts of the contestants. Although, religion and the views of Dr. Evans weigh detrimental facts and events, I have grasped the old gym rope and have taken my stance with supporting organ donation. I chose this side, not because of the facts and the ongoing controversy of the rights and wrongs of organ transplantation from brain dead patients, but because of one woman: Dorit Cohen. As I mentioned earlier Ms. Cohen decided to revoke the option to give her husband’s organs away and she regretted that decision immediately. Her story persuaded me the most because to me there is no person more honest and genuine than a grieving widow. Instead of withholding my organs, I have decided to instill generosity from my bone marrow to my heart. The greatest minds in medicine cannot bring those who are brain dead back to life, however the brain dead could bring those dying back to