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Originally Posted by Blackthorn
I believe that once you are pronounced dead there are specific limits on what organs can be harvested and it's a fairly small list. If organ harvesting is a main objective then it would still be in their best interest to keep you alive. I'll do a little yahoo-ing to see if I can find more details on this.
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We donated my husbands organs when he died. (Brain dead from stroke.). From what I recall, just off the top of my head, they can use the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, pancreas(or parts thereof), eye or eye tissues, skin for grafts for burn patients, bone for rebuilding cancer/accident patients, and so forth. There is a rather huge list.
Somewhere there is grandpa walking around with a heart that belonged to a man I love. I find that really comforting, but the recipients family probably finds it even more comforting still.