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Still wonder why I don't trust the organ donor system?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8613909.stm
Enough Said.
Enough Said.
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As questions go, this is short. I assume that you are against the principal of organ donation. Your post is so short that I'm actually unsure what your position is.
From the BBC article:
'Stephen Banks agreed to donate organs when he renewed his driving licence... “I received a letter from the NHS thanking me for donating [liver, lungs, pancreas and kidneys] and telling me I had also donated my eyes. I was shocked as I knew I hadn't agreed to that.” '
Is it just me or is anyone else thinking... what's your problem? This chap gives his consent for medical science to harvest his major organs for transplantation and then gets all precious about his eyes. What does he think he's going to do with them after his death and subsequent removal of his liver, lungs, pancreas and kidneys?
Every one of us possesses body parts that, upon transplantation, could immeasurably improve the quality of life of another person after our death.
If you're happy to donate after your death (as I am) then as far as I'm concerned, everything should be fair game.
If you don't want to donate, then fair enough too.
But to say I'll donate this bit, but not that bit is just plain stupid.
As questions go, this is short. I assume that you are against the principal of organ donation. Your post is so short that I'm actually unsure what your position is.
From the BBC article:
'Stephen Banks agreed to donate organs when he renewed his driving licence... “I received a letter from the NHS thanking me for donating [liver, lungs, pancreas and kidneys] and telling me I had also donated my eyes. I was shocked as I knew I hadn't agreed to that.” '
Is it just me or is anyone else thinking... what's your problem? This chap gives his consent for medical science to harvest his major organs for transplantation and then gets all precious about his eyes. What does he think he's going to do with them after his death and subsequent removal of his liver, lungs, pancreas and kidneys?
Every one of us possesses body parts that, upon transplantation, could immeasurably improve the quality of life of another person after our death.
If you're happy to donate after your death (as I am) then as far as I'm concerned, everything should be fair game.
If you don't want to donate, then fair enough too.
But to say I'll donate this bit, but not that bit is just plain stupid.
R1Geezer - “... and who decides when they are 'dead'”
Doctors tend to do this sort of thing. Tell-tale signs like: no heart-beat, no pulse, the onset of rigor mortis; things of that nature are indicative of the symptoms of death.
Surely you're not suggesting that your organs will be removed from your body whilst you're still alive?
I've watched Monty Python's - The Meaning Of Life too and believe me when I say that the 'Live Organ Donation' sketch (while very funny) is not actually a real depiction of the organ donation process.
Doctors tend to do this sort of thing. Tell-tale signs like: no heart-beat, no pulse, the onset of rigor mortis; things of that nature are indicative of the symptoms of death.
Surely you're not suggesting that your organs will be removed from your body whilst you're still alive?
I've watched Monty Python's - The Meaning Of Life too and believe me when I say that the 'Live Organ Donation' sketch (while very funny) is not actually a real depiction of the organ donation process.
No birdy not against donation, I'm against the ever growing, "what's the problem?" culture that you ably demonstrate. I'm not a donor but if others want to that's fine. I'm against the Opt out suggestion and the general evangelism surrouding this. I'm not religious at all as you are no doubt aware from other posts.
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