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If not why?
Also is it true that in the black and asian communities donation rates are shockingly low?
Also is it true that in the black and asian communities donation rates are shockingly low?
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Oh, go on then, I'll bite...
I don't know - can you give some figures?
Rude and stereotypical enough?
I heard it on 5 live this morning. A lady who was married to a black man said so. Her husband had died and donated but his family never spoke to the lady again. She said and so did the presenter that rates for black and asians was shockingly low. Hence my question.
In most cases the ethnicity of the donor shouldn't matter, but in some cases there is more likelihood of a blood or tissue match with someone of the same ethnic background. It may be that people in the Black and Asian communities are having to spend longer on the waiting list for a match if there are fewer compatible organs available.
only 0.3% of those on the NHS Organ Donor Register are black. Indeed, the relative refusal rate for black people is 71%, compared to 35% for white people (UKT Potential Donor Audit 2003-2005).
http://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/campaigns/other_campaigns/black/research.asp
Carry my Organ Donation card in my wallet and my family are well aware if my wishes.
I can't donate blood which is a shame as I'm sure I'm a rare blood type. I think it's something to do with a condition I was born with but I'm not 100%
I can't donate blood as I am underweight.
I registered for bone marrow though
Wales already making a mistake that they have the right to your organs, don't make that mistake in England.
No, I am not a donor, my Organs will be not much good for anyone anyway.
Ah I don't know I'm a registered bone marrow donor I'll have to check if I'm signed up.
Why is it a mistake?
I do see what the OP means. BME people wait much longer for transplants than white people, on average, because of a lack of tissue-matched organs. Most explanations seem to focus on religion, but very few religions forbid organ donation.
To take a wild sideways leap, I remember seeing reseach showing that black children do statistically better in exams if the invigilator is also black. So I wonder whether there is a greater sense of alienation from a white-dominated establishment, that makes BME people feel less sense of ownership of the system.
she donated all her organs.
the viewing was actually one of the most lovely I have ever helped with. the relatives talked to me about her life, and also were very comforted she didn't look 'different' without her organs. they were really comforted that someone might live because of her 'maybe they will start to love rice and peas'.
No, its not a mistake, its a truly wonderful, life saving idea.
I can't give blood but my kids do.
I hope England goes the same way as Wales and we can only opt out, rather than in, sooner rather than later.
I refuse to discuss ethnicity though, if people choose not to for religious or any other reason that is up to them!