Hi, ladies!
Thank you for your quick response, Alice.
I’ll tell you about organ transplants from children.
According to research by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are cases of children under six who have become brain-dead because of abuse from their parents. Another research shows that about 10 to 20 % of all children with head injuries are suspected of being victims of abuse.
So, organ donation with only the permission of parents would be a problem in many surgical cases. In addition, consequent organ traffic would be a potential problem. It is crucial to make a solid system for distinguishing child abuse brain-death cases from non-child abuse cases.
It is a controversial issue, isn’t it?
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Organ transplant law
Hi, ladies!
How are you?
Today I will write a topic about organ transplant law:
The Upper House passed into law revisions of organ transplant law, making it possible transplant organs from brain-dead patients, who have not made their intensions clear as long as their family members give their consent.
The revisions will also allow children to be donors. This must be a long-waited legal change for many children whose only chance for survival is to go overseas.
However, the practice of organ transplants raises various questions concerning individual views about death.
First, it defines brain death as legal human death, but it is hard to deny that the public still have many doubts about it. Without public understanding, there can be no progress in the efforts to promote organ transplants.
Second, there are also concerns related to the intentions of potential donors. Many efforts are needed to increase opportunities for people to express their intentions.
Finally, some touchy issues remain unsolved in organ transplants from children. It is crucial to use different criteria for adults, and determine whether they are victims of physical abuse or not.
Such low-profile efforts are essential for securing wide public acceptance of organ transplantation in Japan.
How are you?
Today I will write a topic about organ transplant law:
The Upper House passed into law revisions of organ transplant law, making it possible transplant organs from brain-dead patients, who have not made their intensions clear as long as their family members give their consent.
The revisions will also allow children to be donors. This must be a long-waited legal change for many children whose only chance for survival is to go overseas.
However, the practice of organ transplants raises various questions concerning individual views about death.
First, it defines brain death as legal human death, but it is hard to deny that the public still have many doubts about it. Without public understanding, there can be no progress in the efforts to promote organ transplants.
Second, there are also concerns related to the intentions of potential donors. Many efforts are needed to increase opportunities for people to express their intentions.
Finally, some touchy issues remain unsolved in organ transplants from children. It is crucial to use different criteria for adults, and determine whether they are victims of physical abuse or not.
Such low-profile efforts are essential for securing wide public acceptance of organ transplantation in Japan.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
The talk show
Hi, ladies!
We had a good time speaking at the talk show, becoming the unique characters, didn’t we? As Sunflower said, we were also able to know much more about other guests than before. I think this seminar was one of brainstorming session for us.
On the way home from the seminar, Plum gave me some instructive suggestions to pass the coming STEP test. For writing skills, I’m going to read English articles that argue on social issues, and then to keep good expressions in mind.
Oh, I have to try articles…
So, see you next. Have a nice summertime!
We had a good time speaking at the talk show, becoming the unique characters, didn’t we? As Sunflower said, we were also able to know much more about other guests than before. I think this seminar was one of brainstorming session for us.
On the way home from the seminar, Plum gave me some instructive suggestions to pass the coming STEP test. For writing skills, I’m going to read English articles that argue on social issues, and then to keep good expressions in mind.
Oh, I have to try articles…
So, see you next. Have a nice summertime!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
The new women
Hi, ladies!
Sunflower, Cosmos, thank you for good suggestions about the new women.
From the viewpoint of Shoen, I, Kiyoko, am very proud of being one of the new women: Financial independence, defending women who chose not to marry, and questioning men’s chastity.
As for my choice of a legal wife, what I am interested in is true love, not the position as a wife. In our society, even though quite a lot husbands shamelessly have their mistresses, their wives must endure to the end. I believe firmly that the new woman can do what she wants. We can breathe, eat, love and marry for oneself, not for the society and men. If a husband betrays his wife, she should claim a right as a wife.
Of course, one can choose the life outside marriage, as Shoen did. I was once glad to hear that our leader Raicho publicly declared a communal life with her partner. We can put our feelings before the public, and speak the truth. It’s the new women's way.
So, see you next. Have a good day!
Sunflower, Cosmos, thank you for good suggestions about the new women.
From the viewpoint of Shoen, I, Kiyoko, am very proud of being one of the new women: Financial independence, defending women who chose not to marry, and questioning men’s chastity.
As for my choice of a legal wife, what I am interested in is true love, not the position as a wife. In our society, even though quite a lot husbands shamelessly have their mistresses, their wives must endure to the end. I believe firmly that the new woman can do what she wants. We can breathe, eat, love and marry for oneself, not for the society and men. If a husband betrays his wife, she should claim a right as a wife.
Of course, one can choose the life outside marriage, as Shoen did. I was once glad to hear that our leader Raicho publicly declared a communal life with her partner. We can put our feelings before the public, and speak the truth. It’s the new women's way.
So, see you next. Have a good day!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Long time no see
Hello, ladies!!
How are you??
Long, long time no see…I found it was not so easy to practice English every day.
As for the issue of the summer seminar, I found the more I read about Kiyoko's life, the more complicated I felt about her feelings. She often called herself a new woman, atarashi onna, who tried to get the right for women. But at the same time, she worried too much about her position as a legal wife. She seemed to have some contradictions. I have to read more deeply in order to deal with her issues at the seminar.
See you again, bye for now!
How are you??
Long, long time no see…I found it was not so easy to practice English every day.
As for the issue of the summer seminar, I found the more I read about Kiyoko's life, the more complicated I felt about her feelings. She often called herself a new woman, atarashi onna, who tried to get the right for women. But at the same time, she worried too much about her position as a legal wife. She seemed to have some contradictions. I have to read more deeply in order to deal with her issues at the seminar.
See you again, bye for now!
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