Mary Nibbe - Persuasive Speech: Why You Should Be an Organ Donor - SPCH 1110
Channel: Mary Nibbe
Date: 2018-04-24

Why You Should Be an Organ Donor
1. I’m sure you’ve heard of someone near you that has had health problems with their heart, lungs, liver, kidney, or some other organ.  But are you aware of just how many people have a sickness, disease, or malfunction in these structures that are vital for life?
There are more than 120,000 individuals in the United States currently waiting for a life-altering organ transplant, but usable organs from donors are scarce.  (Henderson & Gross, 2017).  Without new organs, these patients will not live the long, fulfilling lives that everyone dreams of having.  This is why everyone should consider being an organ donor.
To understand just how important organ donation is we will go over the need for donated organs, the donation process, the unbearable things that can happen when organs are not available for sick patients, and reasons why more people should become donors.
I have conducted research on this subject and hope to inform as well as persuade you to become an organ donor.
2. First, we will discuss how much organ donation is needed.
A. There is great need for donated organs.
i. Science is advanced, but artificial organs just aren’t sustainable yet.
ii. Patients can’t live unless the organs are donated.
B. Illustration: Imagine the ICU floor in a hospital.
i. People are hooked up to life support.
ii. Some of them are waiting for organs.
iii. All of their families are just waiting.
C. Ramification: Statistics (Donate Life America, 2018).
i. Every 10 min minutes another person is added to the national transplant waiting list.
ii. 22 people die each day because an organ they need is not donated in time.
iii. 8,000 people die each year because the organ they need is not donated in time.
D. Pointing: Even teenagers need organ transplants too.
i. Imagine being a 17-year-old having to be on dialysis or spending all their time in a hospital.
ii. Teenagers should be enjoying school, friends, sports, and all the fun things that come with being that age.
The nation needs as many registered donors as possible because the need for organs transplantation is everywhere.
3. Next, let’s talk about what it takes to be an organ donor.
A. Statement: Hopefully after you learn a little bit about the donation process, you’ll consider being a donor even more.
i. You will save lives.
ii. You will improve the lives affects by the recipient.
B. Explanation: Procedure for donating organs.
i. Can donate online at the Nebraska Organ Recovery Website or in person when you get your driver’s license. (Department of Motor Vehicles, 2018)
ii. Process of both (Department of Motor Vehicles, 2018).
C. Theoretical Demonstration: Extreme happiness from eight people and their families.
i. Organs become available
ii. Up to eight lives could be saved. (American Transplant Foundation, n.d.).
D. Reference to Practical Experience: Katie’s story (Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, 2015).
i. Can give comfort to the family.
ii. Stars of donors still shine bright.
E. Meeting Objections (Rosell, 2011).
i. Objections: Families believe the body will look deformed.
1. Body actually looks perfectly normal.
ii. Objection: Surgery is scary.
1. You don’t have to be a living donor; you can be a deceased donor.
4. Visualize the results: Incredible things that happen if people don’t donate organs.
A. Up to eight lives are saved.
B. The patient who received the organ gets to live a longer, more fulfilling life.
C. The family of the recipient gets to spend more time with their relative.
D. The family of the donor gets joy from knowing their relative saved lives.
E. Donor knows they will make a difference one day.
Organ donation results in life, love, and happiness.
5. We have discussed the enormous need for donated organs, gone over the process of organ donation and how to become a donor, and looked at all the possible outcomes when someone donated their organs.
The need for donation can be solved by people like you, and you can save lives.
I’m glad you have donated your time to listen to me today, and I hope you decide to donate your organs, too.