Xell101

I'm a donor, I don't like the idea of storing my corpse in a way where it last 3x longer than anyone who cares about me, and this way people get to live because of my parts.

BoCo

No, never.

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InTeGrA77

Yes of course I am.

I mean, its not like I'm going to have any use for them after I die, so why not put them to good use, so that I can hopefully save someone else's life instead.

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Angel

Actually, they have to do everything they can to KEEP you alive in order to use your organs. It is a very complex procedure. But their first goal and priority is to do everything possible to save your life. Once it is clear that you are not going to survive whatever happened, then, and only then, do they begin the process of preservation for organ donation.

As for me, yes, I am a donor. As many have said, I don't need any of these parts once I am gone. If I can leave a part of me to improve the life of someone else who may still have years ahead of them, take it.

My brother was a donor and they used his skin from his back for a patient in the burn unit. They also used his eyes.

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animosity

i am a selfish bastard and couldnt care less if someone needs an organ of mine... fuck em! they should have taken better care of their own. and if its nothing that was their fault well thats to fucking bad for you!... however, i am an organ donor because the morons at the dmv f'd up and made me one and im to lazy to fix it... so enjoy my organs people...

smooth

I was a donor for many years, but have recently changed it. I watched a 60 minutes special (or dateline) and decided to do some research before chaning back.

First of all, ER personnel do know the organ donors. They have to know because they have to prep, as well as match, donor to recipient in a limited time.

Secondly, they may keep me alive until they harvest my good parts, but that doesn't mean they are going to work past the timeframe they have for useful organs in order to bring me back from death.

Lastly, I haven't decided what I want to ulimately do. But that doesn't mean I'm not empathetic toward recipients and it doesn't mean I am unintelligent. I respect others' decision to donate and I expect them to respect my decision to keep my organs to myself if I choose to--without denigrating my choice.

ols

I am a donor, what the hell do I care what they do with my organs when I die. Organ donation is a good thing, you can help up to 46 people with one body for donation. Make sure to tell your family too, dont just put it on your liscence.

present_future

I am definitely an organ donor. I think that my organs going to another person could be a comfort to my family when I die. They can see that my death has given another person a life.
Just my take on the issue.

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txlovely

Having known a 4-year-old who died last week because there was no match for her, I can assure you that the number of lives saved from organ/blood/tissue donation is staggering, but the number of lives lost because enough people won't commit to give, for one reason or the other, is even more so. An organ takes a signature and letting your family know, but donating blood is simple and painless and can be done often, and adding yourself to the national marrow donor registry even more so - it just takes a finger stick and filling out some paperwork. They are especially looking for non-Caucasians. You're more likely to have a match, even with blood, from someone of your same ethnicity. All easy ways to save multiple lives.

I would rather a rapist get my corneas and five other people get my other organs than for those five to die waiting. Giving of oneself must be completely selfless. For my little friend though, it's too late.

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End User

Would it be too hard to auction mine off on ebay?

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sailor

Yes. My grandmother died because she did not receive her transplant in time. When I went to go get my license, my father kindly reminded me of this. I looked down at the sheet and checked the "donor" box.

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Holo

OK let me turn this thread in a new direction. What if they allowed to specify what social group/age demographic your organs would go to? I mean they are your organs, your property, just like your furniture you willed to goodwill. Would you object to that? If I became an organ donor under that law I would specify my organs to go only to nice little girls under age 10. What do you think of that? What if someone else donated their organs to skinny men 20-25? The upside would be nice little girls would get my organs. Would you agree to this practice? Who would you specify giving to? Be honest. Remember you have a chance to help a certain type of person/demographic.

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raeanna74

I don't think it would work too well and I'm sure it would bring up so many more issues regarding race and prejudice. Though in medicine race is necessary.

Personally I would choose to give to only NON-Criminals.

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Iliftrocks

I am listed as a donor, but thanks to a medical condition, nonfatal by the way, and noncommunicative, I cannot now donate blood or organs.....

I might leave my body to science though, don't see any reason to box it up and take up valueable acreage.

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Holo

Your point is valid, but it's not racism to leave your effects to your children in your will. Is it racism to give your stuff to someone who is already established and doesn't need it and not some inner-city minority children? Obviously most don't think so since you can leave your effects to anyone you wish regardless of need.

And to further play devil's advocate, why can't a person be racist with their organs? Just because racism is wrong doesn't mean a person doesn't have the right to believe in it, and to direct their property away from those they erroneously discriminate against. I mean property shouldn't be conditional, especially posthumous body parts, hence the option to not be a donor. I say take it a step further and have designations of who gets your organs. It may be a little more paperwork, but it would reintroduce natural selection into our lives in a new way.


Additional question: you have the option to save two lives. A 9 year old girl, and a 65 year old woman. You know neither one and will not meet them before hand. Who would you pick to continue life? I believe most would save the little girl, given that she's barely tasted life and most likely the 65 yo has lived a full life or at least had 65 years to do so. A selective process might exclude some groups, such as the elderly, minorities, or criminals but that would be the decision of society's members so you'd have your peers to blame. You can't force ppl to not discriminate, only educate. I think it would be very interesting to have a check off sheet and see the anonymous stats of that.

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txlovely

What if the 65 year old is a grandmother who is responsible for taking care of her dead daughter's three small children and without her, they will not have a stable home and someone to love them? Organ/blood/tissue donation is the final frontier of true selflessness. You don't know who you might be helping and that's the beauty of it.

What if that 9-year-old's organs are failing because of a fatal disease and a new organ will only prolong her life a few months? I know a 14-year-old who had a heart/lung/liver transplant. It was successful, but because the disease that destroyed his own organs is still present there's no way to know how long the transplanted organs will last. Does that not mean that he or his family is any less happy to have him for a little longer, even if that time is unspecified? Of course not. Should those organs have been given to someone who may otherwise be healthy? Who's right is that to say? Would you tell him that? His parents?

There's no selectivity here. It's all or nothing. Plus, although I respect your opinion, it is not our right to choose who gets what. That is based upon need, age, compatibility, availability and success rates determined by knowledgeable physicians.

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NoLa

Yes, it's selfish otherwise

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nukeu666

donating is better than letting them rot or burn(on earth or in hell :P)

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