Organ Donations

melbourne720 said:
No, I think dying of a preventable disease (organ failure) is worse.
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Organ failure is preventable? Thought that diseases and such like are likely to occur due to genetic disposition etc? I've not much scientific knowledge so DO NOT wish to get into an argument about this.

Dying of a 'preventable' disease is perhaps more tragic yes. But guilt tripping righteousness for the greater good is unacceptable.

There are people who are willing to donate and they are commendable.

Again, I am too young I think to consider this, however I have no doubt in my mind that I will be increasingly willing to reconsider my attitude: but not my convictions.
 
Voltar said:
I'd never consider it.
It's my body, my DNA and I want to recieve a proper Christian burial when I die.

I await quotes saying what a selfish **** I am and how I'm a bible basher but I don't care.

Moral guilt tripping is worse than anything else.
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You can still have a religious burial, nothing in the Bible saying your body has to have all its organs in order for your soul to get to the pearly gates! Jesus carried a donor card.
 
Voltar said:
Organ failure is preventable? Thought that diseases and such like are likely to occur due to genetic disposition etc? I've not much scientific knowledge so DO NOT wish to get into an argument about this.

Dying of a 'preventable' disease is perhaps more tragic yes. But guilt tripping righteousness for the greater good is unacceptable.
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Both are unacceptable, but if its a sliding scale of unacceptability then unnecessary deaths is a one end, and a little bit of moral guilt is at the other (imho)

Voltar said:
There are people who are willing to donate and they are commendable.

Again, I am too young I think to consider this, however I have no doubt in my mind that I will be increasingly willing to reconsider my attitude: but not my convictions.
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At least you've considered it. As a christian man though, don't you think that the teachings of christ (love thy neighbour, good Samaritan, etc...) lead you towards organ donation as the 'right thing', giving so others may carry on living, etc...? As an Atheist and not much of a theologian I'm on slightly shaky ground I admit.

IceAx said:
No but it can be cured by organ donation.

Andy
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Ben M said:
He meant preventable in that organs can be replaced with donor ones I think.
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Yep, I meant that the death can be prevented, rather than the failure in the first place.
 
NoOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!

I don't trust the NHS that much. When I write one, my will will state that I'm an organ donor. If it's not read quickly enough, tough tittys.
 
seek said:
So where do the students get their corpses to poke around with then?
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I was talking to a med' student just the other day who informed me that many uni's have closed their anatomy dep'ts down because there are not enough bodies being donated for research.

I'm in favour of an opt out system also.
 
BigglesPiP said:
NoOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo!

I don't trust the NHS that much. When I write one, my will will state that I'm an organ donor. If it's not read quickly enough, tough tittys.
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If you are willing in principle to donate organs, why not carry a donor card - I don't see how trust (or lack thereof) in the NHS has anything to do with it.

And there is no point putting it in your will because it will always be too late as the will reading will occur after death afaik, by which time your organs will have become unviable
 
j00ni said:
If you are willing in principle to donate organs, why not carry a donor card - I don't see how trust (or lack thereof) in the NHS has anything to do with it.

And there is no point putting it in your will because it will always be too late as the will reading will occur after death afaik, by which time your organs will have become unviable
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If you were involved in a bad accident, would you feel safe in the knowledge that the people trying to save you, know you're a donor? Because I don't.

I believe next of kin can make it known that you wanted to be an organ donor?
 
Sure, bring it on! Donations a go-go, I say. My father's body was plundered for its organs when he died, and we were later delighted to hear that his corneas were used to restore the vision of a woman who had lost her sight. Great stuff! :)

I'll ask my wife to start a thread when I die: "Body of (x) year old man in good condition, for collection only. Will consider splits". :cool:

I see no reason for being squeamish about the destination of my corpse. It's just a lump of meat, after all. Nothing to be superstitious about. :confused:
 
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