KUWAIT: “Why would I leave my organs to a country that will never recognize me as a full person that deserves full rights?” asked Syrian expatriate, Jassim. “I will never qualify for anything here as long as I live, and I’ll always be treated differently, and in return I’m expected to leave behind my organs?” he added. Sharing his sentiment, Lama, a Jordanian expatriate, said, “I don’t like the idea in general, but somehow it’s worse when you consider how we’re looked down by many people here. If I’m worth so much less, then my organs must be too, so I’ll keep them.”
Organ donation is a sensitive subject in the Middle East, with many citing cultural and religious reasons for refusing to get organ donor cards. Medical professionals have worked hard to reassure hesitant individuals that organ donation is acceptable, and encouraged, within societies across the world. As a result, rates have slowly been rising, but there is still a strong resistance from a rather unexpected source: political reasons.
Read more: http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/05/05/rights-citizenship-issues-deter-expats-from-donating-organs-you-keep-your-citizenship-ill-keep-my-organs/
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