tinkerbellandeeyor
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What about those who are on medication I wanted to donate but my dh had a point about my liver might not be in the best condition for donating as it is my dr checks it every year
You can donate more than just your liver. My father died of a drug overdose. None of his major organs were viable, but his eyes were, so they were donated.What about those who are on medication I wanted to donate but my dh had a point about my liver might not be in the best condition for donating as it is my dr checks it every year
Interesting thought about it being mandatory with all the discussion about Alabama's new law. This would include saving lives, so on that tangent, yes - I do believe it should be mandatory. Women are losing the option of choice - maybe men will see how it feels.
I vote yes on making it mandatory (ps, I'm an organ donor and have been for as far back as I can remember).
No not mandatory.
I am signed up as an organ donor, by choice. My body, my choice...to paraphrase from another thread...
There are people with certain religious beliefs that would make donating organs a resounding no! We need to respect/value their POV.
Hmm, I see what you are saying. So the people who want to donate their organs should be allowed to choose that, and the people who don't want to donate their organs - for religious belief or any other reason - they could choose not to donate their organs.
But, if I donate my organs when I die, am I hurting the religious person who believes organs should not be donated and chooses to not donate their own? Maybe we should take the people who don't believe in organ donation into account and make it so no one can donate at all, since donating organs violates the religious beliefs of some?
I have been a donor and on the marrow list for years. But it's a choice I made I can understand why people would not want this . Either they know the organs would not be good (drugs ect) or just don't want there body treated that way.
Just for the sake of conversation, at this point, if an unthinkable tragedy were to befall your family and your son died, you would be asked to allow the harvest of his organs. Would you? Knowing his prior thoughts, as baseless as they are, would you go ahead? FTR, I would, but I expect many would feel otherwise.I am designated as an organ donor but don't think the government should have anything to do with it. A slippery slope, like other government interference, IMO.
My 16-year old just got his drivers license and the MVA employee asked why he didn't check the organ donor box. He replied that he didn't want anybody trying to kill him to take his organs! I tried to convince him but he refused. I think he will come around as he matures but I imagine a lot of people feel this way.
We should take your idea to the next level.Why should we stop at dead donors? I think we should force living donors to donate a kidney anytime someone needs one to "save their life." Lives are important. The "inconvenience" and "risk" to the donor surely do not trump that. Of course, single organs would be different. Then we'd be asking someone else to die so someone else could live, and that would be wrong. So, I'd make an exception for that. But, in cases where the organ needed is something the donor can live without, well, so be it. We're in the business these days of dictating what people can and cannot do with their bodies if it potentially involves saving another.
And, yes, I'm a registered organ donor. And, if a friend or family member needed a kidney, I'd donate one of mine. I donate blood regularly as well.
I can't even imagine being in that situation and even though I don't agree with his choice, I would have to respect the wishes of my almost adult son regarding his body, dead or alive.Just for the sake of conversation, at this point, if an unthinkable tragedy were to befall your family and your son died, you would be asked to allow the harvest of his organs. Would you? Knowing his prior thoughts, as baseless as they are, would you go ahead? FTR, I would, but I expect many would feel otherwise.
I am designated as an organ donor but don't think the government should have anything to do with it. A slippery slope, like other government interference, IMO.
My 16-year old just got his drivers license and the MVA employee asked why he didn't check the organ donor box. He replied that he didn't want anybody trying to kill him to take his organs! I tried to convince him but he refused. I think he will come around as he matures but I imagine a lot of people feel this way.